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 4485770 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:25:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so1084776iwn.25 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:25:15 -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=JYsI63Ci0LjGIwEVGzQ4BDyNGTUdDyL6OoUeHmXRKQw=; b=ehuEw6+G4cZZV8h70azLTwo39DbPEgiTMU8x0ehYGyLsPOZeIXq2azhxOE7p5Z7R2g VQzvLpsvdv/gZ72zxh+kq0vzI6qNmsar8SMTHJLtnkBS/u5255s3YvFp738aIEKjrpx+ 8nYqCk+EPDNQjNxlC0hwzpE3bYwrbu2+WJaW4= 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=sJOnhxLf2WoyPOxE9AcNtczq/YH3Ub/qPCffd4Q4DE03pR/55UuCQ5Pm1RtadkDcMq u1s9zZIKS/rKOL98mW8yQhCj/pNOw2Y2Q4+sZihQBUd4pV5L/0fscjUo7AjULV3nFQU6 pCUwqJOahz715bDAYNTDV0Qx824QG18lRQjMI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.32.73 with SMTP id b9mr1678376ibd.133.1285763114927; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:25:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.173.137 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:25:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:25:14 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Belated Paducah Comments From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0022152d6c91bb07220491650d85 --0022152d6c91bb07220491650d85 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ed, From all of those that could make it to the fly-in... Thanks! Mark On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Ed Anderson wrote: > Ok, Mark > > Took some photos, but figured somebody else had already posted some. Will > get some on the list in the next day. > > Ed > > *From:* Mark Steitle > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:50 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Belated Paducah Comments > > 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 >> > > --0022152d6c91bb07220491650d85 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
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From all of those that could make it to the fly-in... Thanks!
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Mark

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@c= arolina.rr.com> wrote:
Ok, Mark
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Took some photos, but figured somebody else had a= lready posted some.=A0 Will get some on the list in the next day.
=A0
Ed

Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:50 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <= /div>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Belated Paducah Comments

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Good report, but where are the pictures?

Mark S.

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Gang,
=A0
Just=A0made it back from the great =A0Paducha, KY= flyin today.=A0
=A0
Yes, delayed returning several days by the inclem= ent weather covering the east coast.=A0 I mean we went 3 months without rai= n and the weekend I go flying the bottom drops out of the sky.=A0 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 lo= g house in "wilderness".=A0=A0=A0 So thanks, Sam and Rose, greatl= y=A0appreciated and enjoyed the time spend with you.=A0
=A0
Also needless to say, thanks to Ed and his wife D= ora and family for putting on the show.=A0 The Paducha River Walk BBQ festi= ve on Friday night was certainly fun and interesting - not to mention fatte= ning.=A0 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 m= ount for just about any aircraft type.
=A0
It's already been said, but its worth repeati= ng, Steve and Doug presented some very interesting information that clearly= reflected a great amount of data gathering and analysis.=A0 Steve present = his alternative theory for SAG which I must say he supported with gobs of d= ata and facts - He presented an alternative theory to my theory of Spark Pl= ug Fouling being the cause of SAG and I am eagerly looking forward to Steve= trying out colder plugs.=A0 Doug's presentation on the factors affecti= ng BFSC, power and tuning=A0for the rotary were clearly interesting, just d= idn't have enough time to discuss it with him.=A0 Great Job Steve and D= oug, keep the data and analysis flowing.
=A0
Richard fired up his superbly designed and crafte= d single rotor design - clearly needs to be stuck on the front end of somet= hing with wings - I don't care how much he throttles it up, its just ne= ver going to get that pickup airborne {:>).=A0 Amazing what he has done = as one individual.=A0 Will probably use it to power my LSA when I can no lo= nger pass=A0 my class III.
=A0
The Cozy Girrrls, Chrisi and Randy had some of th= eir products - focused on but not exclusively for the Canard crowd.=A0 They= had a beautiful mock up of their turbo and motor mount product.=A0 I'm= still awed by their "Red Flyer" 18 wheeler "Motor Home"= ;.
=A0
Well, after landing (skipping) downwind=A0at Padu= cah with 4.4 gallons remaining in the tanks (30 minutes min reserve require= d by the FAA) due to very unfavorable head winds on the way over, I was ver= y pleased to land back home with 13 Gallons in the tank.=A0 Did have help f= rom 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
=A0
It was terrific to see the expression on Sam Hodg= e's face when he poured the coals to his beautiful Rv-7A with my prop a= ttached=A0and watched his tires slip from the greater thrust.=A0 His spouse= , Rose, was doing a bit of a jig of joy herself.=A0 However, next time I fl= y to a rotary flyin, I think I will bring a cable to lock down my prop {:&g= t;).=A0
=A0
For the record, Sam discussed the prop problem wi= th Cato and everything is going to be resolved to Sam's expectations (l= ike as in quickly!).=A0 So we should be getting flight rep= orts from Sam within a Month or sooner.
=A0
Ed
=A0
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic Enterpr= ises LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com
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