X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f184.google.com ([209.85.221.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3862906 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:46:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.221.184; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by qyk14 with SMTP id 14so287314qyk.26 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:46:15 -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=UNnjSDzYrImTtMc/Ef+mhnez3Pqt3z/H9tk0YqypASc=; b=TGTlGWUyKDo4SuTfdYUcZ35aWosTqsfHOcKpx2gtl3YZS3lS6GsSax8BcdBkZgA7jd d+Um6HviAOePtOXvsLLnLJUvWncjG+q+/8/NeBNn0Va6PTNBFwFoIbqk1UgqEPRBpq0M bIWVeyps4X5qz708w/VAsUk8UuF9vEPkNFTmY= 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=XHYnM6di8XwaLvzILv53xDxwHVk+GnY/7Je2w4lpd6NhISFzTkZZrmtdWn6eRqSig5 fs5R42WkzBmhDyQj7lZ0jFis22R+JHT5abjnLx4cDBdlNbbbC4lqX53XR4SaxA7kSYhS pvm1MfzlC638Y1c3vZ1/wtnkU7ekqnj3lmmsQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.81.132 with SMTP id x4mr1430687qak.163.1253670375890; Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:46:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:46:15 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 3af6e4993ee166f7 Message-ID: <1b4b137c0909221846o1c473ea3u395ee8bd8c230a1e@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly rotary builder From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000feaedef9f6ba28d047434e112 --000feaedef9f6ba28d047434e112 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable His name is Sam Hodges. I was surprised that I had never heard of him, so = I did a search of the fly rotary list and found one reference to him by Doug Lomheim back in Jan of this year. He is not listed as a customer of Tracy= =92s but has a lot of Tracy=92s stuff installed. Unfortunately, I have not kept the customer list up to date in years. I would guess that less than 15% of customers are active on this list. There are a lot of "lone rangers" out there. For example, a grass farmer from Oregon (Marion Knox) made the first flight in his Renesis powered RV-6 a week or so ago. Tracy Crook On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Bryan Winberry wrote: > Bill, > > It=92s a hand crafted 74" X 88 Prop from Catto. > > BW > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *O= n > Behalf Of *Bill Bradburry > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:05 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly rotary builder > > > > Does anybody know what kind of prop that is? I think Sam=92s rad and oil > cooler were made by Ed Klepsis at TechWelding. Looks like it may be a wa= ter > to oil cooler. > > > > Bill B > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *O= n > Behalf Of *Bryan Winberry > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:23 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly rotary builder > > I have traded emails with him, but it has been a while. I don=92t know i= f > these pics are still accurate. > > Bryan > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *O= n > Behalf Of *Bill Bradburry > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:13 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Stealthly rotary builder > > > > A friend just sent me a group of pictures of a really well built RV-9A > with a rotary installation. He has just done his first engine start. Hi= s > name is Sam Hodges. I was surprised that I had never heard of him, so I = did > a search of the fly rotary list and found one reference to him by Doug > Lomheim back in Jan of this year. He is not listed as a customer of Trac= y=92s > but has a lot of Tracy=92s stuff installed. > > Talk about your really good job without any input from the list! > > I would like to see more of his plane so I hope someone who knows him wil= l > post some picures soon. > > > > Bill B > --000feaedef9f6ba28d047434e112 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable His name is Sam Hodges.=A0 I was surpri= sed that I had never heard of him, so I did a search of the fly rotary list and found one refere= nce to him by Doug Lomheim back in Jan of this year.=A0 He is not listed as a customer of Tracy=92s but has a lot of Tracy=92s stuff installed.

Unfortunately, I have not kept the customer= list up to date in years.=A0 I would guess that less than 15% of customers= are active on this list.=A0 There are a lot of "lone rangers" ou= t there.=A0=A0 For example, a grass farmer from Oregon (Marion Knox) made t= he first flight in his Renesis powered RV-6 a week or so ago.=A0

Tracy Crook


On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 = at 9:31 PM, Bryan Winberry <bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net> wrote:
<= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 2= 04, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

Bill,

It=92s a hand crafted 74" X 8= 8 Prop from Catto.

BW

=A0

From: Ro= tary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Bradburry
Sent: Tuesday, September 2= 2, 2009 9:05 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircr= aft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: S= tealthly rotary builder

=A0

Does anybody know what kind of prop that is?=A0 I think Sam=92s rad and oil cooler were made by Ed Klepsis at TechWelding.=A0 Looks like it may be a water to oil cooler.

=A0

Bill B=A0

=A0

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:fl= yrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bryan Winberry
Sent: Tuesday, September 2= 2, 2009 7:23 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: S= tealthly rotary builder

I have traded emails with him, but= it has been a while. =A0I don=92t know if these pics are still accurate.

Bryan

=A0

From: Ro= tary motors in aircraft [mailto:fl= yrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Bradburry
Sent: Tuesday, September 2= 2, 2009 7:13 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Steal= thly rotary builder

=A0

=A0A friend just sent me a group of pictures of a really well built RV-9A with a rotary installation.=A0 He has just done his first engine start.=A0 His name is Sam Hodges.=A0 I was surprised that I had never heard of him, so I did a search of the fly rotary list and found one refere= nce to him by Doug Lomheim back in Jan of this year.=A0 He is not listed as a customer of Tracy=92s but has a lot of Tracy=92s stuff installed.

Talk about your really good job without any input from the list!<= /font>

I would like to see more of his plane so I hope someone who knows him will post some picures soon.

=A0

Bill B


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