X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-iw0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4485191 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:50:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so345982iwn.25 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:50:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=C8JelOfaYKFLPgAdKBvm5CbK5t3CB7f6aIVZFt+Mmp0=; b=gclThjbBweHwqxFXEnVHgmZEx6L6w4GQtPvHpSk4dheQfB5tXDzhQNWRVcap7b5RTO b6lbQ3SZBXQfuE1RlFx01of3P/AikDAfR8EvrEhq6Ba5lQSvL8N2CiWGrYzCsfu0MsKf Cn8cGmyIIWsJHybsuFVDxxolwNdGuK+eiZuJ8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=YaMJvww8GfexdZBypC6hUNNMo1Lio4HbuCY81YPyRviMEbMn8/cNXaj659qAdyjad2 thuD2uHtjgg+NIbOksRiO1DMPOGCAiLcldVFqMEOeYPBZsWPu7cWMGcGZubgUKBmJkMs nOQEG2EQ515VarsBJ+4sfdTNssEszjsOlD4KA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.191.138 with SMTP id dm10mr828952ibb.126.1285721413244; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:50:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.173.137 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:50:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:50:12 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Belated Paducah Comments From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e64f90b01e63c304915b58b8 --0016e64f90b01e63c304915b58b8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ed, Good report, but where are the pictures? Mark S. On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Ed Anderson wrote: > Hi Gang, > > Just made it back from the great Paducha, KY flyin today. > > Yes, delayed returning several days by the inclement weather covering the > east coast. I mean we went 3 months without rain and the weekend I go > flying the bottom drops out of the sky. However, being "Stuck" in Paducha > was not an undue hardship as Sam Hodges and his delightful spouse, Rose, > took me to their seculded and beautiful log house in "wilderness". So > thanks, Sam and Rose, greatly appreciated and enjoyed the time spend with > you. > > Also needless to say, thanks to Ed and his wife Dora and family for putting > on the show. The Paducha River Walk BBQ festive on Friday night was > certainly fun and interesting - not to mention fattening. Got to see a lot > of the products that Ed produces for a varity of customers - has a novel and > useful motor mount jig for welding up a motor mount for just about any > aircraft type. > > It's already been said, but its worth repeating, Steve and Doug presented > some very interesting information that clearly reflected a great amount of > data gathering and analysis. Steve present his alternative theory for SAG > which I must say he supported with gobs of data and facts - He presented an > alternative theory to my theory of Spark Plug Fouling being the cause of SAG > and I am eagerly looking forward to Steve trying out colder plugs. Doug's > presentation on the factors affecting BFSC, power and tuning for the rotary > were clearly interesting, just didn't have enough time to discuss it with > him. Great Job Steve and Doug, keep the data and analysis flowing. > > Richard fired up his superbly designed and crafted single rotor design - > clearly needs to be stuck on the front end of something with wings - I don't > care how much he throttles it up, its just never going to get that pickup > airborne {:>). Amazing what he has done as one individual. Will probably > use it to power my LSA when I can no longer pass my class III. > > The Cozy Girrrls, Chrisi and Randy had some of their products - focused on > but not exclusively for the Canard crowd. They had a beautiful mock up of > their turbo and motor mount product. I'm still awed by their "Red Flyer" 18 > wheeler "Motor Home". > > Well, after landing (skipping) downwind at Paducah with 4.4 gallons > remaining in the tanks (30 minutes min reserve required by the FAA) due to > very unfavorable head winds on the way over, I was very pleased to land back > home with 13 Gallons in the tank. Did have help from a bit of a tail wind > and made if from Paducah, Ky to Charlotte NC in 3 hours on the nose with a > cruise burn rate of 8 gph > > It was terrific to see the expression on Sam Hodge's face when he poured > the coals to his beautiful Rv-7A with my prop attached and watched his tires > slip from the greater thrust. His spouse, Rose, was doing a bit of a jig of > joy herself. However, next time I fly to a rotary flyin, I think I will > bring a cable to lock down my prop {:>). > > For the record, Sam discussed the prop problem with Cato and everything is > going to be resolved to Sam's expectations (like as in *quickly*!). So we > should be getting flight reports from Sam within a Month or sooner. > > Ed > > Edward L. Anderson > Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC > 305 Reefton Road > Weddington, NC 28104 > http://www.andersonee.com > http://www.eicommander.com > --0016e64f90b01e63c304915b58b8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed,

Good report, but where are the pictures?
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Mark S.

