Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2584608 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:27:04 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h8IINFpN024668 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:23:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <008e01c37e12$2a20a740$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rusty - You think you have it BAD! Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:24:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008B_01C37DF0.A2ED7580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C37DF0.A2ED7580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:15 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rusty - You think you have it BAD! On the other hand, I must tell you (if not already apparent) I LIKE = tinkering with my set up - one of the reason I went this route. Heck, = with a Lycoming I would be bored to tears and broke {:>). Hi Ed, I appreciate your perspective on all this. Believe it or not, I chose = pursue this because of the reason you mentioned above. The RV-8 just = bolted together, and flew like it was supposed to. There were no = surprises at all with the (new) Lycoming. Yep, kinda boring :-) All my = life, I've built or restored things, cars, planes, etc, and everytime I = get them finished, I get bored and want to move on. My hope was that = the RV-3 would be a project that would keep me occupied for years to = come. =20 While I don't mind tinkering with it for years, I feel the need to = quickly get in the ballpark of where I need to be. It's getting hard = to answer the daily question of "why is this better than a Lycoming". = Let's see, besides being overweight, ugly, and having a fraction of the = performance of an O-320... Maybe I can post no trespassing signs = around my hanger :-) Thanks, Rusty Ok Rusty, Being somewhat more aged and mellow, I've sort of forgetten some = of the motivators {:>). Your d...n right we need to show those Lycoming = guys {:>) Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C37DF0.A2ED7580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Thursday, September 18, = 2003 9:15=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rusty = - You=20 think you have it BAD!

On the other hand, I must tell you = (if not=20 already apparent) I LIKE tinkering with my set up - one of the reason = I went=20 this route.  Heck, with a Lycoming I would be bored to tears and = broke=20 {:>).
 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
I=20 appreciate your perspective on all this.  Believe it or not, I = chose=20 pursue this because of the reason you mentioned above.  The RV-8 = just=20 bolted together, and flew like it was supposed to.  There were no = surprises at all with the (new) Lycoming.  Yep, kinda boring = :-)  All my life, I've built or restored things, cars, planes, = etc, and=20 everytime I get them finished, I get bored and want to move on.  = My hope=20 was that the RV-3 would be a project that would keep me occupied for = years to=20 come. 
 
While I=20 don't mind tinkering with it for years, I feel the need to = quickly get in=20 the ballpark of where I need to be.   It's getting hard to = answer=20 the daily question of "why is this better than a Lycoming".  = Let's see,=20 besides being overweight, ugly, and having a fraction of the = performance=20 of an O-320...   Maybe I can post no trespassing signs = around=20 my hanger :-)
 
Thanks,
Rusty
 
 
Ok=20 Rusty,
 
   =20 Being somewhat more aged and mellow, I've sort of forgetten some of = the=20 motivators {:>).  Your d...n right we need to show those = Lycoming guys=20 {:>)
 
Ed=20 Anderson
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