X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com From: "Mark McClure" Received: from st11p02im-asmtp001.me.com ([17.172.220.113] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2c3) with ESMTPS id 9798596 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 16:25:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=17.172.220.113; envelope-from=markmcclure@me.com Received: from process-dkim-sign-daemon.st11p02im-asmtp001.me.com by st11p02im-asmtp001.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.38.0 64bit (built Feb 26 2016)) id <0OR101100HNPMM00@st11p02im-asmtp001.me.com> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:25:21 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=me.com; s=4d515a; t=1496607921; bh=UlLdAxEg6TJtMywp/LuoJ1vG7i0d6vRcGTdKcQGyqW8=; h=From:Content-type:MIME-version:Date:Subject:Message-id:To; b=W8A/ff8b2UatrthW2os4jljlW7IJWxt17JyuS2zA9iOb4Vp2ndFQtBNKEete2EjKa oN0PTiqF7nrZ4OSgAnxjOKHpv/WVqWlLoMqdWHwoyNtg7OaJMUtYRSCUsMLBhGaA75 vS5/USPC4dm6KRNg3YfoqE4jt7WEUWqrLf5mpUVhZUo1xOen5O7AaOmVz1lHWXjCfu T+R/39GH/6Cque/7MQnbU2xhscGHqlcTWavdJScHynG4mB7h5jiKOXeODmkdqfvGVS veaCFEUCUMdUSRU0MT6ot2Zt279U+5YxouCfkM2GkDX0lZvIep+XgVBjO+h9KL5TDG 0Tsg+dWkvxVbw== Received: from icloud.com ([127.0.0.1]) by st11p02im-asmtp001.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.38.0 64bit (built Feb 26 2016)) with ESMTPSA id <0OR100L7ZI257D30@st11p02im-asmtp001.me.com> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:25:18 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2017-06-04_15:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1034 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1701120000 definitions=main-1706040394 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-83C2BF45-2AAA-4156-BABD-127956C0878A Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit MIME-version: 1.0 (1.0) Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2017 16:25:16 -0400 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine out Message-id: <42A5F066-464D-44A1-80B3-30EF70B0DDC6@me.com> References: In-reply-to: To: Rotary motors in aircraft X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (14F89) --Apple-Mail-83C2BF45-2AAA-4156-BABD-127956C0878A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ernest, Glad you made a safe landing and can rebuild! I'm over in the TTA and IGX ar= ea quite often (building my tail feathers over there) If you need help let me know.=20 Mark > On Jun 3, 2017, at 11:42 PM, Ernest Christley wrote: >=20 > George,=20 > I sure would love a progress report. >=20 >=20 > On Saturday, June 3, 2017 11:22 PM, GEORGE PUTNAM wrote: >=20 >=20 > Ernst, glad you are in one piece. > George >=20 > Sent from my iPhone >=20 >> On Jun 3, 2017, at 5:12 PM, Ernest Christley wrote: >>=20 >> I'm running a Corvair instead of a rotary, but I thought you guys would b= e interested in how I seem to be chasing Ed's gliding time. >>=20 >> Monday, I started the day with 3 hours of fuel, plus an hour's reserve. T= he plane had been down for 2 months while I did some upgrades, and I went ou= t and did all sorts of interesting flying for 1.7 hours. The weather was be= autiful, and the plane was performing better than it ever has. I was reluct= antly headed in for the day, when the right tank ran dry. I tried to switch= , but the left tank wouldn't come online. I called an emergency on KTTA's fr= equency, since I had been circling their airspace the whole time (just in ca= se something happened). It was nice to get that support from other pilots ov= er the air, even if there was not one dang thing they could do. I was 12 mi= les out, with the airport clearly in sight. I headed straight for it as I c= ontinued to play with the selector switch. My dual electric fuel pumps make= a clackity racket when they're running dry, so I kept moving the handle bac= k and forth hoping for the noise to turn into that deep guttural sounds that= lets me know fuel is flowing. I got nuthin', and TTA kept climbing up my w= indshield. >>=20 >> I turned toward highway US421. It was covered in cars, and it soon becam= e apparent that it wasn't going to happen either. I looked around, picked a= field, and set up a pattern to it. Initially, it was a tobacco field, but I= had come in to hot. I had been afraid of extending the pattern to far. Th= ere was a gravel road running beside it, so I swung over, but it took a shar= p right about 100yds ahead. I didn't think I could make the turn, so I bank= ed left into an open field. The clumps of grass were about 8" high. The nose= wheel caught, folded under, and I slid along on the cowl. >>=20 >> I've spent the past week pulling airplane parts out of the farmer's field= , and today I got about the business of determining what happened. The gasc= olator had a few pieces of trash in the bottom, but I'm not sure from where i= t came from. I took the selector valve apart, and there didn't seem to be a= nything going on with it. It turned smoothly, if not somewhat stiffly. The= n I played with the rod that connected the selector handle to the valve. It= was made from a 9" length of threaded rod. An adaptor pinned it onto the v= alve's post. Another adaptor connected to the inside of the handle. Withou= t turning an allen wrench pushed through the pin hole, I could turn the sele= ctor handle 90 degrees. The rod just twisted like bubble gum. Apparently, w= ith two months of sitting, the valve had gotten sticky enough that the rod g= ave before it did. =20 >>=20 >> I was completely unharmed. I've suffered more damage getting the plane o= ut of the field than I did putting it there. The nose gear, firewall, forwa= rd belly and left side skin are trashed. The rebuild starts tomorrow with b= uilding a stand to hold the engine while I work the aluminium. >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-83C2BF45-2AAA-4156-BABD-127956C0878A Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ernest,

