X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com ([74.125.46.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2927771 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 May 2008 13:19:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.46.30; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 3so1037731ywj.7 for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 10:18:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=/+G4lFLR4f/NzIS+QZyUkYRIVYc8P/xY1WjBZfD/zcw=; b=RI62GUamchfKqW2ffeBt+UAbtN+2v9nCK7k27R2sINPcs3wcSNYH3fhEX0nFBWFQlulInl7EpXXEHMwFPGndxSj+1qSPnB4JhRPYtJYLnG9VEOlTquinXucPt4gkOcnHlU2YyH0xdNzp0ykbWcxTYKAtpKlG1THPUwkyMTYqEME= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=pjDi6XVINKTLt4cBntnDWMFf4GmpfTld7ULKnodzeir++ajx65ZFbrpYqUWrN6DjJoQ9dd4DCb067TXDnnX5Ra+WqTwtuKulq2w6qRDUQkez2tyZdYupNek8aUv9wlc0C2Nb+i0sZN5Unu7bonN2EOo13sAshy2Ou0mrpQfA3ns= Received: by 10.70.54.2 with SMTP id c2mr7941548wxa.85.1211131103543; Sun, 18 May 2008 10:18:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.74.18 with HTTP; Sun, 18 May 2008 10:18:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5cf132c0805181018m2d7be66fx33bfa9fa4e79c31@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 12:18:23 -0500 From: "Mark Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_9620_16011365.1211131103555" References: ------=_Part_9620_16011365.1211131103555 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Ed, "HOT-BED" is right, in more ways than one. Did you see the heat waves coming up off the taxiway? There are two of us at Lockhart, which is a very small municipal airport. Then there is Dennis H. in N. Austin, Bob Darrah in Spicewood (west of Austin), Bill Eslick and Patrick (S. of Dallas/Ft. Worth), and Steve in Houston. I've possibly missed a few others. So, you're correct. Sounds like we'll have to organize a Texas-sized Rotary fly-in before long. ;-) Mark On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Mike Wills wrote: > In the San Diego area there is Al Gietzen, Dave Leonard, Ryan S. Ryan > (formerly George Graham's E-Racer), and myself. There are also a couple of > guys I know who are considering rotary installs. Maybe not a hot bed but > certainly a decent showing. > > On the other hand Ryan is planning on replacing the rotary with a Subaru 6. > I've been working on him to at least make an effort to resolve the issues he > has before giving up. The E-Racer install is very crude. Biggest > shortcomings are no muffler and the crude carb install which gives him > erratic mixtures and high fuel consumption. > > For some reason he has gotten the impression its impossible to install a > muffler that will survive. What is the consensus choice on an off the shelf > muffler these days? Has anyone tried Borla? > > Mike Wills > > RV-4 N144MW > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Ed Anderson > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Sent:* Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:52 AM > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff > > Great show, Mark! Liked the way it climbed out. Yes, nothing like the $$ > incentive to get the old dyed in the wool believers to switch to the rotary > - try not to rub it in too much {:>) > > Just got back from Mid-Atlantic Flyin where my rotary was very, very > lonely {:>). Seems like Texas is the current hot-bed of "successful" rotary > activity. > > ED > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mark Steitle > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Sent:* Sunday, May 18, 2008 6:28 AM > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff > > If anyone is interested, I posted a video of my 3-rotor Lancair on > Youtube. I apologize in advance for the photography (my son-in-law took the > video). ;-) > And no, it isn't out of focus, it was 94* the day it was taken and what > you're seeing is the heat coming off the runway. Check it out at... > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSSGU7wmMA#GU5U2spHI_4 > > Mark S. > > ------=_Part_9620_16011365.1211131103555 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Ed,

"HOT-BED" is right, in more ways than one.  Did you see the heat waves coming up off the taxiway?  There are two of us at Lockhart, which is a very small municipal airport.  Then there is Dennis H. in N. Austin, Bob Darrah in Spicewood (west of Austin), Bill Eslick and Patrick (S. of Dallas/Ft. Worth), and Steve in Houston.  I've possibly missed a few others.  So, you're correct.  Sounds like we'll have to organize a Texas-sized Rotary fly-in before long.  ;-)

Mark



On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Mike Wills <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:
In the San Diego area there is Al Gietzen, Dave Leonard, Ryan S. Ryan (formerly George Graham's E-Racer), and myself. There are also a couple of guys I know who are considering rotary installs. Maybe not a hot bed but certainly a decent showing.
 
On the other hand Ryan is planning on replacing the rotary with a Subaru 6. I've been working on him to at least make an effort to resolve the issues he has before giving up. The E-Racer install is very crude. Biggest shortcomings are no muffler and the crude carb install which gives him erratic mixtures and high fuel consumption.
 
For some reason he has gotten the impression its impossible to install a muffler that will survive. What is the consensus choice on an off the shelf muffler these days? Has anyone tried Borla?
 
Mike Wills
 
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Anderson
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:52 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff

Great show, Mark! Liked the way it climbed out.  Yes, nothing like the $$ incentive to get the old dyed in the wool believers to switch to the rotary - try not to rub it in too much {:>)
 
 Just got back from Mid-Atlantic Flyin where my rotary was very, very lonely {:>).  Seems like Texas is the current hot-bed of "successful" rotary activity.
 
ED
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Steitle
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 6:28 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff

If anyone is interested, I posted a video of my 3-rotor Lancair on Youtube.  I apologize in advance for the photography (my son-in-law took the video).  ;-)
And no, it isn't out of focus, it was 94* the day it was taken and what you're seeing is the heat coming off the runway.  Check it out at...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSSGU7wmMA#GU5U2spHI_4

Mark S.

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