X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from outbound-b1.mx-route.com ([208.123.79.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5135738 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:55:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.123.79.45; envelope-from=tom@midwestaviation.net Received: from fl-184-0-224-156.dhcp.centurylinkservices.net (HELO [192.168.1.71]) ([184.0.224.156]) by smtp.mxtoolbox.com with ESMTP/TLS/AES128-SHA; 25 Sep 2011 08:55:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle's Lancair ES/20B PPort References: From: Tom Giddings Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-43--650713923 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8F190) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:54:59 -0400 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8F190) --Apple-Mail-43--650713923 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mark: How many miles did you travel round trip Kind Regards Tom Giddings VP Avionics Sales Midwest Avionics 200 Hardy Roberts Drive Paducah, KY 42086-0219 877-904-9966 tom@midwestavionics.net Online Store=20 www.midwest-avionics.com On Sep 25, 2011, at 9:44 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: > Tom,=20 > I had to cruise slow as I was flying with two RV's. LOL =20 >=20 > Most of the trip was at between 20-22 MAP with the c/s prop set at 1700rpm= . We kept the speeds between 160 and 170mph most of the way. Even at 180 I= was still getting around 15 mpg, but fuel burn went up a bit as you would e= xpect (no free lunches). >=20 > Mark =20 >=20 > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Thomas Giddings = wrote: > Mark: What kind of speed vs power setting/fuel burn? what altitude ? >=20 > Tom Giddings > VP Avionics Sales > MIDWEST AVIONICS > 200 Hardy Roberts Dr > PO Box 219 > West Paducah,KY 42086 > 877.904.9966 Toll Free > 727.858.1772 Mobile > 270.744.3466 Fax > tom@midwestaviation.net > Online Store > www.midwest-avionics.com >=20 >=20 >=20 > >=20 > On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: >=20 >> We are really sorry we had to head home early, but glad we did as the wea= ther was moving into the area. We could see the front just a few miles off t= o the west as we headed south. We had a 15-20 mph headwind all the way home= , but the air was clear and fairly smooth. Bobby stopped for the night in T= yler, TX to visit his sister while I headed on to Lockhart arriving just aft= er dark. My first night landing in a long time was the best one of the trip= ,... go figure. >>=20 >> This trip gave me time to get more familiar with the finer tuning of the E= M-2. Using modes 4 and 5, I was able to balance the mixtures for the three r= otors so that I was able to lean the A/F down to 9.5 - 10.5 gph. I landed i= n Lockhart 5 hrs, 2 minutes flight time with 42 gallons left in the tanks. H= eck, I could have made it all the way to the Gulf of Mexico before needing t= o buy fuel. I love my rotary and the Lancair! What a great match! >> =20 >> We had a wonderful time and look forward to next year's gathering. A big= thanks to all who opened their homes, hangars, and arms to a couple of Texa= s rotorheads. >>=20 >> Mark S. =20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:57 PM, wrote: >>=20 >> 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/Lis= t.html >>=20 >>=20 >=20 >=20 > <5KY3toKTYR_9_24_11.jpg> > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List= .html --Apple-Mail-43--650713923 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Mark: How many miles did you travel rou= nd trip

Kind Regards
Tom Giddings
VP Avionics Sale= s
Midwest Avionics
200 Hardy Roberts Drive
Pad= ucah, KY 42086-0219
877-904-9966
Online Store =


On Sep 25, 2011, at 9:44 AM= , Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com<= /a>> wrote:

Tom,&n= bsp;
I had to cruise slow as I was flying with two RV's.  LOL  = ;

Most of the trip was at between 20-22 MAP with th= e c/s prop set at 1700rpm.   We kept the speeds between 160 and 170mph m= ost of the way.  Even at 180 I was still getting around 15 mpg, but fue= l burn went up a bit as you would expect (no free lunches).

Mark  

On Sun, Se= p 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Thomas Giddings <tom@m= idwestaviation.net> wrote:
Mark: What kind of speed vs power settin= g/fuel burn? what altitude ?

Tom Giddings
VP Avionics Sales
MIDWEST AVIONICS
200 Hardy Roberts D= r
PO Box 219
West Paducah,KY 42086
877.904.9966 Toll Free
727.858.1772= Mobile
270.74= 4.3466 Fax
tom@midwestaviation.net
Online Store
www.midwest-avionics.com<= /a>



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On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:

We are really sorry we had to head home early, but gla= d we did as the weather was moving into the area.  We could see the fro= nt just a few miles off to the west as we headed south.  We had a 15-20= mph headwind all the way home, but the air was clear and fairly smooth.&nbs= p; Bobby stopped for the night in Tyler, TX to visit his sister while I head= ed on to Lockhart arriving just after dark.  My first night landing in a= long time was the best one of the trip,... go figure.

This trip gave me time to get more familiar with the finer tuning of the= EM-2.  Using modes 4 and 5, I was able to balance the mixtures for the= three rotors so that I was able to lean the A/F down to 9.5 - 10.5 gph.&nbs= p; I landed in Lockhart 5 hrs, 2 minutes flight time with 42 gallons left in= the tanks.  Heck, I could have made it all the way to the Gulf of Mexi= co before needing to buy fuel.  I love my rotary and the Lancair! = What a great match!
 
We had a wonderful time and look forward to next year's gathering= .  A big=20 thanks to all who opened their homes, hangars, and arms to a couple of=20 Texas rotorheads.

Mark S. 


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