X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma04.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5145231 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:45:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.42; envelope-from=CozyGirrrl@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-mb02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-mb02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.73]) by imr-ma04.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p94Fikuu031338 for ; Tue, 4 Oct 2011 11:44:46 -0400 Received: from core-dsc005a.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-dsc005.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.253.81]) by mtaomg-mb02.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 2A7F1E000091 for ; Tue, 4 Oct 2011 11:44:46 -0400 (EDT) From: CozyGirrrl@aol.com Message-ID: <62541.47f2f182.3bbc83ed@aol.com> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 11:44:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Velocity Prop Clearance To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_62541.47f2f182.3bbc83ed_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 5004 X-Originating-IP: [70.242.66.243] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:437103552:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d29494e8b29ee4cb8 --part1_62541.47f2f182.3bbc83ed_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for the patience with us and working through it Chris, we all want = =20 you safe. =20 Chrissi & Randi _www.CozyGirrrl.com_ (http://www.cozygirrrl.com/)=20 CG Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop In a message dated 10/4/2011 10:17:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time, =20 cbarber@texasattorney.net writes: I posted the question on the Velocity list serve (known as the Reflector)= =20 and received this response which seems to be the same as the impression I= =20 was under. "I called the factory to ask the same question. I was told it is good to= =20 have 8.5-9" of clearance(though some get by with slightly less). =20 The reason is that it does not take much rotation to get a positive rate of= =20 climb due to the wing incidence. You just have to make sure to land it =20 correctly when you get back home :)=20 With my 173 FGE, I have just over 9" of clearance with a 76" 3-blade CS. " Thanks for the awareness. I knew I couldn't post pictures without someone= =20 noticing something ;-). Thanks for having my back.... Chris ________________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of= =20 dlomheim@aol.com [dlomheim@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 6:06 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Velocity Prop Clearance A neighbor at our airpark who is transitioning from rotary wing to fixed= =20 wing got the nose way up on his Velocity and eliminated a bit of the tip o= n=20 one of three blades on his nice MT prop. Expensive mistake no doubt, so b= e=20 careful w/that... Doug Sent on the Sprint=AE Now Network from my BlackBerry=AE -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: =20 http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: =20 http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --part1_62541.47f2f182.3bbc83ed_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for the patience with us and working through it Chris, we all w= ant=20 you safe.

Chrissi &=20 Randi
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C= G=20 Products, Custom Aircraft Hardware
Chairwomen, Sun-N-Fun Engine Workshop=

In a message dated 10/4/2011 10:17:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 cbarber@texasattorney.net writes:

= I posted=20 the question on the Velocity list serve (known as the Reflector) and rece= ived=20 this response which seems to be the same as the impression I was=20 under.

&nb= sp;=20 "I called the factory to ask the same question. I was told it is g= ood=20 to have 8.5-9" of clearance(though some get by with slightly less).=20

&n= bsp;=20 The reason is that it does not take much rotation to get a positive rate = of=20 climb due to the wing incidence. You just have to make sure to land it=20 correctly when you get back home :)

&= nbsp;=20    With my 173 FGE, I have just over 9" of= =20 clearance with a 76" 3-blade CS. "

Thanks for the awareness. = I=20 knew I couldn't post pictures without someone noticing something ;-).&nbs= p;=20 Thanks for having my=20 back....

Chris

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From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of=20 dlomheim@aol.com [dlomheim@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 6:= 06=20 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Velocity Prop= =20 Clearance

A neighbor at our airpark who is transitioning from rota= ry=20 wing to fixed wing got the nose way up on his Velocity and eliminated a b= it of=20 the tip on one of three blades on his nice MT prop. Expensive mista= ke no=20 doubt, so be careful w/that...
Doug
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