X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 976659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:14:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1A1DSMd019214 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:13:35 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701c62ddf$39422170$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Texas Wx WasRe: [FlyRotary] Re: Testing has started Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:13:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C62DB5.4FEDC1B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C62DB5.4FEDC1B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yep! They lied to us again! {:>). It looks like I can make it to = Charlies tomorrow which I intend to do. But unless the weather (or me) = moves much faster than predicted, looks like the front will be between = MS71 and 0TX1 by the time I arrive. So will likely end up spending = night at Charlies and fly in Sat morning. I think Charlie may plan on = driving, but I need my bird to fly to San Antonio afterward, so can't = drive. In any case, hope to see you there, but naturally fly safe - can always = make another flyin. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:19 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Testing has started Me too Ed. Unfortunately, I made my flight date decision late last = night. The weather guessers were predicting 50 kt headwinds for me = today and weather OKay for Friday with lower winds, so...... Guess you have checked it yourself by now but the forecast for Texas = on Friday has rapidly gone downhill. Hope they are wrong.=20 Tracy Have a safe trip, Buly. I plan on heading out in the morning = myself,=20 weather permitting. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Buly" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Testing has started > Yesterday I loaded the front seat of my CZ with 500 pounds of lard = (me=20 > and Richard Richmond) and did 3 not too high speed runs on runway = 31. > We had cross wind for the long runway so they put us on 31 which = is the=20 > shorter of the two > Plane tracked nicely and accelerated well. The Matco brakes did = their job=20 > nicely with the high load. First run was only at 40-45 Knots. = Second and=20 > third were 55-60K. Richard is a long time glider pilot and LEZ = driver. I=20 > asked him to do the driving since he has something to compare to. = The=20 > Turbo 13B rotary is impressive. Last week I installed on my stock = turbo a=20 > second 1.5" exhaust tube parallel to the main to bypass the = turbine and=20 > reduce the turbo's RPM / high boost. (One day I will install a = bigger=20 > turbo) > Had to pull the throttle back on Richard the first time and make = him keep=20 > the MP below 32". He said "This thing is ready to fly". > I will have to adjust some small "things" yet on the engine and = than let=20 > him lift the canard on the long 6000 ft runway. > Thanks to John Slade for landing me his newly refinished = Performance=20 > prop. He has flown with it and I know it will fly with my plane. = For the=20 > taxi tests I taped the back side of the prop blades with one = layer of=20 > clear packing tape to reduce dings, and it is holding very well. = Nobody=20 > can tell there is tape on the prop unless looks from 3". That's = all for=20 > now Folks. Heading for TX in the morning and hope to see you = there. > > Buly > http://tinyurl.com/dcy36 > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >=20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C62DB5.4FEDC1B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yep!  They lied to us again! = {:>).  It=20 looks like I can make it to Charlies tomorrow which I intend to = do.  But=20 unless the weather (or me)  moves much faster than predicted, = looks=20 like the front will be between MS71 and 0TX1 by the time I arrive.  = So will=20 likely end up spending night at Charlies and fly in Sat morning.  I = think=20 Charlie may plan on driving, but I need my bird to fly to San Antonio = afterward,=20 so can't drive.
 
In any case, hope to see you there, but = naturally=20 fly safe - can always make another flyin.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy = Crook
Sent: Thursday, February 09, = 2006 6:19=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Testing has=20 started

Me too Ed.  Unfortunately, I made my flight date decision = late last=20 night.  The weather guessers were predicting 50 kt headwinds for = me today=20 and weather OKay for Friday with lower winds,  =  so......
 
  Guess you have checked it yourself by now but the forecast = for=20 Texas on Friday has rapidly gone downhill.  Hope they are=20 wrong. 
 
Tracy
Have=20 a safe trip, Buly.  I plan on heading out in the morning = myself,=20
weather permitting.

Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW = Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
-----=20 Original Message -----
From: "Buly" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
= To:=20 "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent:=20 Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:41 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Testing = has=20 started


> Yesterday I loaded the front seat of my CZ = with 500=20 pounds of lard  (me
> and Richard Richmond) and did 3 = not too=20 high speed runs on runway  31.
> We had cross wind for = the long=20 runway so they put us on 31 which is  the
> shorter of = the=20 two
> Plane tracked nicely and accelerated well. The Matco = brakes did=20 their  job
> nicely with the high load. First run was = only at=20 40-45 Knots.  Second and
> third were 55-60K. Richard is = a long=20 time glider pilot and  LEZ driver. I
> asked him to do = the=20 driving since he has something to  compare to. The
> = Turbo 13B=20 rotary is impressive. Last week I installed  on my stock turbo = a=20
> second 1.5" exhaust tube parallel to the main to  = bypass the=20 turbine and
> reduce the turbo's RPM / high boost. (One = day  I=20 will install a bigger
> turbo)
> Had to pull the = throttle back=20 on Richard the first time and make him  keep
> the MP = below 32".=20 He said "This thing is ready to fly".
> I will have to adjust = some=20 small "things" yet on the engine and than  let
> him = lift the=20 canard on the long 6000 ft runway.
> Thanks to John Slade for = landing=20 me his newly refinished Performance
> prop. He has flown with = it and=20 I know it will fly with my plane. For  the
> taxi tests = I taped=20 the back side of the prop blades with one  layer of
> = clear=20 packing tape to reduce dings, and it is holding very  well. = Nobody=20
> can tell there is tape on the prop unless looks from = 3". =20 That's all for
> now Folks. Heading for TX in the morning and = hope=20 to  see you there.
>
> Buly
> http://tinyurl.com/dcy36
>>
>
>
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