X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao107.cox.net ([68.230.241.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1880552 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:48:31 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.39; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao107.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070303154739.NYXJ2394.fed1rmmtao107.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:47:39 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.132.90]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id WFnf1W00C1xAn3c0000000; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:47:39 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: first taxi Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 07:47:50 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c75dab$4c9655a0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C75D68.3E755F90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <5B59870CA143DD408BD6279374B74C8B010C2072@MAIL02.austin.utexas.edu> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C75D68.3E755F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Way to go; Mark!! I still remember my first taxi, and it was 9 months = ago. It is a major milestone. Glad to hear the 20B is running fine. = Apparently ground cooling is OK in order to taxi for 20 minutes. =20 =20 Speaking of traffic; I had similar experience with my first high-speed = taxi. I headed down the taxi-way at a seemly quiet time. By the time I got to = the run-up area, there were 3 planes in the pattern for t&g's, a couple = inbound for landing, then more lined up with me waiting to take the runway - all = of whom had priority over a high-taxi. Then the forest service fire bombers = got in the act with priority over everyone. I waited 40 minutes to get on = the runway. For those of you at a quiet non-towered airport - be thankful. =20 That last 10 % seems to go on for ever. =20 I have 23 hours in the air and still working on the last 10%.=20 =20 Al G=20 Velocity 20B =20 -----Original Message----- From: Steitle, Mark R [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steitle, Mark R Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:59 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Recent First Time Flyers!! FINAL CALL for = CONTACT! Magazine Articles!!! =20 I'm not Joe, Bob, Jim, Buly, John, et al (whoever that is), but I made a major leap (well, maybe one giant step) forward yesterday. As some of = you know, for the past six years I have been building a Lancair ES powered = by a N/A 20B. I've been in the 90% done, 90% to go for over a year now. = Well, yesterday was a nice day at Lockhart, TX, and I had just finished = installing the Skybolt fasteners to the upper cowl and couldn't find anything else = to do, so I rolled it out of the hangar and started it up and ran it for 5 minutes. It was running so well I decided that it was a good day for a = taxi run. With my Lightspeed headset over my ears, I headed off for my first taxi in N208TX. While this surely pales in comparison to an actual first flight, it was very gratifying. When I started out there were no a/c in = the pattern, or on the taxiways. Ten minutes later there were people and = a/c everywhere. We even had an honest-to-goodness traffic jam with three = a/c stopped at one intersection. I guess you can chalk that up to Murphy. Anyway, all went well and I taxied around for about 20 minutes and then returned to the hangar. For the rest of the day I had a hard time = wiping the grin off my face. While I still have more stuff to do before first flight, "it won't be long now". =20 =20 Mark S. N208TX Lockhart, TX =20 =20 _____ =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft on behalf of Ed Anderson Sent: Fri 3/2/2007 9:20 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Recent First Time Flyers!! FINAL CALL for CONTACT! Magazine Articles!!! Hey, Joe, Bob, Jim, Buly, John, et al =20 You guys who recently flew for the first time. Your stories would = really be inspiring to those out there lurking on the fence. Sit down and tell us about how you prepped for the flight - what last minute problems you had = to fix (if any). How did it feel lifting off - what gauges gave you the = most concern - what were some of the teething problems. What bump/sound make = your hear beat faster until you identified what it was. What would you do different. What do you have planned for next-step improvements (if = any). =20 You guys who didn't have any problems on your first flight - tell us = how that felt. What do you attribute your no-problem first time flight to. What do you think you did right and signficant - so you could just sit = back and enjoy the flight. =20 Lets see some photos of lift off, landing, taxi, etc. =20 I know you guys could easily write a page which combined with a couple = of photos would provide enough material for this issue of CONTACT! to be a rotary -only issue. Heck, you have a good start with the email you = posted to the list telling us about that first flight. I think having 3-4 = first time flight stories in the issue would really show how the rotary = community is moving. =20 =20 Put down that beer - or perhaps pick up that beer and a pen and start writing/typing/recording for transcriptions. Etc. =20 Thanks =20 Ed ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C75D68.3E755F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Way to go; Mark!!  I still = remember my first taxi, and it was 9 months ago.  It is a major = milestone.  Glad to hear the 20B is running fine.  Apparently ground cooling is = OK in order to taxi for 20 minutes. 

