X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 16:16:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5526416 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 May 2012 15:07:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=panelmaker@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=DuilvEcmQDYiaS7pgqFkbsvTa0F9hHMMF56ecn6sAJc3S6G/7N3rMXhIRJLbTa42; h=Received:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [209.173.71.64] (helo=COMPUTER1) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1SRTGb-0006m0-Mo; Mon, 07 May 2012 15:06:41 -0400 From: "Jim Nordin" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" X-Original-Cc: "'West Griffin'" Subject: AC for Lancair IV-P X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 14:07:14 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <07868B19DD6F4823B2FAB2C8D4C7FBA6@COMPUTER1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C7_01CD2C5A.B4534FD0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Ac0sbi0bT1cy1uAhS7m1PQ7lADqGTAAFkDtg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-ELNK-Trace: bdfc62829fd2a80cc8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c2609e641bebddb4d3c096f6018171fc5690c3ca473d225a0f487350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 209.173.71.64 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C7_01CD2C5A.B4534FD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From West Griffin ..=20 =20 _____ =20 From: West Griffin [mailto:wgriffin@energyxxi.com]=20 Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 11:27 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Cc: Jim Nordin (panelmaker@earthlink.net) Subject: AC for Lancair IV-P =20 AC is an absolute necessity in Houston for the IV-P Turboprop. I = routinely depart with pressurization off until I get to 10k feet and then start feeding it in. AC unit keeps temps ok (80-85 inside) when outside temps even exceed 100 degrees. That said, when temps outside are in the = mid-90s and you have one passenger, I=92ve had a problem with my AC not working. = In that instance, as you descend from altitude, temps build to point where moisture inside cabin condenses inside the windows like you have been = making out with your high school sweetheart. It was so bad, on approach, sweat = was dripping off my nose, running into my eyes, etc. and sweat was almost running off my arm. I believe cabin temp was over 125 degrees by time I landed and have to say from a safety perspective, it wasn=92t a very = good situation as someone could stroke out pretty fast under those = conditions. =20 One problem that I discovered and we fixed was with a =93fence=94 = setting up and not enabling the AC to work once we started flying fast. The air flow stopped the ac unit from being able to bring new air past condenser and = to get rid of the hot air. The solution was to put a =BC inch high = turbulator on leading edge of the two AC holes. AC worked fine then. Could perhaps improve things with 2 NACA holes tied to the AC unit, but didn=92t want = to go to that expense. =20 =20 Regards, =20 =20 West Griffin Chief Financial Officer Energy XXI Cell:713-819-1792 Phone: 713-351-3003 Fax: 713-351-3303 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00C7_01CD2C5A.B4534FD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From West Griffin .. =

From: West = Griffin [mailto:wgriffin@energyxxi.com]
Sent: Monday, May 07, = 2012 11:27 AM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Cc: Jim Nordin (panelmaker@earthlink.net)
Subject: AC for Lancair = IV-P

AC is an absolute necessity in Houston for the IV-P Turboprop. I = routinely depart with pressurization off until I get to 10k feet and then start = feeding it in. AC unit keeps temps ok (80-85 inside) when outside temps = even exceed 100 degrees. That said, when temps outside are in the = mid-90s and you have one passenger, I=92ve had a problem with my AC not = working. In that instance, as you descend from altitude, temps build to point = where moisture inside cabin condenses inside the windows like you have been = making out with your high school sweetheart. It was so bad, on approach, = sweat was dripping off my nose, running into my eyes, etc. and sweat was = almost running off my arm. I believe cabin temp was over 125 degrees by time I = landed and have to say from a safety perspective, it wasn=92t a very good situation as someone could stroke out pretty fast under those = conditions.

One problem that I discovered and we fixed was with a =93fence=94 setting up and not enabling the AC to work once we started flying fast. = The air flow stopped the ac unit from being able to bring new air past condenser = and to get rid of the hot air. The solution was to put a =BC inch high = turbulator on leading edge of the two AC holes. AC worked fine then. = Could perhaps improve things with 2 NACA holes tied to the AC unit, but = didn=92t want to go to that expense.

Regards,

West Griffin

Chief Financial Officer

Energy XXI

Cell:713-819-1792

Phone: 713-351-3003

Fax: 713-351-3303

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