X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f182.google.com ([209.85.221.182] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.15) with ESMTP id 3792297 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:57:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.221.182; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by qyk12 with SMTP id 12so3528036qyk.7 for ; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:56:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=a+twABC1VFWatRalu8aKzFNgrHc6xvAWRg9jq7xaqvU=; b=VAvZU6csvjvF8KarYhMcYfNOSIVgfrvESAJtu6QxfKkYI7HOvBAPg932Dbt0P/fEd3 EKRsiZFaAzfSeI1v4YrW6m7G79R+eKEHhUoDfHwVo4r6xu26aohiDHc1E3NVEbwzZp7l msKC75/+kM0HEXnaewv9Ks1QI35NBNku0Tvdg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=Xzo6PTesqMuvlL3D23W/6esDgrPAAAe0HBImQTk+YclHaAhA8R0D5FOEPKEa85p1pB uMKbFJnAbMSDOiJFun7JGWvZXkuRXrwrJnpTOIuTxzgscfSH1YCQWCAJKvoHtj3CqIsx jdbMj7YQ2W1xIQgbIK22yA2nlWd5NhbWt3k/8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.73.193 with SMTP id r1mr3840382qaj.258.1249228592099; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:56:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:56:32 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 5e420e18f678aba8 Message-ID: <1b4b137c0908020856g7660222bp96caa9c37001e06f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oshkosh Rotary people and planes From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175ce14279b33004702ab2e3 --0015175ce14279b33004702ab2e3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks Ben, kind of missed going to Oshkosh this year but I feel good about getting the -8 ready for it's inspection next week. Only about 5 years after my goal but Oshkosh 2010 should be a no brainer : ) Yep, I spend at least as much time trying to talk builders out of auto conversions as I do 'into' it. Definitely not the fastest way to get into the air. Realizing how little time I've had to work on and fly my own plane lately brought me to a decision this week. In the past, I've taken on every request to do custom engine controllers and monitors for virtually any engine that builders asked for. These end up as one of a kind systems that take hundreds of hours to develop and support and I realized that is no longer possible for me to keep up with. Time to simplify. Glad there were some of you guys at Oshkosh to fly the rotary flag this year though. Tracy On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Ben Schneider wrote: > > All, > > Got back from Oshkosh, talked rotary with several rotary people, and a > few newbies. One thing I have tried to do when people ask about the rotary > installation is not to give people a pair of rose colored glasses. AL tell > them that if they just want to bolt on and go, then the rotary is not there > yet, put on a Lycoming. But if they enjoy tinkering, some problem solving, > and building things by hand, then it may be a good option for them. Don't > want to discourage people from the rotary movement, but also don't want to > paint a false picture only to have them start, then change, and badmouth the > rotaries, we get enough of that the way it is. > > Rotary airplanes on the field were, Chuck Dunlop, Dave Atkins, and one > other fellow, I met on Tuesday that was in homebuilt camping area that I > cannot for the life of me remember his name. (sorry, I know you are on the > list, please chime in if you read this) > > As far as the 11:00 am rotary gatherings, I think I did not do a very good > job of organizing that. Perhaps next year I will try to do better. I was > there Tuesday and we had three guys, Wednesday two, and Thursday I got tied > up somewhere else, and time got away from me. I think there were more that > showed up, but we had no way of identifying each other. I am not sure what > the best way to make it more obvious is, perhaps next year we meet at one > particular airplane at a given time, instead of just in front of the > homebuilt headquarters. There were about 75 to 100 people hanging around > there most anytime I walked buy there. Maybe we can get Tracy to fly his RV8 > next year and that can be the meeting place. Might make for some easier to > tell who is there for the rotary, and who is just sitting in the shade. > (actually, perhaps all those 75 to 100 people were there for the rotary meet > up! ;) > > David Cook - I was hoping to meet you this year, I met a guy last year > that is in your EAA chapter (if I remember right) and he told me about your > project. Sorry we didn't cross paths. > Tracy - you were missed there this year. Just isn't the same without you > there. Perhaps next year with the 8. :) > > Ben > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > --0015175ce14279b33004702ab2e3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Ben, kind of missed going to Oshkosh this year but I feel good about= getting the -8 ready for it's inspection next week.=A0=A0 Only about 5= years after my goal but Oshkosh 2010 should be a no brainer : )

Yep= , I spend at least as much time trying to talk builders out of auto convers= ions as I do 'into' it.=A0 Definitely not the fastest way to get in= to the air.

Realizing how little time I've had to work on and fly my own plane = lately brought me to a decision this week.=A0 In the past, I've taken o= n every request to do custom engine controllers and monitors for virtually = any engine that builders asked for. =A0 These end up as one of a kind syste= ms that take hundreds of hours to develop and support and I realized that i= s no longer possible for me to keep up with.=A0 Time to simplify.

Glad there were some of you guys at Oshkosh to fly the rotary flag this= year though.

Tracy

On Sun, Aug 2,= 2009 at 7:54 AM, Ben Schneider <plumberben@yahoo.com> wrote:

All,

=A0 Got back from Oshkosh, talked rotary with several rotary people, and a= few newbies. =A0One thing I have tried to do when people ask about the rot= ary installation is not to give people a pair of rose colored glasses. AL t= ell them that if they just want to bolt on and go, then the rotary is not t= here yet, put on a Lycoming. But if they enjoy tinkering, some problem solv= ing, and building things by hand, then it may be a good option for them. Do= n't want to discourage people from the rotary movement, but also don= 9;t want to paint a false picture only to have them start, then change, and= badmouth the rotaries, we get enough of that the way it is.

=A0Rotary airplanes on the field were, Chuck Dunlop, Dave Atkins, and one = other fellow, I met on Tuesday that was in homebuilt camping area that I ca= nnot for the life of me remember his name. (sorry, I know you are on the li= st, please chime in if you read this)

=A0As far as the 11:00 am rotary gatherings, I think I did not do a very g= ood job of organizing that. Perhaps next year I will try to do better. I wa= s there Tuesday and we had three guys, Wednesday two, and Thursday I got ti= ed up somewhere else, and time got away from me. I think there were more th= at showed up, but we had no way of identifying each other. I am not sure wh= at the best way to make it more obvious is, perhaps next year we meet at on= e particular airplane at a given time, instead of just in front of the home= built headquarters. There were about 75 to 100 people hanging around there = most anytime I walked buy there. Maybe we can get Tracy to fly his RV8 next= year and that can be the meeting place. Might make for some easier to tell= who is there for the rotary, and who is just sitting in the shade. (actual= ly, perhaps all those 75 to 100 people were there for the rotary meet up! ;= )

=A0 David Cook - I was hoping to meet you this year, I met a guy last year= that is in your EAA chapter (if I remember right) and he told me about you= r project. Sorry we didn't cross paths.
=A0 Tracy - you were missed there this year. Just isn't the same witho= ut you there. Perhaps next year with the 8. :)

Ben

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