 

Speaking of traffic; I had = similar experience with my first high-speed taxi.  I headed down the taxi-way at a = seemly quiet time.  By the time I got to the run-up area, there were 3 = planes in the pattern for t&g’s, a couple inbound for landing, then more = lined up with me waiting to take the runway – all of whom had priority = over a high-taxi. Then the forest service fire bombers got in the act with = priority over everyone.  I waited 40 minutes to get on the runway.  For = those of you at a quiet non-towered airport – be = thankful.

 

That last 10 % seems to go on for = ever.

 

I have 23 hours in the air and = still working on the last 10%.

 

Al G

Velocity 20B

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Steitle, Mark R [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steitle, Mark R
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:59 = AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] = Recent First Time Flyers!! FINAL CALL for CONTACT! Magazine = Articles!!!

 

I'm not Joe, Bob, Jim, Buly, John, et al (whoever that is), but I made a major = leap (well, maybe one giant step) forward yesterday.  As some of = you know, for the past six years I have been building a Lancair ES powered by a = N/A 20B.  I've been in the 90% done, 90% to go for over a year = now.  Well, yesterday was a nice day at Lockhart<= /font>, TX= , and I had just finished installing the Skybolt fasteners = to the upper cowl and couldn't find anything else to do, so I rolled it out of = the hangar and started it up and ran it for 5 minutes.  It was running = so well I decided that it was a good day for a taxi run.  With my = Lightspeed headset over my ears, I headed off for my first taxi = in N208TX. While this surely pales in comparison to an actual first flight, it was very = gratifying.  When I started out there were no a/c in the pattern, or on the = taxiways.  Ten minutes later there were people and a/c everywhere.  We = even had an honest-to-goodness traffic jam with three a/c stopped at one = intersection.  I guess you can chalk that up to Murphy.  Anyway, all went well and I = taxied around for about 20 minutes and then returned to the hangar.  For = the rest of the day I had a hard time wiping the grin off my = face.  While I still have more stuff to do before first flight, "it won't be = long now". 

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Mark = S.

N208TX

Lockhart<= /font>, TX=

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From:<= font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma> Rotary motors in aircraft on behalf of Ed Anderson
Sent: Fri 3/2/2007 = 9:20 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Recent First Time Flyers!! FINAL CALL for CONTACT! Magazine = Articles!!!

 Hey, Joe, Bob, Jim, Buly, John, et al

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You guys who recently flew for the first time.  Your stories would = really be inspiring to those out there lurking on the fence.  Sit down and = tell us about how you prepped for the flight - what last minute problems you had = to fix (if any).  How did it feel lifting off - what gauges gave you = the most concern - what were some of the teething problems. What = bump/sound make your hear beat faster until you identified what it was.   What would you do different.  What do you have planned for = next-step improvements (if any).

 <= /font>

You guys who didn't have any problems on your first flight  - tell us = how that felt.  What do you attribute your no-problem first time flight = to.  What do you think you did right and signficant - so you could just sit = back and enjoy the flight.

 <= /font>

Lets see some photos of lift off, landing, taxi, etc.

 <= /font>

I know you guys could easily write a page which combined with a couple of = photos would provide enough material for this issue of CONTACT! to be a rotary -only issue.  Heck, you have a good start with the email you posted to = the list telling us about that first flight.   I think having 3-4 first = time flight stories in the issue would really show how the rotary community = is moving.

 <= /font>

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Put down that beer - or perhaps pick up that beer and a pen and start writing/typing/recording for transcriptions. Etc.

 <= /font>

Thanks

 <= /font>

Ed=

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