X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.0) with ESMTP id 4070024 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:40:06 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from main (unknown [209.105.170.208]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88AC51C01EB for ; Fri, 8 Jan 2010 23:39:30 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <07CA330BFDE342B78469F435516C5F0E@main> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: first flight of the new year Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 22:40:14 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E7_01CA90B3.8B63A6F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E7_01CA90B3.8B63A6F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike, did you know that there are three ground rules for making = consistently perfect landings?=20 Now think! If you find them, you be the first one to know, because nobody knows = them.=20 I my self have about 50/50 over the last 55 years. Keep enjoying your airplane. Richard Sohn N2071U ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mike Wills=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:05 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: first flight of the new year A friend put his biplane on its nose about 2 months ago trying to land = at Lake Wohlford - think I'll pass on that until I get a LOT more = confidence landing this thing. My landings are still hit and miss. Have = a whole string of decent ones and then just when I thing I have it = figured out I'll have a pretty good bounce. Yeah, I have a lot of flying to do. Mike From: David Leonard=20 Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:03 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: first flight of the new year French Valley is outside my test area. So far I havent really flown = anywhere but Borrego and back, but I'm going to start expanding that a = little. The trip to Borrego is getting boring. Mike=20 Boring?? You spent 10+ years building that thing and the flying is = getting boring after only 20 or so hours??? :-) Besides exploring that lean Cruise, you have some aerobatics to do. = After all, if not done during phase 1, you cant do them in phase 2. = Spins? Snap rolls? Not to mention loops, rolls and what-not. Time to = start exploring those lean settings, high altitude stuff, Vne testing. = Also there is a ton of cool stuff to check out in the desert and in the = mountains on the way there. Land at Agua Caliente, Fallbrook, Ramona, = and even lake Wolford and Ocotillo Wells if you get brave. Call me up = and I will give you the intro to formation flying. ... but I know what you mean.. If your box is the same as mine, it is = probably one of the largest and most diverse phase 1 boxes in the = country.. yet I may still have pushed mine a little by flying north to = 29 palms and east over the salton sea.. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------=_NextPart_000_00E7_01CA90B3.8B63A6F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mike, did you know that there are three = ground=20 rules for making consistently perfect landings?
 
Now think!
 
If you find them, you be the first one = to know,=20 because nobody knows them.
 
I my self have about 50/50 over the = last 55=20 years.
 
Keep enjoying your = airplane.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mike = Wills
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 = 9:05=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: first = flight of=20 the new year

A friend put his biplane on its nose about 2 = months=20 ago trying to land at Lake Wohlford - think I'll pass on that until I = get a=20 LOT more confidence landing this thing. My landings are still hit and = miss.=20 Have a whole string of decent ones and then just when I thing I have = it=20 figured out I'll have a pretty good bounce.
 
Yeah, I have a lot of flying to = do.
 
Mike

Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:03 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: first flight of the new=20 year


French Valley is outside my test area. So = far I=20 havent really flown anywhere but Borrego and back, but I'm = going to=20 start expanding that a little. The trip to Borrego is getting=20 boring.
 
Mike 

Boring??  You spent 10+ = years=20 building that thing and the flying is getting boring after only 20 or = so=20 hours???  :-)
Besides exploring that lean Cruise, you have = some=20 aerobatics to do.  After all, if not done during phase 1, you = cant do=20 them in phase 2.  Spins? Snap rolls? Not to mention loops, rolls = and=20 what-not.  Time to start exploring those lean settings, high = altitude=20 stuff, Vne testing.   Also there is a ton of cool stuff to = check out=20 in the desert and in the mountains on the way there.  Land at = Agua=20 Caliente, Fallbrook, Ramona, and even lake Wolford and Ocotillo Wells = if you=20 get brave.  Call me up and I will give you the intro to formation = flying.

... but I know what you mean..  If your box is the = same as=20 mine, it is probably one of the largest and most diverse phase 1 boxes = in the=20 country..  yet I may still have pushed mine a little by flying = north to=20 29 palms and east over the salton sea..

--
David=20 Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.nethttp://RotaryRoster.net
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