Glad you made a safe landing and can rebuild! I'm over in the TTA and I= GX area quite often (building my tail feathers over there)

If you need help let me know. 

Mark

On Jun 3, 2017, at 11:42 PM, Ernest Christley <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:<= br>
George,
I sure would love a progress report.


On Saturday, June 3, 2017 11:22 PM, GEORGE PUTNAM <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>= ; wrote:


Ernst, glad you are in one piece.
George

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 3, 2017, at 5:12 PM, Ernest Christley <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
I'm running a Corvair instead of a rotary, but I t= hought you guys would be interested in how I seem to be chasing Ed's gliding= time.

Monda= y, I started the day with 3 hours of fuel, plus an hour's reserve. The plane ha= d been down for 2 months while I did some upgrades, and I went out and did a= ll sorts of interesting flying for 1.7 hours.  The weather was beautifu= l, and the plane was performing better than it ever has.  I was relucta= ntly=20 headed in for the day, when the right tank ran dry.  I tried to switch,= but the left tank=20 wouldn't come online. I called an emergency on KTTA's frequency, since I ha= d been circling their airspace the whole time (just in case something happen= ed). It was nice to get that support from other pilots over the air, even if= there was not one dang thing they could do.  I was 12 miles out, with t= he airport clearly in sight.  I headed straight for it as I continued t= o play with the selector switch.  My dual electric fuel pumps make a cl= ackity racket when they're running dry, so I kept moving the handle back and= forth hoping for the noise to turn into that deep guttural sounds that lets= me know fuel is flowing.  I got nuthin', and TTA kept climbing up my w= indshield.

= I turned toward highwa= y US421.  It was covered in cars, and it soon became apparent that it w= asn't going to happen either.  I looked around, picked a field, and set= up a pattern to it.  Initially, it was a tobacco field, but I had come= in to hot.  I had been afraid of extending the pattern to far.  T= here was a gravel road running beside it, so I swung over, but it took a sha= rp right about 100yds ahead.  I didn't think I could make the turn, so I= banked left into an open field. The clumps=20 of grass were about 8" high. The nose wheel caught, folded under, and I slid along on the cowl.

I've spent the past week pulling airplane parts out of the farm= er's field, and today I got about the business of determining what happened.=   The gascolator had a few pieces of trash in the bottom, but I'm not s= ure from where it came from.  I took the selector valve apart, and ther= e didn't seem to be anything going on with it.  It turned smoothly, if n= ot somewhat stiffly.  Then I played with the rod that connected the sel= ector handle to the valve.  It was made from a 9" length of threaded ro= d.  An adaptor pinned it onto the valve's post.  Another adaptor c= onnected to the inside of the handle.  Without turning an allen wrench p= ushed through the pin hole, I could turn the selector handle 90 degrees.&nbs= p; The rod just twisted like bubble gum. Apparently, with two months of sitt= ing, the valve had gotten sticky enough that the rod gave before it did.&nbs= p; 

I was completely unharmed.  I've suffered more d= amage getting the plane out of the field than I did putting it there.  T= he nose gear, firewall, forward belly and left side skin are trashed.  T= he rebuild starts tomorrow with building a stand to hold the engine while I w= ork the aluminium.
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