On Tue, Sep 28, 201= 0 at 6:37 PM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Gang,
=A0
Just=A0made it back from the great =A0Paducha, KY= =20 flyin today.=A0
=A0
Yes, delayed returning several days by the inclem= ent=20 weather covering the east coast.=A0 I mean we went 3 months without rain an= d=20 the weekend I go flying the bottom drops out of the sky.=A0 However, being= =20 "Stuck" in Paducha was not an undue hardship as Sam Hodges and hi= s delightful=20 spouse, Rose, took me to their seculded and beautiful log house in=20 "wilderness".=A0=A0=A0 So thanks, Sam and Rose,=20 greatly=A0appreciated and enjoyed the time spend with you.=A0=20
=A0
Also needless to say, thanks to Ed and his wife D= ora and=20 family for putting on the show.=A0 The Paducha River Walk BBQ festive on=20 Friday night was certainly fun and interesting - not to mention fattening.= =A0=20 Got to see a lot of the products that Ed produces for a varity of customers= -=20 has a novel and useful motor mount jig for welding up a motor mount for jus= t=20 about any aircraft type.
=A0
It's already been said, but its worth repeati= ng, Steve and=20 Doug presented some very interesting information that clearly reflected a g= reat=20 amount of data gathering and analysis.=A0 Steve present his alternative=20 theory for SAG which I must say he supported with gobs of data and facts - = He=20 presented an alternative theory to my theory of Spark Plug Fouling being th= e=20 cause of SAG and I am eagerly looking forward to Steve trying out colder=20 plugs.=A0 Doug's presentation on the factors affecting BFSC, power and= =20 tuning=A0for the rotary were clearly interesting, just didn't have enou= gh=20 time to discuss it with him.=A0 Great Job Steve and Doug, keep the data and= =20 analysis flowing.
=A0
Richard fired up his superbly designed and crafte= d single=20 rotor design - clearly needs to be stuck on the front end of something with= =20 wings - I don't care how much he throttles it up, its just never going = to get=20 that pickup airborne {:>).=A0 Amazing what he has done as one=20 individual.=A0 Will probably use it to power my LSA when I can no longer=20 pass=A0 my class III.
=A0
The Cozy Girrrls, Chrisi and Randy had some of th= eir=20 products - focused on but not exclusively for the Canard crowd.=A0 They had= a=20 beautiful mock up of their turbo and motor mount product.=A0 I'm still = awed=20 by their "Red Flyer" 18 wheeler "Motor Home".
=A0
Well, after landing (skipping) downwind=A0at Padu= cah=20 with 4.4 gallons remaining in the tanks (30 minutes min reserve required by= the=20 FAA) due to very unfavorable head winds on the way over, I was very pleased= to=20 land back home with 13 Gallons in the tank.=A0 Did have help from a bit of = a=20 tail wind and made if from Paducah, Ky to Charlotte NC in 3 hours on the no= se=20 with a cruise burn rate of 8 gph
=A0
It was terrific to see the expression on Sam Hodg= e's face=20 when he poured the coals to his beautiful Rv-7A with my prop attached=A0and= =20 watched his tires slip from the greater thrust.=A0 His spouse, Rose, was=20 doing a bit of a jig of joy herself.=A0 However, next time I fly to a rotar= y=20 flyin, I think I will bring a cable to lock down my prop {:>).=A0=20
=A0
For the record, Sam discussed the prop problem wi= th Cato=20 and everything is going to be resolved to Sam's expectations (like as i= n=20 quickly!).=A0 So we should be getting flight reports from= =20 Sam within a Month or sooner.
=A0
Ed
=A0
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic Enterpr= ises=20 LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com

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