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Bill,
I bought the plans for the Delta in 1968 !!...............Been tinkering with building it for
over 40 years off and on but had never really documented any expenses or time spent
for construction.............Started building a "Cassutt" after viewing the Delta plans as it
is a welders nightmare and my welding experience at that time consisted of a few hours
with a "Buzz Box" arc welder..............Gained enough gas welding experience on that
project to attempt the Delta............At that time all I had to do was give the FAA a
notarized statement that I had personally constructed over 50 % of the aircraft.........
I now have to document and construct a log with photos of all that has been done
by me as I understand that the DAR's do not like to just take your world that you
have built the majority of an aircraft.............On top of all that I became interested in
the Rotary Engine in the middle 1980's which added to the complexity of the project
since as we all know the Rotary just started to become a viable alternative engine after
Tracy built his RV4 and started flying it in the middle 1990's..........My first purchases
for a flying Rotary were a "Ross" 2.85 psru and Tracy's "Dual Ignition System" which
was his first product after being hounded by many of us............This is what let to his
now very successfull mini industry that he had no intention of starting ..........I have now
purchased at least one of most of Tracy's products except his 2.17 psru..........But I
and several other on the list were responsible for him producing the 2.85 psru after
hounding him for several years............Who knows I may even live long enough to
get the Delta in the air.........But if I don"t my kids are going to have a lot of expensive
parts to sell to you guys (I consider all the group as friends even those I have yet to meet)
at bargain prices as they do not have a clue what any of it is worth.............
All the Best to You in 2010
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Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
-------------- Original message from "Bill Schertz" <wschertz@comcast.net>: --------------
Kelly,
Nice summary of Dyke Delta's and why a rotary, but I didn't find any log entries. Are you just getting set up?
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing
Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 9:10 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Merry Christmas to All
Group,
Wishing all a great holiday and a happy and productive new year...............Hope all
(includig myself) are able to make progress with our respective projects..........After all the
years spent on my project I am finally documenting the construction process in some kind
below is to my construction website which is part of their system.............
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Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
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