Received-SPF: none
 receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.147.64.96; envelope-from=sladerj@sbcglobal.net
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;
  s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net;
  h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding;
  b=N9+rt5as7BVMPNOlp8EVscd1GAgw787eTCSyBdEIi0A1ApVvqcfCFD5fNMM8Csf/ehplkUUqUgPm8W2Y+AmhlZaaOHxjFEamxowLLeWwTqm5FD9jYgxhxp8CvkSNIc9zukFrPOEATdsFHa0KxLhDQ9g5j8igX2cKNyj65Med/bM=  ;
Message-ID: <467F0964.2030702@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:16:36 -0400
From: John Slade <sladerj@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To:  sladerj@sbcglobal.net
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fire was  [FlyRotary] Re: Method of killing power??
References: <list-2137963@logan.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-2137963@logan.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

 >That will of course, drain most of the fuel out of the fuel lines - 
but not all.
Not very much at all, I'd say, Ed. How much fuel do we inject during 
three or four revolutions? 1/2 cup?
I think that what you achieve by turning off the pumps is reduction in 
pressure, not removal of fuel.
My sequence is pumps, injectors, coils, master.

By the way, I once (stupidly) started the engine in the hanger (to show 
my wife how the engine sounded). I think this was my second or third 
engine start when things weren't fully tied down and I didn't know my 
way around the cockpit. As Murphy would have it the throttle stuck 1/2 
open. The brakes weren't holding, my wife ducked as the wing came toward 
her and I found myself heading across the large hangar toward a very 
pretty Velocity. I hit the master - she kept running. Hit the EC2 off. 
Kept running. Finally I turned he injector, coil and fuel pumps all off 
with one slap of my hand and got her stopped 2 feet from the Velo. I 
broke one of the switches I hit it so hard. I probably only moved 8 feet 
in 5 seconds, but it was a scary moment.  One thing I learned from that 
(other than don't start engines in hangars :) was to learn my way around 
the cockpit until I could find things quickly by instinct. I actually 
practiced in the dark.
See! Rusty isn't the only contender for the "Stupid Rotary Tricks" award.
John