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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:26:01 -0700
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Apologies / progress
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Say Tracy, here's an idea for you.  Just ship all your stuff over to
Rusty and he will have it finished by the first of next month. :)  Of
course that wouldn't be nearly as much fun would it.  I could jump to
the conclusion that Rusty is so disgusted flying behind a Lycoming that
he can't wait to get rid of it, but he sold the rotary project pretty
quick too.  I really think he just likes to build stuff.

The filter I added to the EM2 seems to have fixed the noise problem.
My wife just asked me how my computer was working.  She meant the
EM2.  I didn't even get the connection and thought she was talking
about my PC.  I have noticed that sometimes when I page up or down,
the manifold pressure goes to 1499 and triggers the alarm.  Also the
various timers don't seem to work right.  Hobbs time runs all the time
regardless of air speed and I can't reset it either.  I still haven't
installed the last update prom though so will do that before deciding
it isn't working.

Keep plugging away.

Bob W.  
(Another plodder wishing I had a small fraction of Rusty's energy and
dedication.)


On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:13:16 -0500
"Tracy Crook" <lors01@msn.com> wrote:

> MessageAnd  Rusty, should apologize for making me feel  like a complete stone.   He starts building his RV-8 over 4 years after me, finishes and flies it,  then put it up for sale, all before mine is done.  A pox on you Rusty!   BTW, I still can't figure out  how people  part with something that takes so much blood, sweat & tears to build.  Maybe I'm overly prone to developing emotional attachments to machines.
> 
> But mine is coming along after deciding to devote some uninterrupted  "RV-8 only" days on it.   Still waiting on Blue Mountain to return the EFIS 1 from updating before I can re-install the panel.  Fly-by-wire finally finished. 
> 
>  I  always underestimate the time required to integrate and package stuff.  The power lever position sensor alone took a full week to design and prototype.   Came out really neat though and I think I will like the very light feel of the throttle control made possible by the FBW approach.  I did retain the variable friction adjustment on the quadrant just in case it feels wrong to have so little resistance.
> 
> Did a few of the inevitable re-dos on several coolant fittings and plugs that leaked.   As much as I like J B Weld and epoxy putty,  NEVER use it to plug unused coolant ports like the heater port and the rotor housing coolant ports on turbo housings.  They will always develop hair-line leaks around the perimeter after a few thermal cycles.
> 
> Tracy   
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Russell Duffy<mailto:rusty@radrotary.com> 
>   To: Rotary motors in aircraft<mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net> 
>   Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:05 AM
>   Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: wire routing
> 
> 
>   apologize for my ingnorance:
> 
>   As well you should :-)
> 
>   Who is John Cleese?
> 
>   John Cleese is one of the funniest men of all times.  He is best known as a member of Monty Python, but has done lots of other work as well, including the Fawlty Towers show, which was just hilarious.  
> 
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese>
> 
>   Cheers,
>   Rusty (Ni, Ni)
> 
> 


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