Ed,

I'm thrilled to be learning from your mistakes (or whatever it is).  I
guess that's why "ignorance is bliss".  If nothing ever goes wrong, you
have a much more limited view of what can go wrong.

Bob W. (Hoping for successful ignorance.)


On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:17:03 -0400
"Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
<snip>
>
> Someone said - "you never learn from your successes, you only learn from
> your mistakes" - makes me a very learned person {:>)
>
> Heck, with all the help available there at Charlies, it would have taken me
> twice as long to overhaul the engine {:>)
>
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob White" <bob@bob-white.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:23 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Rebuild - Coolant Leak Cause
>
>
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > With 20/20 hindsight, would it be safe to say that the incident
> > depicted in the photo was enough reason to not fly again until the
> > engine had been checked?
> >
> > Think how much help you would have had at Charlies!  Although you
> > wouldn't have had Laura back home to send new parts.
> >
> > Bob W.
> >
> > On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:02:06 -0400
> > "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Those of you who look at the Real World Solutions web site and their
> >> latest photos may recall seeing a photo titled "Congratulations, it's a
> >> boy" which shows coolant squirting into the air from my overflow tank.
> >> Photo taken at Charlie's fly in.  That was pretty good evidence of a
> >> coolant leak between combustion chamber and coolant galleys and supported
> >> by the fact that I had notice my coolant pressure increasing on the
> >> flight to Charlies by approx 11/2 psi per hour of flight. It started at a
> >> normal 10 psi and had increased to18 psi by the end of the flight.
> >>
> > <snip>
> >>
> >> Best Regards
> >>
> >> Ed
> >>
> >> Ed Anderson
> >> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> >> Matthews, NC
> >> eanderson@carolina.rr.com
> >
> >
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