X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sccmmhc92.asp.att.net ([204.127.203.212] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2385968 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:55:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.203.212; envelope-from=btilley@mchsi.com Received: from [192.168.1.102] (12-218-75-32.client.mchsi.com[12.218.75.32]) by sccmmhc92.asp.att.net (sccmmhc92) with SMTP id <20071014095505m92002qn8te>; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:55:05 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--699834635 Message-Id: <368DED2D-3383-43AC-8644-03092B7A8CCE@mchsi.com> From: Bob Tilley Subject: Of Interest to "Rotorheads" Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:55:30 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) --Apple-Mail-2--699834635 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Guys, There was a gyro in Shellman, Ga that flew with a rotary for a while, until my welding buddy sold it to someone in Macon. Heard he lost an apex seal and change out to a Subbie and has not flown it since. Bob On Oct 13, 2007, at 2:42 PM, James Maher wrote: > TJ, > Your wait was over a long time ago. > Many years ago there was a Rotary powered Gyrocopter flying. > I believe the owners name was Jim Mayfield or something like that. > His engine was supplied by Dave Atkins. > I also heard that it accumulated 1000's of hours as it was used for > training. > Anyone have more info on this? > Jim > > > Thomas Jakits wrote: > Don!! > > Amen!!!! > > TJ :) > > Waiting for the 1st Rotary-Rotorhead flying.... > > --Apple-Mail-2--699834635 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Guys,

There was a = gyro in Shellman, Ga that flew with a rotary for a while, until my = welding buddy sold it to someone in Macon. Heard he lost an apex seal = and change out to a Subbie and has not flown it since.

Bob


On Oct 13, = 2007, at 2:42 PM, James Maher wrote:

TJ,
Your wait was over a long = time=A0ago.
Many years ago there was a Rotary powered = Gyrocopter flying.
I believe the owners name was Jim = Mayfield or something like that.
His engine was supplied by = Dave Atkins.
I also heard that it accumulated 1000's of = hours as it was used for training.
Anyone have more info on = this?
Jim
=A0

Thomas = Jakits <rotary.thjakits@gmail.com>= ; wrote:
Don!!
=A0
Amen!!!!
=
=A0
TJ :)
=A0
Waiting for the = 1st Rotary-Rotorhead flying....
=A0
=

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