Hi Tracy, if you haven't already heard it on the blog … my homebuilt made its first flight with the 13B, on Saturday, Nov 29. The engine and PSRU performed flawlessly … except the water temperature reached 230F, oil was only 160F … after reading Ed's email I now know why … I used a non-Mazda thermostat and removed the bypass plug, which I thought was correct … it is only correct if you have the original one … any other thermostat and the bypass is supposed to be plugged.

Jeff Whaley

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tracy Crook
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:03 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flight Authority for another Rotary

 

Way to Jeff.   As we all know here, actually finishing a flying machine, especially with an alternative engine is a monumental task.   You have passed the perseverance test!   Be careful and let us know how flight testing goes.

Tracy 

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Jeff Whaley <jwhaley@datacast.com> wrote:

Ed, Cary, Tracy and others … I received my Flight Authority last night in the mail.  Another rotary-powered machine is set to go … delayed by one week due to deer hunting and then the daunting task of begging for a test pilot. Next update after first flight.

Jeff Whaley