X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.2) with ESMTP id 5266108 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:18:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.24; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from omta18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.74]) by qmta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3oEB1i0031bwxycA2oHsBm; Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:17:52 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([75.203.156.141]) by omta18.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 3ogW1i00T33KMyb8eogZbJ; Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:40:38 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Steve Brooks Cozy Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 06:17:48 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01CCAFF0.F273A9E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CCAFF0.F273A9E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve, Were you running Auto fuel with Ethanol in your tanks? Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase one testing Completed From: Steve Brooks=20 Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:29 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Plane on Mythbusters Hi Kelly, Yeas, I've been quiet for a while, but still lurking. It has been 2 = years since I last flew the Cozy. I had an engine issue, and I had the = plane in the garage for almost a year swapping the engine, and adding = the EM3. I ended up changing jobs and moving about an hour away, so I = moved the plane back to the airport before I was quite ready, and then = while tuning, I noticed that I had developed a leak in the left fuel = tank. =20 =20 At this point I need to get the plane moved to my new house, so that I = can open up the tank, and repair any damaged foam, and re-glass and = paint it. I should already have done it, but between work, and home = projects, I haven't taken the time. I also need to arrange with a = wrecker company or someone to move it. =20 I did buy another plane though, a Socata Tampico, so that I could still = do some flying. The plan is to fix the Cozy, and then sell one of them. = I prefer to keep the Cozy, but the wife really like the Socata, so I'm = not yet sure how that will work out. =20 =20 Steve Brooks ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CCAFF0.F273A9E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Steve,
Were you running Auto fuel with Ethanol in your tanks?
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase one testing = Completed
 
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:29 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Plane on=20 Mythbusters
 

Hi=20 Kelly,

Yeas,=20 I've been quiet for a while, but still lurking.  It has been 2 = years since=20 I last flew the Cozy.  I had an engine issue, and I had the plane = in the=20 garage for almost a year swapping the engine, and adding the EM3.  = I ended=20 up changing jobs and moving about an hour away, so I moved the plane = back to the=20 airport before I was quite ready, and then while tuning, I noticed that = I had=20 developed a leak in the left fuel tank. 

 

At=20 this point I need to get the plane moved to my new house, so that I can = open up=20 the tank, and repair any damaged foam, and re-glass and paint it.  = I should=20 already have done it, but between work, and home projects,  I = haven't taken=20 the time.  I also need to arrange with a wrecker company or someone = to move=20 it.

 

I=20 did buy another plane though, a Socata Tampico, so that I could still do = some=20 flying.  The plan is to fix the Cozy, and then sell one of = them.  I=20 prefer to keep the Cozy, but the wife really like the Socata, so I'm not = yet=20 sure how that will work out. 

 

Steve=20 Brooks

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