X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.5) with ESMTP id 1811536 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:22:36 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm65aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070205032139.CNDI10272.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm65aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 4 Feb 2007 22:21:39 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm65aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070205032138.YXPH2921.ibm65aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 4 Feb 2007 22:21:38 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] crankcase vents Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 21:21:38 -0600 Message-ID: <046e01c748d4$bfbf9960$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_046F_01C748A2.75252960" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-Index: AcdI0zlNJKWMKnYyTH2S/H+VwiBceAAAHjNw Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_046F_01C748A2.75252960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty, here is a picture of the vents, both have tape on them, one is on = the oil fill tube and the second one is to the right and comes out of the = center rotor housing.=20 =20 Hi John, =20 Both of those are open to the crankcase, so you can use one for the = vent, and just stick a rubber cap over the other one. =20 =20 Be careful with the gyro, we lost a good friend here, summer before last = on his 3rd solo landing. On final he apparently unloaded the disc at 80 = feet AGL. =20 =20 Sorry to hear that, but unfortunately, there are a number of unsafe = gyros out there, and this is a reasonably common story. I've done enough = research to know which ones are the most stable, and will limit myself to those models. Truth be told gyros "can" be one of the safest flying machines there is, and that's one of the reasons I'm attracted to them for the = single rotor testing. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (haven't flown the RV-8 in weeks...) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_046F_01C748A2.75252960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty, here is a picture of the = vents, both=20 have tape on them, one is on the oil fill tube and the second one is to = the=20 right and comes out of the center rotor housing. 
 
Hi John,
 
Both of those are open to the crankcase, so you = can use one=20 for the vent, and just stick a rubber cap over the other one.  =  
 
Be careful with the gyro, we lost = a good=20 friend here, summer before last on his 3rd solo landing.  On final = he=20 apparently unloaded the disc at 80 feet AGL.   
 
Sorry to hear that, but unfortunately, there = are a number=20 of unsafe gyros out there, and this is a reasonably common story.  = I've=20 done enough research to know which ones are the most stable, and = will limit=20 myself to those models.  Truth be told gyros "can" be one of = the=20 safest flying machines there is, and that's one of the reasons I'm = attracted to=20 them for the single rotor = testing.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (haven't flown the RV-8 in=20 weeks...)
 
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