Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #57090
From: Bill Schertz <wschertz@comcast.net>
Subject: Steve Brooks Cozy
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 06:17:48 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Steve,
Were you running Auto fuel with Ethanol in your tanks?
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase one testing Completed
 
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:29 AM
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. 

 

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.

 

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. 

 

Steve Brooks

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