X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.224] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1616015 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:41:55 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.224; envelope-from=cozy4pilot@gmail.com Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i4so484373wra for ; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:41:36 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:in-reply-to:importance; b=TMwdAuMFq0484jV/zleL8KqRe8Itafx+jv7fzuXg55nX7hrYt2tEpzAnwAXGK3kYAG1zjDGbh/5J12enUuDGIz4/2FLSVkvI2+EPADZ37j7KGzcMnkmeE4jsxl1wyzG8nbta50TyuPPycMF7mP0tNMUaPEC5depLCvX+JkytLFM= Received: by 10.90.25.7 with SMTP id 7mr728259agy.1164721295810; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:41:35 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from stevehome ( [76.0.156.216]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 38sm15153902wrl.2006.11.28.05.41.33; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:41:34 -0800 (PST) From: "Steve Brooks" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Plane moved to NC finally Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:41:57 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C712C9.102B2D20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C712C9.102B2D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Joe, Has been a while. I've been extremely busy at work, and was also trying to finish up landscaping this fall around the new house. Also helping my youngest daughter and her husband build a house, so my free time has really been at a premium. The plane was really running great, and I had just gotten the 40 hours flown off when I had trouble with the gear spinning on the reduction drive. After that, I had 2 or 3 other little things that kept popping up. I didn't want to make the trip until everything was perfect. BTW - How is you new exhaust working out ? I'm still waffling back and forth on either going NA, or trying to decide on which turbo to use. I like the power when you need it of the turbo, but the stock turbo I view as my weakest link. I have almost 50 hours on mine, but my dependability views are based on John Slade's result with stock turbos. Dave Leonard, if you have a chance, let me know how many hours you had on the hybrid turbo you installed, and how it was performing. It would be much easier to go to that turbo, rather than converting to a T04. Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Joe Hull Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:22 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Plane moved to NC finally Steve, I sensed your "vibes"! I was just thinking on Friday that I hadn't heard any news from you in a while and wondered if you had been able to move your Cozy back to NC. That's great news - now you can actually go out and enjoy it when the weather cooperates! Regards, Joe Hull Redmond/Seattle WA, Cozy-Mazda Rotary 69hrs Friday, I went down to SC to replace my fuel rail, which had developed a slight leak. Had three days of perfect weather. High temperatures in the upper 60's, clear skies, and light winds. I replaced the fuel rail, and after switching to different o-rings on the RC engineering injectors, I got a perfect seal. The stock Mazda seals would not work on these injectors, but thankfully Paul Brannon had the correct o-rings. It was getting dusk, but I managed to get in one trip around the pattern. On Saturday I made two flights, totally a little over an hour, and everything ran great. Well, other than I messed with the mixture on mode 3, and ended up being too lean when I throttled down in the pattern. Yesterday, I made the flight of about 190 NM and the plane and engine were perfect. It was a beautiful day, and while not unlimited visibility, it was probably 30-40 miles, clear skies, and very smooth air at my cruising altitude of 3500 MSL. I flew the trip at about 55-60 % power, since I am still nursing along my stock turbo. Still made about 125-130 KTS, and only took about 90 minutes to make the trip, with a 10 KT headwind most of the way. It was very nice, after all the little problems I had, to have a trouble free flight. The rotary engine just signs along, not missing a beat. OAT was about 67 degrees, and engines temperatures ran at 185 on coolant and 180 on the oil, at 4800 RPM's. The oil is a digital display that should be very accurate. The coolant is an analog gauge, so the 185 is more of a guess. The needle was slight above the 180 mark. I also got to see the first flight of Paul and Lou's Lancair with the 20B. I'm sure that one of them will tell everyone about it. Steve Brooks Cozy MKIV N75CZ Turbo 13B - 47 hours ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C712C9.102B2D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Joe,

Has been a while.  = I’ve been extremely busy at work, and was also trying to finish up landscaping = this fall around the new house.  = Also helping my youngest daughter and her husband build a house, so my free time has = really been at a premium.

 

The plane was really running great, and I had just gotten the 40 = hours flown off when I had trouble with the gear spinning on the reduction drive.  After that, I had = 2 or 3 other little things that kept popping up.  I didn’t want to make the trip until everything was = perfect.

 

BTW – How is you new exhaust working out ?  I’m still waffling back and forth on either = going NA, or trying to decide on which turbo to use.  I like the power when you need it of the turbo, but the stock = turbo I view as my weakest link.  I = have almost 50 hours on mine, but my dependability views are based on John = Slade’s result with stock turbos.

 

Dave Leonard, if you have a chance, let me know how many hours = you had on the hybrid turbo you installed, and how it was performing.  It would be much easier to go = to that turbo, rather than converting to a T04.

 

Steve Brooks

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Joe Hull
Sent: Monday, November = 27, 2006 12:22 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Plane moved to NC finally

 

Steve, =

I sensed your = “vibes”! I was just thinking on Friday that I hadn’t heard any news from you = in a while and wondered if you had been able to move your Cozy back to NC. =

That’s = great news – now you can actually go out and enjoy it when the weather = cooperates!

 =

Regards,

Joe = Hull

Redmond/Seattle = WA, Cozy-Mazda Rotary 69hrs

 =

Friday, I went down to SC to replace my fuel = rail, which had developed a slight leak.  Had three days of perfect weather.  High temperatures in the upper 60’s, clear skies, = and light winds. I replaced the fuel rail, and after switching to different = o-rings on the RC engineering injectors, I got a perfect seal.  The stock = Mazda seals would not work on these injectors, but thankfully Paul Brannon had the = correct o-rings.

 

It was getting dusk, but I managed to get in = one trip around the pattern.

 

On Saturday I made two flights, totally a = little over an hour, and everything ran great.  Well, other than I messed with = the mixture on mode 3, and ended up being too lean when I throttled down in = the pattern. 

 

Yesterday, I made the flight of about 190 NM = and the plane and engine were perfect.  It was a beautiful day, and while = not unlimited visibility, it was probably 30-40 miles, clear skies, and very = smooth air at my cruising altitude of 3500 MSL.  I flew the trip at about = 55-60 % power, since I am still nursing along my stock turbo.  Still made = about 125-130 KTS, and only took about 90 minutes to make the trip, with a 10 = KT headwind most of the way.  It was very nice, after all the little = problems I had, to have a trouble free flight.  The rotary engine just signs = along, not missing a beat.

 

OAT was about 67 degrees, and engines = temperatures ran at 185 on coolant and 180 on the oil, at 4800 RPM’s.  The = oil is a digital display that should be very accurate.  The coolant is an = analog gauge, so the 185 is more of a guess.  The needle was slight above = the 180 mark.

 

I also got to see the first flight of Paul and = Lou’s Lancair with the 20B.  I’m sure that one of them will tell = everyone about it.

 

Steve = Brooks

Cozy MKIV = N75CZ

Turbo 13B – 47 = hours

 

 

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