X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4582587 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:37:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from omta17.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.73]) by qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id YDFF1f0021afHeLA8KcRp9; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:36:25 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([71.57.77.95]) by omta17.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id YKcP1f00D23NHuF8dKcQhh; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:36:25 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: N343BS Update Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:36:23 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01CB865C.6D197810" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3502.922 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3502.922 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CB865C.6D197810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, If the weather weren=E2=80=99t so crappy today, I would have the 40 = hours under my belt. Sitting at 39.4 right now.=20 It has been an interesting process. As I reported earlier, My Blue = Mountain failed last year, (after about 10 hours of flight test) at the = same time that they went =E2=80=98belly up=E2=80=99. Greg DID fix the = unit, but I lost over 6 months waiting for the resolution, so I rewired = the panel for a Grand Rapids system. Got it back in the air in April = this year. Had some Motor Home travel mixed in, so am just wrapping up = the test program. I have a 76x76 Catto prop, and can get 6100 RPM static. Has a very good = climb rate compared to the certified planes that I used to fly. Still = have some tuning issues to tweak, but it runs strong and steady over = most of the range. Yesterday I did a circle of the test area in cruise = mode. Equivalent of > 100 mile cross country.=20 I think I am still marginal on cooling for hot weather, but the weather = is cool now so I am delaying doing anything more about that until = summer.=20 Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase I testing (almost done) From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:51 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...not Bill,=20 Good point. I measure mine on the inlet side of the WP, so it would = naturally read lower. How's your flying going? Have you flown off your 40 hours? Any = problems that you would want to share with the group? =20 Mark On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Bill Schertz = wrote: Mark, It depends where the pressure sensor is. Mine is on the outlet side of = the water pump, so it measures the static pressure as well as the = dynamic head pressure that is forcing the water through the radiator. I = have a 10# cap on the reservoir at the low side, and it holds the = pressure of the system. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase I testing From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:51 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...not Doug,=20 I paused the video on the EM-2 frames and noticed a couple of things. = RPM showing NOP, Fuel Pressure =3D 50, Water Pressure =3D 30. I = normally see about 13 psi WP. I just though it was interesting that the = RPM was INOP. Maybe he has a separate tach. Personally, I would be = concerned to see 30 psi WP. =20 Mark On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM, wrote: Wow...I"m going to have to get a nap! Meant "I-Tunes" vs e-bay! = Interesting to see his EM-2 in some of the video frames as he explores = various flight regimes! dl Sent on the Sprint=C2=AE Now Network from my BlackBerry=C2=AE -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CB865C.6D197810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mark,
If the weather weren=E2=80=99t so crappy today, I would have the 40 = hours under my=20 belt. Sitting at 39.4 right now.
 
It has been an interesting process. As I reported earlier, My Blue = Mountain=20 failed last year, (after about 10 hours of flight test) at the same time = that=20 they went =E2=80=98belly up=E2=80=99. Greg DID fix the unit, but I lost = over 6 months waiting=20 for the resolution, so I rewired the panel for a Grand Rapids = system.  Got=20 it back in the air in April this year.  Had some Motor Home travel = mixed=20 in, so am just wrapping up the test program.
 
I have a 76x76 Catto prop, and can get 6100 RPM static.  Has a = very=20 good climb rate compared to the certified planes that I used to fly. = Still have=20 some tuning issues to tweak, but it runs strong and steady over most of = the=20 range. Yesterday I did a circle of the test area in cruise mode. = Equivalent of=20 > 100 mile cross country.
 
I think I am still marginal on cooling for hot weather, but the = weather is=20 cool now so I am delaying doing anything more about that until summer. =
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing (almost = done)
 
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:51 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on=20 "ebay"...not
 
Bill,
 
Good point.  I measure mine on the inlet side of the WP, so it = would=20 naturally read lower.
 
How's your flying going?  Have you flown off your 40 = hours?  Any=20 problems that you would want to share with the group? 
 
Mark

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Bill Schertz = <wschertz@comcast.net> = wrote:
Mark,
It depends where the pressure sensor is. Mine is on the outlet = side of=20 the water pump, so it measures the static pressure as well as the = dynamic head=20 pressure that is forcing the water through the radiator. I have a 10# = cap on=20 the reservoir at the low side, and it holds the pressure of the = system.
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing
 
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on=20 "ebay"...not
 
Doug,=20
 
I paused the video on the EM-2 frames and noticed a couple of=20 things.  RPM showing NOP, Fuel Pressure =3D 50, Water Pressure = =3D 30. =20 I normally see about 13 psi WP.  I just though it was interesting = that=20 the RPM was INOP.  Maybe he has a separate tach.  = Personally, I=20 would be concerned to see 30 psi WP. 

Mark
 
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM, <dlomheim@aol.com>=20 wrote:
Wow...I"m going to have to get a nap!  Meant=20 "I-Tunes" vs e-bay!  Interesting to see his EM-2 in some of the = video=20 frames  as he explores various flight = regimes!

dl
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