X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1570890 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:59:06 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-098-162.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.98.162]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id kAG3whps005494 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:58:45 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000501c70933$f8d095f0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Advice Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:02:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Have a good flight, Bob. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:13 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Advice > Thanks Kelly. I went out today and put some baffling around the intake > to keep the hot air from the oil cooler away. It seems to have helped > quite a bit. The engine seems to be running good. If the wind is calm > and everything is still running OK it looks like 10:00 tomorrow will be > a go. > > Bob W. (Hope to be around to make cables and off the wall comments.) > > > On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:09:03 +0000 > keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) wrote: > >> Bob, >> Remember you should be careful for selfish reasons !! Who is going to >> build all those cables >> for us if you were to prang yourself !! >> -- >> Kelly Troyer >> Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2/EM2 >> Mistral Backplate >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------- Original message from Bob White >> : -------------- >> > Buly, Ed, and Rusty, >> > >> > Thanks for the comments. All are appreciated. Right now from ground >> > runs, it looks like I will have more trouble with oil cooling than >> > water. The exit path from the oil cooler is poor. Early morning >> > temps have been favorable recently in the 30-40 F range some >> > mornings. That reminds me I don't have any cabin heat! >> > >> > The BD-4 does a pretty good cruise climb at 120 so I'm hoping to get >> > good cooling even during the climb. Cooling is my biggest concern >> > right now so I'm glad I'm starting in cooler weather. >> > >> > Funny thing, I was talking to the flight instructor this morning >> > about emergency strategies. I told him if necessary I would >> > sacrifice the engine to get back to the runway. I told about one of >> > the rotary guys that has run his engine long enough to make a airport >> > landing even after he lost all his oil. There are lots of wide open >> > fields around the airport, although they are undoubtedly pretty >> > rough. (photo attached) >> > >> > Bob W. >> > > > -- > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com > First engine start 1/7/06 - Special Airworthiness Certificate 10/1/06 > Cables for your rotary installation - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/ > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >