X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1007184 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:33:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm69aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050620023257.IKTQ8692.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm69aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:32:57 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm69aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050620023257.QBWR13045.ibm69aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:32:57 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: 0-10000 climb test Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:32:58 -0500 Message-ID: <000201c57540$5f13ff70$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C57516.763DF770" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C57516.763DF770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >I did some glide tests, and it seems like the engine is not even = running at idle.=20 That one got me yesterday, Rusty. More of an attention getter for me = cause I hit it on base. I think it's the "high rpm" map table that needs programming. This is = the table that gets used when map is low but rpm is high, such as at idle in decent. The EC2 manual talks about the need to program this map either = with the prop off, or at altitude. John=20 =20 Hi John, =20 Glad to hear you're back flying. One of my goals for todays flight was specifically to try to tune the dual MAP, but when it appeared to be = farther off the scale than I imagined, I decided to regroup, and think about = this some more. It probably is just off the scale, and I really wish I had = noted the MAP at the time. I'd really like to get this running smoothly, = since it's quite unnerving on approach to have the engine only half running. Let's just say I don't ever leave my approach short :-) =20 If I had an auto tune chip like you do for the EM-2, that's how I'd tune = it. BTW, I think we decided early on that tuning the dual MAP without the = prop was something that should be removed from the instructions :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty (1014 gallons used in the last 8 hours according to the EM-2, and = 66 gallons in my 15 gallon tank until I cycled the power) ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C57516.763DF770 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
>I=20 did some glide tests, and it seems like the engine is not even running = at idle.=20
That=20 one got me yesterday, Rusty. More of an attention getter for me cause I = hit it=20 on base.
I think=20 it's the "high rpm" map table that needs programming. This is the table = that=20 gets used when map is low but rpm is high, such as at idle in decent. = The EC2=20 manual talks about the need to program this map either with the = prop off,=20 or at altitude.
John 
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Hi=20 John,
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Glad to hear = you're back=20 flying.  One of my goals for todays flight was specifically to try = to tune=20 the dual MAP, but when it appeared to be farther off the scale than = I=20 imagined, I decided to regroup, and think about this some more.  It = probably is just off the scale, and I really wish I had noted the MAP at = the=20 time.  I'd really like to get this running smoothly, since = it's quite=20 unnerving on approach to have the engine only half running.   = Let's=20 just say I don't ever leave my approach short=20 :-)
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If I had an auto tune = chip like you=20 do for the EM-2, that's how I'd tune it.  BTW, I think we decided = early on=20 that tuning the dual MAP without the prop was something that should be = removed=20 from the instructions = :-)
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Cheers,
Rusty (1014 gallons = used in the=20 last 8 hours according to the EM-2, and 66 gallons in my 15 gallon = tank=20 until I cycled the=20 power)
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