X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3861795 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:49:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20090922034901.JLOD14181.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:49:01 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.90.215]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id jfoy1c00M4emyWU04fp0Hj; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:49:01 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=pFm1DC4Pu-kA:10 a=HHGDD-5mAAAA:8 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=j0mB7YqWe_XFmebqadEA:9 a=ENTtGuyvZZ0scko68W6Ohc1olGQA:4 a=i1zE5R4R5dEA:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=Jsv1NMhbwLXYs4RRoJ8A:9 a=aZFRSkwKfr4_nwHvUe4A:7 a=5z4fu71Xm5T2baum1rkPSViuUH0A:4 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to report... Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:48:59 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0069_01CA3AFC.F1E9C740" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01CA3AFC.F1E9C740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My headset is the original Lightspeed 20K - about 12 years old and still = fine. I've tried a Lightspeed 33K swapping back and forth between it and = the 20K in my buddy's Mooney. The 33K is slightly better than my old = 20K, but not enough to justify upgrading. I borrowed another friend's Lightspeed Zulu a few weeks ago and flew = with it in the RV for about an hour. Significantly better than my 20K = and I plan on making that upgrade once I can scare up the cash. Another friend has the Bose which he just bought. Havent been able to = talk him out of it yet for a test flight but I hope to. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve Thomas=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:40 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to report... Is there anyone out there with a Lightspeed Zulu that can report on = its effectiveness? Best Regards, Steve Thomas _______________________________________________________ On Sep 21, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: Lightspeed 33G. =20 On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Steve Thomas = wrote: Mark,=20 Which ANR do you use? Best Regards, Steve Thomas _______________________________________________________ On Sep 21, 2009, at 5:26 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: Good report Mike. I know what you mean about a quieter muffler. = My ANR headset does a good job of killing the low frequencies, but a = poor job on the higher frequencies. The rotary has both. So take your = pick, turn the ANR on and listen to the high frequencies, or turn it off = and listen to the low rumble. If I could only find an ANR that can do = both I would be a happy camper. =20 Mark On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike Wills = wrote: I added another 1.3 hours to my total flight time today. And = for the first time I landed and was completely satisfied with the = flight. I'd still like to quiet it down a little, but this was the first = flight where I didnt feel like there was anything that had to be fixed = before the next flight. Even the landing was pretty decent. I've got just over 9 hours of flight time and about 40 hours = of engine run time now. So far all of my flight time has been directly = over the airport because to venture away requires flying over about 50 = miles of mostly unlandable mountainous terrain. But I'm starting to = think seriously about stretching the legs a little... Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_0069_01CA3AFC.F1E9C740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My headset is the original Lightspeed = 20K - about=20 12 years old and still fine. I've tried a Lightspeed 33K swapping back = and forth=20 between it and the 20K in my buddy's Mooney. The 33K is slightly better = than my=20 old 20K, but not enough to justify upgrading.
 
I borrowed another friend's Lightspeed = Zulu a few=20 weeks ago and flew with it in the RV for about an hour. Significantly = better=20 than my 20K and I plan on making that upgrade once I can scare up the=20 cash.
 
Another friend has the Bose which he = just bought.=20 Havent been able to talk him out of it yet for a test flight but I hope=20 to.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve = Thomas
Sent: Monday, September 21, = 2009 8:40=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = nothing to=20 report...

Is there anyone out there with a Lightspeed Zulu that = can=20 report on its effectiveness?

Best Regards,

Steve Thomas
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On Sep 21, 2009, at 8:33 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:
Lightspeed 33G.


 
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Steve = Thomas <glasair2@me.com>=20 wrote:
Mark,=20

Which ANR do you use?

Best Regards,

Steve Thomas
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On Sep 21, 2009, at 5:26 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:

Good report Mike.  I know what you mean about a = quieter=20 muffler.  My ANR headset does a good job of killing the low = frequencies, but a poor job on the higher frequencies.  The = rotary=20 has both.  So take your pick, turn the ANR on = and listen=20 to the high frequencies, or turn it off and listen to the = low=20 rumble.  If I could only find an ANR that can do both I = would be a=20 happy camper. 
 
Mark

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike = Wills=20 <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:
I added another 1.3 hours to = my total=20 flight time today. And for the first time I landed and was = completely=20 satisfied with the flight. I'd still like to quiet it down a = little,=20 but this was the first flight where I didnt feel like there = was=20 anything that had to be fixed before the next flight. Even the = landing=20 was pretty decent.
 
I've got just over 9 = hours of flight=20 time and about 40 hours of engine run time now. So far = all of my=20 flight time has been directly over the airport because to = venture away=20 requires flying over about 50 miles of mostly unlandable = mountainous=20 terrain. But I'm starting to think seriously about stretching = the legs=20 a little...
 
Mike Wills
RV-4=20 = N144MW




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