> Mike,
> What size rads are you using?
> George (down under)
>
>> OK, I'll kick in my $.02. I've gotten about 5 hours of dual in a Citabria
>> the last few days and am feeling pretty confident with the taildragger. So
>> figured it was time to fly (past time?). Got a couple of friends out to
>> observe and help if needed. Changed the oil and a last minute checkout of
>> things. Then off to the runway.
>>
>> Power comes up smoothly and tail is up in a couple of seconds. The RV
>> handles much nicer than the Citabria up on 2 wheels. A glance at the RMI
>> uEncoder - rats airspeed reads 0. GPS says groundspeed is 48MPH and I'm
>> directly into a 6Kt headwind so should be indicating around 55MPH. So
>> rather than fly a first flight without any indication of airspeed I back
>> off the power and settle back to 3 points.
>>
>> As I'm slowing I get a pretty severe shimmy in the gear and tower reports
>> it's the right main. Pretty typical RV - my old 6A also had gear shimmy
>> issues.
>>
>> Now I'm back in maintenance mode, but feel quite a bit more confident of
>> the RV taildragger handling. Once I got the shimmy stopped I powered back
>> up and ran pretty much the full 8000 length of the runway on the mains at
>> about 40MPH back to my hangar.
>>
>> If I can get the airspeed and shimmy situations addressed I may be able to
>> make another try this weekend.
>>
>> Oh, should mention that with the extended (8,000') taxi to the departure
>> end, runup, a 5 minute wait for traffic to clear, and then my high speed
>> taxi back to the hangar, oil temp was stable at 175 and coolant at 180.
>> I'm feeling pretty confident in the cooling system also.
>>
>> Mike Wills
>> N144MW
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christopher Barber" <CBarber@TexasAttorney.net>
>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:27 AM
>> Subject: [FlyRotary] List activity?
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>>
>>> Ok, am I just missing any activity on this list over the last week?  Snce
>>> I have hopefully got my strakes repaired I am back to working on the
>>> engine and really like knowing you guys and gals are around for support,
>>> insight and encouragment.
>>>
>>> Hello?
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> preparing for a busy night serving and protecting.......
>>>
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