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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fwd: [dykedelta] first taxi
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:49:50 -0400
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Congratulations, Ernest!!!

Gotta be a fun way to spend your day {:>)

Yeah, well, they probably have not hear you full throttle yet {:>) 
Besides, I keep telling folks it’s a safety feature - no one has backed into 
my spinning prop yet.

Ed

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From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@att.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 12:41 PM
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fwd: [dykedelta] first taxi

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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [dykedelta] first taxi
> From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft 
> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>,dykedelta@yahoogroups.com
> CC:
>
> If flyin' is half as fun as taxi testing, I'm going to get arrested.
> Ain't no way that having this much fun can be legal.
>
> http://www.1114.eaachapter.org/apps/photos/album?albumid=13527255
>
> I gave a hour and a half talk explaining how rotary engines work and
> then talking about what I've done with my installation to the local EAA
> chapter, then we went outside, fired that puppy up and ran up and down
> the field a few times until I was pushing the temps more that I prefer.
>
> The Delta handles much better than I expected.  My modification to tie
> the nose wheel to the rudder pedals needs some adjustment so that I can
> make tighter turns.  That's just a matter of a couple 1/4" holes in the
> steering ears.
>
> The Matco heavy-duty brakes are TOO good.  I know.  Ain't such a think
> as brakes that work to well, but my first pull on the lever has me
> skidding on the dry grass.  Definitely can't be yanking on it.  I'll
> probably shorten the lever, but will still have to use nice, gentle tug
> on it.
>
> I'm pleasantly surprised at the performance of my homemade prop.  I was
> only shooting for 30mph, then immediately cutting power.  I was hitting
> that in about 300ft.  I think.  Lots of stuff going on at once, so I
> haven't isolated the various parts and tried to nail specific numbers
> down yet.  But I do know for sure, the initial acceleration was rather
> soft, but as it picked up a little speed it quickly pushed me back into
> the seat.  Not a lot of time to get a good idea, because just as it was
> getting good, it was time to pull that stupid brake lever  8*)
>
> I will have much better numbers in a week or two.  I'm ordering a
> bluetooth-to-serial adapter that will allow me to monitor and record the
> engine numbers on my tablet.  I will also get GPS location data and info
> from the tablet's accelerometer recorded at the same time into the log
> files.  All of that engine data recorded on the same graphs as what it
> is doing to the airplane.  I'm psyched about that.
>
> The airplane spent it's first night away from home last night.  I'm
> renting an open-face hangar at Cox Airfield.  The rest of the work I
> have to do will be less convenient now, but I have room to finish the
> wings in my workshop.  I'm almost there.
>
> BTW, Ed, have you visited EAA1114 in Cary?  I got a comment from one of
> the members.  He was telling me that he was surprised at how quiet my
> engine was compared to a guy from Charlotte that visited the chapter a
> while back.  I figured that must be you.
>
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