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From: "DaveLeonard" <daveleonard@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Back in the air
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 08:06:22 -0800
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In-Reply-To: <list-539809@logan.com>

That's great to hear Steve.  Do you have plans to limit the boost on you
turbo to avoid the problem that John and I experienced?

My advice is to get the hours flown off quickly so you can get it home and
work on it.  (i.e. Don't pull a Rusty :-)

Dave Leonard


>
>
> I made a short flight yesterday, after reinstalling the reduction
> drive.  I
> had made several short runs, and a longer taxi and high speed
> taxi to rotate
> speed.  All checked out OK, so I decided to make a short flight.
>
> The weather was starting to deteriorate, though it had been good all day.
> The temperature was 72 degrees, and there was a 70 degree
> crosswind at 10-12
> knots.
>
> I only did one circuit around the pattern, because for one, I
> wanted to make
> sure that everything was still OK, and second, I only had about 12 gallons
> of fuel in the main tank, so I didn't want to get too carried away (I'm a
> real chicken about low fuel).
>
> The engine ran fine, the temperatures were good, and the flight was pretty
> uneventful, though I see that I need to work on crosswind
> landings some more
> in the Cozy.  With the temperature problem resolved, it looks like I'll be
> able to start flying more hours.  Since I move to North Carolina, and the
> plane is 5 hours away in South Carolina, it will take more than a
> couple of
> trips to get the hours in.  Luckily we have several friends in the area to
> visit.
>
> Steve Brooks
> Cozy MKIV N75CZ
> Turbo Rotary
>
>
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