X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1377169 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:06:27 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.35; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.4c1.61f0eb80 (58550) for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:04:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <4c1.61f0eb80.32382692@aol.com> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:04:50 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: It runs! To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1158073490" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5331 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1158073490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/12/2006 9:22:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: >>> Al Gietzen wrote: >>> >>>> I'd say get a prop load on there, and adjust mixture, get some readout >>>> of >>>> what's going on. I don't think you necessarily want the thing spinning >>>> over >>>> 6000 on first startup anyway. >>>> >>> The formula for not being killed in a "fence post accident" is don't even think about it. Borrow a prop or buy a used airboat prop (cheap and plentiful). One lost blade on a real prop can snatch an engine right off a mount, or the whole mount right off an airplane. Hundreds of dead people have discovered just that. When running a rotary unloaded, be very careful about blipping the throttle. If you tachometer has no tattle tail, and you ignition system has no rev limiter. You can destroy or badly damage your engine is just a wink. My driver got one over 13,000 RPM, and discovered that it makes them smell bad. Until it is time to fly, spring load that throttle closed. If it CAN be left wide open for start-up, eventually it WILL be left wide open. (Murphy 1943). Lynn E. Hanover -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ -------------------------------1158073490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 9/12/2006 9:22:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>>>> Al Gietzen wrote:
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>>>>= ; I'd=20 say get a prop load on there, and adjust mixture, get some readout=20
>>>> of
>>>> what's going on.  I don't= =20 think you necessarily want the thing spinning
>>>>=20 over
>>>> 6000 on first startup=20 anyway.
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The formula for not being killed in a "fence post accident" is don't ev= en=20 think about it.
 
Borrow a prop or buy a used airboat prop (cheap and plentiful). One los= t=20 blade on a real prop can snatch an engine right off a mount, or the whole mo= unt=20 right off an airplane. Hundreds of dead people have discovered just that.
 
When running a rotary unloaded, be very careful about blipping the=20 throttle. If you tachometer has no tattle tail, and you ignition system has=20= no=20 rev limiter. You can destroy or badly damage your engine is just a wink. My=20 driver got one over 13,000 RPM, and discovered that it makes them smell=20 bad.
 
Until it is time to fly, spring load that throttle closed. If it CAN be= =20 left wide open for start-up, eventually it WILL be left wide=20 open. (Murphy 1943).
 
 
Lynn E. Hanover
 
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