| Kelly,
I checked it before leaving Lockhart, but I never looked at it during the trip. But with so many eyes looking over everyone's FWF, surely somebody must have checked it. ;-) I must be sure to do that next time I'm at the airport.
Mark
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Kelly Troyer <keltro@att.net> wrote:
Mark,
How is your Flexplate holding up ??.............Did not sound like you were "Overstressing" it on this trip............<:)
Kelly Troyer
"DYKE DELTA JD2" (Eventually)
"13B ROTARY"_ Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"MISTRAL"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
"TURBONETICS"_TO4E50 Turbo
From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:10 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle's Lancair ES/20B PPort
Round trip was approx. 1300 miles. We flew up to 5KY3 at 7500msl, return was between 4500 and 6500 msl (looking for more favorable winds).
Mark
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Tom Giddings <tom@midwestaviation.net> wrote:
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
Online Store
Tom,
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 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 expect (no free lunches).
Mark
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Thomas Giddings <tom@midwestaviation.net> wrote:
Mark: What kind of speed vs power setting/fuel burn? what altitude ?
On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:
We are really sorry we had to head home early, but glad we did as the weather was moving into the area. We could see the front 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. Bobby stopped for the night in Tyler, TX to visit his sister while I headed 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. 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 Mexico 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 thanks to all who opened their homes, hangars, and arms to a couple of Texas rotorheads.
Mark S.
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