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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:15:03 -0800 (PST)
From: James Maher <deltaflyer@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Yet another limp home story
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Ed,
  I'm not so sure about making the "right" decisions.
  As it happened I was lucky.
  When the engine first suffered from diminished power I was only 2-3 miles from an airport.
  Perhaps I should have headed for that airport right away but;
  that airport only has a 2500 foot runway
  the Delta lands hot with an approach of 110-120MPH
  my shortest landing so far with this airplane was about 3000 feet down the runway
  I only had one shot at a landing, as there was not enough power for a go-around.
   
  All that, and the fact that the engine was still producing some power, went into a split second decision to turn from the airport 2 miles to the east, to my home base, 18 miles to the west. That was a very stressful flight back realizing that the engine could quit at any moment.
  I may have made a different decision if I had not heard all of the other limp home stories.
  I don't know if that is good or bad.
  Still assessing this decision.
   
  Jim

Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
          Whew! Jim.   Talk about a bit of suspense!  Clearly you kept your priorities and made the right decisions.  Sounds like a serious problem with the auto fuel cocktail  and fiberglass.
   
  Ed
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: James Maher 
  To: Rotary motors in aircraft 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:15 PM
  Subject: [FlyRotary] Yet another limp home story
  

  N11XD Forth Flight report
   


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<DIV>Ed,</DIV>  <DIV>I'm not so sure about making the "right" decisions.</DIV>  <DIV>As it happened I was lucky.</DIV>  <DIV>When the engine first suffered from diminished power I was only 2-3 miles from an airport.</DIV>  <DIV>Perhaps I should have headed for that airport right away but;</DIV>  <DIV>that airport only has a&nbsp;2500 foot runway</DIV>  <DIV>the Delta lands hot with an approach of 110-120MPH</DIV>  <DIV>my shortest landing so far with this airplane&nbsp;was about 3000 feet down the runway</DIV>  <DIV>I only had one shot at a landing, as there was not enough power for a go-around.</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>All that,&nbsp;and the fact that the engine was still producing some power, went into a split second decision to turn from the airport 2 miles to the east, to my home base, 18 miles to the west. That was a very stressful flight back realizing that the engine could quit at any moment.</DIV>  <DIV>I may have made a different decision if I had not heard
 all of the other limp home stories.</DIV>  <DIV>I don't know if that is good or bad.</DIV>  <DIV>Still assessing this decision.</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>Jim<BR><BR><B><I>Ed Anderson &lt;eanderson@carolina.rr.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:</DIV>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">  <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR>  <STYLE></STYLE>    <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Whew! Jim. &nbsp; Talk about a bit of suspense!&nbsp; Clearly you kept your priorities and made the right decisions.&nbsp; Sounds like a serious problem with the auto fuel cocktail&nbsp; and fiberglass.</FONT></DIV>  <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ed</FONT></DIV>  <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>  <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT:
 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=deltaflyer@prodigy.net href="mailto:deltaflyer@prodigy.net">James Maher</A> </DIV>  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=flyrotary@lancaironline.net href="mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net">Rotary motors in aircraft</A> </DIV>  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:15 PM</DIV>  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [FlyRotary] Yet another limp home story</DIV>  <DIV><BR></DIV>  <DIV>N11XD Forth Flight report</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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