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Jim,
It might be possible to get a ferry permit and get a new test area assigned,
but right now, with only 8 hours on the plane, I don't think that I want to
do a 200 mile flight.
I'm also very familiar with the area that I'm flying in now, which is one
less thing to worry about when making the test flights. I may eventually
check into a ferry permit, if the flying goes slower than I hope it will.
Steve Brooks
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On
Behalf Of Jim Sower
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 1:48 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back in the air
<... 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 ...>
Can't you get some sort of ferry permit to fly the plane up to Harnett
Co or Smithfield and get a new box there to finish off your hours?
<... 1600 RPM idle would also add to landing distance quite a bit ...>
It adds a LOT!! It's a hell of a lot more important in that regard than it
appears. Could really bite you hard on a long fast landing or particularly
on a rejected takeoff.
There's folks found that off the hard way ... Jim S.
Steve Brooks wrote:
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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