X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net ([68.230.241.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.0) with ESMTP id 4066174 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:15:42 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.41; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100106061506.MKHA12229.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:15:06 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.128.205]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id S6F71d0044S1t5C046F7TQ; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:15:07 -0500 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=hBBxVKrpT8NIO1i2+E6jIs4z/JDusIBXnpwMe9ND0ls= c=1 sm=1 a=Fd91bCVGJ9sA:10 a=Vegc0WxVmH5BHtpNDyThtA==:17 a=yhAgfUBstnCgAm_LYqkA:9 a=RDPl0X3GpD9cd0DPvIQ9dwgjoKYA:4 a=tETYXNOI7QeGgDa4aJYA:9 a=shGVzueKLew_jnqFVZkA:7 a=s73zRjMDNkZbBkFhLzotmGWaKjkA:4 a=Vegc0WxVmH5BHtpNDyThtA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: first flight of the new year Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:16:17 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01CA8E54.B3B9DD60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6856 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: AcqOgV3a9NlzvWjRT2eEQGif8OLMegAFGUYg In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01CA8E54.B3B9DD60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Given that most of us are used to adjusting mixture by cranking = repeatedly on the big red knob, it does take a little mental adjustment to get used = to the small adjustments needed with the EC-2. But I'm pretty well dialed = into it now.=20 Mike Mike; =20 One of the nice things about the rotary with the EC-2 is; once well = tuned; you don't have to make any adjustments. My lean cruise position is at = 10:30 - 11:00; max power 2:30 - 3:00; but I can taxi away from the hangar with = it at 2:00 position; do a flight to 10,000 ft and return to the hangar = without ever touching the knob and it never missing a beat. Not optimum, and = EGTs higher than desired; but the point is - needs minimal pilot attention. =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01CA8E54.B3B9DD60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Given that most of us are = used to adjusting mixture by cranking repeatedly on the big red knob, it does = take a little mental adjustment to get used to the small adjustments needed = with the EC-2. But I'm pretty well dialed into it now. 

Mike

Mike;

 

One of the nice things about the = rotary with the EC-2 is; once well tuned; you don’t have to make = any adjustments.  My lean cruise position is at 10:30 – 11:00; = max power 2:30 – 3:00; but I can taxi away from the hangar with it at 2:00 position; do a flight to 10,000 ft and return to the hangar without ever touching the knob and it never missing a beat. Not optimum, and EGTs = higher than desired; but the point is – needs minimal pilot = attention.

 

Al

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