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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fwd: [dykedelta] first taxi
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:26:07 -0400
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Nah!  It keeps the little rug rats at a distance, but thanks all the same 
{:>)

Ed

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From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@att.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:18 PM
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fwd: [dykedelta] first taxi

> You want me to build you a muffler so you can stop making the little 
> children cry, Ed?
>
> 8*)
>
>
>
> Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Congratulations, Ernest!!!
>>
>>Gotta be a fun way to spend your day {:>)
>>
>>Yeah, well, they probably have not hear you full throttle yet {:>)
>>Besides, I keep telling folks it’s a safety feature - no one has backed 
>>into
>>my spinning prop yet.
>>
>>Ed
>>
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>>From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@att.net>
>>Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 12:41 PM
>>To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>>Subject: [FlyRotary] Fwd: [dykedelta] first taxi
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: [dykedelta] first taxi
>>> From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
>>> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>>> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>,dykedelta@yahoogroups.com
>>> CC:
>>>
>>> If flyin' is half as fun as taxi testing, I'm going to get arrested.
>>> Ain't no way that having this much fun can be legal.
>>>
>>> http://www.1114.eaachapter.org/apps/photos/album?albumid=13527255
>>>
>>> I gave a hour and a half talk explaining how rotary engines work and
>>> then talking about what I've done with my installation to the local EAA
>>> chapter, then we went outside, fired that puppy up and ran up and down
>>> the field a few times until I was pushing the temps more that I prefer.
>>>
>>> The Delta handles much better than I expected.  My modification to tie
>>> the nose wheel to the rudder pedals needs some adjustment so that I can
>>> make tighter turns.  That's just a matter of a couple 1/4" holes in the
>>> steering ears.
>>>
>>> The Matco heavy-duty brakes are TOO good.  I know.  Ain't such a think
>>> as brakes that work to well, but my first pull on the lever has me
>>> skidding on the dry grass.  Definitely can't be yanking on it.  I'll
>>> probably shorten the lever, but will still have to use nice, gentle tug
>>> on it.
>>>
>>> I'm pleasantly surprised at the performance of my homemade prop.  I was
>>> only shooting for 30mph, then immediately cutting power.  I was hitting
>>> that in about 300ft.  I think.  Lots of stuff going on at once, so I
>>> haven't isolated the various parts and tried to nail specific numbers
>>> down yet.  But I do know for sure, the initial acceleration was rather
>>> soft, but as it picked up a little speed it quickly pushed me back into
>>> the seat.  Not a lot of time to get a good idea, because just as it was
>>> getting good, it was time to pull that stupid brake lever  8*)
>>>
>>> I will have much better numbers in a week or two.  I'm ordering a
>>> bluetooth-to-serial adapter that will allow me to monitor and record the
>>> engine numbers on my tablet.  I will also get GPS location data and info
>>> from the tablet's accelerometer recorded at the same time into the log
>>> files.  All of that engine data recorded on the same graphs as what it
>>> is doing to the airplane.  I'm psyched about that.
>>>
>>> The airplane spent it's first night away from home last night.  I'm
>>> renting an open-face hangar at Cox Airfield.  The rest of the work I
>>> have to do will be less convenient now, but I have room to finish the
>>> wings in my workshop.  I'm almost there.
>>>
>>> BTW, Ed, have you visited EAA1114 in Cary?  I got a comment from one of
>>> the members.  He was telling me that he was surprised at how quiet my
>>> engine was compared to a guy from Charlotte that visited the chapter a
>>> while back.  I figured that must be you.
>>>
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