X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from exhub003-1.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.28] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c2) with ESMTPS id 3987753 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:37:22 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.28; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by exhub003-1.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.28]) with mapi; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:36:45 -0800 From: Jeff Whaley To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:39:00 -0800 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: First X-Country milestone Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: First X-Country milestone Thread-Index: Acpsw7Q8wERzsiA8TXy0pZM27H9EUAARoVPQ Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E0153A41BCBAEEXVMBX0035e_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E0153A41BCBAEEXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mike: Yes, I'm sure about the gauge and oil temp ... having spent the better part= of 8 months trying to get the oil temp below 220F. I now have 2 oil coolers in series and vastly improved cowl inlets along wi= th sealing against unwanted air ... it is over-kill but the OAT is also onl= y 45F. Jeff From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Mike Wills Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:04 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First X-Country milestone Meant to ask, are you sure about that oil temp? That's awfully low. Have yo= u verified the gauge works? Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Whaley To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:46 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] First X-Country milestone My Mazda 13B powered 2+2 finally got out of the circuit this past weekend. = It was only a 25 mile ferry flight to transfer the airplane from one base = to another but a big milestone none the less. The airplane was moved to my= instructor's airport to facilitate training - I need tail-wheel transition= ing. We flew over 4 lane highways, 2 lane highways and secondary roads to = be as safe as possible but were restricted to 2500' AGL because I don't hav= e a Mode C transponder yet. The flight was without incident; the engine pu= rred along at 5500 rpm all the way except for the "arrive-in-style" high s= peed pass and climb out at 6500 rpm that my instructor/pilot (he's Pitt's A= erobatic Instructor-endorsed) performed - that put a smile on my face! :). The engine is still running cold (W-155F, O-110F); but we both figured it b= est to leave well enough alone until after we return to local operations. = I have restrictor plates made up for the oil cooler inlets and will insert = them 1 at a time to increase the operating temperatures on next flights - w= ill keep you all posted as to how this plays out. Jeff (happy, happy) --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E0153A41BCBAEEXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Mike:

Yes, I’m sure abou= t the gauge and oil temp … having spent the better part of 8 months trying = to get the oil temp below 220F.

I now have 2 oil coolers= in series and vastly improved cowl inlets along with sealing against unwanted = air … it is over-kill but the OAT is also only 45F.

Jeff

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From: Rotary motors= in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Will= s
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:04 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First X-Country milestone=

 

Meant to ask, are you sure about that oil temp? That's awfully low. Have you veri= fied the gauge works?

 

Mike

----- Original Message -----

From: Jeff Whaley

Sent: Monday, Novemb= er 23, 2009 6:46 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Fi= rst X-Country milestone

 

My Mazda 13B powered 2+2 finally got out of the circui= t this past weekend.  It was only a 25 mile ferry flight to transfer the airp= lane from one base to another but a big milestone none the less.  The airpl= ane was moved to my instructor’s airport to facilitate training – I need tail-wheel transitioning.  We flew over 4 lane highways, 2 lane highways and secondary roads to be as safe as possible but were restricted = to 2500’ AGL because I don’t have a Mode C transponder yet.  = The flight was without incident; the engine purred along at 5500 rpm all the wa= y except for the “arrive-in-style”  high speed pass and clim= b out at 6500 rpm that my instructor/pilot (he’s Pitt’s Aerobatic Instructor-endorsed) performed – that put a smile on my face! J.

 

The engine is still running cold (W-155F, O-110F); but= we both figured it best to leave well enough alone until after we return to lo= cal operations.  I have restrictor plates made up for the oil cooler inlet= s and will insert them 1 at a time to increase the operating temperatures on = next flights – will keep you all posted as to how this plays out.

Jeff (happy, happy)

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