I endorse you flight test strategy.  I laid out my flight plan that said the
first three flights would be restricted to the traffic pattern.  My first
flight lasted 4 1/2 minutes, once around the pattern due to high oil temps.
Some folks advocate getting up and away, but I think sticking close to the
nest for the first couple of flights worked well for me.

Ed

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another picture


> Ed,
> I hadn't considered the pucker factor, but that's a good point.  When I do
> finally fly, I'll stay within gliding distance of the airport for awhile,
> though with a problem like that, cutting the engine off, and gliding in,
> isn't very high on my list of things to do.  Not to mention having to
> fumigate the plane afterwards.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:38 PM
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> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another picture
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Brooks" <steve@tsisp.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:36 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another picture
>
>
> > Thanks John.  Looks like you are taking allot of abuse from Rusty over
> this
> > turbo.  Looks also like I'll be replacing the water pump. I had removed
> it,
> > checked it and reinstalled it while building up the engine.  Has worked
> > perfect up until today.  All of the sudden it is leaking coolant with
any
> > pressure at all on the system.  Leaking around the shaft.  Oh well,
better
> > now than later, with out a doubt.
> >
> > Steve
>
>
> That's the right attitude, Steve.  I always say that ANYTHING! that wants
to
> break while I am on the ground is just fine with me and fortunately (thus
> far) they have seen fit to do just that.  Sure reduces the pucker factor.
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Anderson
> RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> Matthews, NC
>
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