X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-gh0-f180.google.com ([209.85.160.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c2) with ESMTPS id 5862754 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:16:10 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.180; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by mail-gh0-f180.google.com with SMTP id f19so980676ghb.25 for ; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:15:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=subject:references:from:content-type:x-mailer:in-reply-to :message-id:date:to:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=UB1oVcl7p2VPIjvy8h4ZtqU5dZJVaALYVkcNZvNXvnw=; b=l2y9zaLmbxQTQsz6F7LqYzL7sGC0Kukg5xuTO+wCh3+uWurAM/7L1sDd0oWrDUe5nY Teal8zq+AtQyNRlgE3dwvvimXhEiijHHjl2XphgWr3kfQylPs+Jc35GWuH9XIJiEg0d8 Ap/JuiMAv/b38PNJAlTnZGLaUsgZZL0MHbf7aUZzZ7vXjr92PPzLc5Ia6daLYV74VNTi I3bwhgUWjm03+SsjarjOSDNTMxKS4v2gYkqZytvhez+aK0JkGrXPSOSD9cEy1AJsMeEF A34VGRR3gO6DXX4D/Sd99LTOynw6WdL+Z861V46miwO/3vSfIdNMbk3UlQTdswDmS8wY aG7A== Received: by 10.236.77.229 with SMTP id d65mr9207060yhe.124.1352132135227; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:15:35 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.2] (150.sub-70-193-197.myvzw.com. [70.193.197.150]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l35sm17973177yhi.12.2012.11.05.08.15.32 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:15:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2 upgrade? References: From: Tracy Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-0F97EF84-089F-4475-B8C4-FC144F2F40A0 X-Mailer: iPad Mail (10A403) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <61EB7866-36C9-4834-85AE-E6B144B728B7@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:15:33 -0600 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-0F97EF84-089F-4475-B8C4-FC144F2F40A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bill, The upgrade is primarily aimed at the new closed loop and self programm= ing modes. While writing the new code I noticed that there was a potential= for a single ignition or injection cycle to be missed under an unlikely but= still possible series of events involving more factors than I have room to d= escribe. I do not know if this is the cause of what you have experienced o= r not but I went ahead and eliminated this specific possibility in the lates= t code. In the 1500+ hours I've been flying the EC2/3 I've felt what might= be this missed cycle maybe 5 times. It does feel like a miss ( not a back= fire) and I would not say it shakes the whole airframe as you or someone els= e described. Perception is a highly individual thing though :-).=20 The new update is available for the EC3 now but the EC2 version is still in w= ork and scheduled to be ready in a few weeks. Tracy Sent from my iPad On Nov 4, 2012, at 8:54 PM, "Bill Bradburry" wrot= e: > Thanks, Steve. And you did an excellent job of writing it! > =20 > It appears that Tracy has an upgrade available now to correct this problem= . Is this true Tracy? > =20 > Bill B > =20 > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Be= half Of Steven W. Boese > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 8:59 PM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2 upgrade? > =20 > Bill, > =20 > There is a mention of this in the archive message titled "Rotorfest 2012 r= eport". > =20 > Steve Boese > RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2 > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of= Bill Bradburry [bbradburry@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 8:30 AM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] EC-2 upgrade? >=20 > A while back, someone mentioned that Tracy was working on a fix that could= help intermittent miss problems. I have not found that comment in my searc= hes. Can anyone bring us up to date on this? Tracy? > =20 > I am still having the intermittent hiccup that shakes the plane. My wife w= ould not be happy with that! > =20 > Bill B --Apple-Mail-0F97EF84-089F-4475-B8C4-FC144F2F40A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Bill,
     = ;The upgrade is primarily aimed at the new closed loop and self programming m= odes.   While writing the new code I noticed that there was a potential= for a single ignition or injection cycle to be missed under an unlikely but= still possible series of events involving more factors than I have room to d= escribe.   I do not know if this is the cause of what you have experien= ced or not but I went ahead and eliminated this specific possibility in the l= atest code.   In the 1500+ hours I've been flying the EC2/3 I've felt w= hat might be this missed cycle maybe 5 times.   It does feel like a mis= s ( not a backfire) and I would not say it shakes the whole airframe as you o= r someone else described.   Perception is a highly individual thing tho= ugh :-). 

The new update is available for the E= C3 now but the EC2 version is still in work and scheduled to be ready in a f= ew weeks.

Tracy

Sent from my iPad
=
On Nov 4, 2012, at 8:54 PM, "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net> wrote:

=

Thanks, Steve.  And you did an exc= ellent job of writing it!

 

It appears that <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Tracy has an upgrade available n= ow to correct this problem.  Is this true Tracy?

 

Bill B

 

From: Rotary= motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@la= ncaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steven W. Boese
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 20= 12 8:59 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft=
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EC-2= upgrade?

 

Bill,

 

There is a mention of this in the archive message titled "Rotorfest 2012 report".

 

Steve Boese

RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancairon= line.net] on behalf of Bill Bradburry [bbr= adburry@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 20= 12 8:30 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft=
Subject: [FlyRotary] EC-2 upg= rade?

A while back, someone mentioned that <= st1:city w:st=3D"on">Tracy was= working on a fix that could help intermittent miss problems.  I have not found that comment in my searches.  Can anyone bring us up to date on this?   Tracy?

 

I am still having the intermittent hic= cup that shakes the plane.  My wife would not be happy with that!

 

Bill B

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