X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c6) with ESMTP id 782521 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:04:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=sladerj@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm66aec.bellsouth.net ([72.144.112.227]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051025010406.YFYG2244.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm66aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:04:06 -0400 Received: from JSLADE ([72.144.112.227]) by ibm66aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051025010406.KWCD22881.ibm66aec.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:04:06 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: It's a Start! Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:04:03 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C5D8DE.76CCF4D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C5D8DE.76CCF4D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit any suggestions on pressure testing? Redundancy's the thing. :) I got a cheap $10 gauge set from harbor freight and found that it read almost exactly the same as my air gauge. Since two agreed I used these readings to calibrate the others. That's where I'm at - and I'll keep everyone posted on progress. Fair enough. I just wanted to wave the flag a little. John PS - We made it though the storm somewhat unscathed. A 100' pine took out the end of the patio and there are lots of trees in the yard, but otherwise the house is ok. Power is out, of course. The airport was an education. I just posted a bunch of pictures in the canard forum at this link http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net/showthread.php?p=22167#post22167 I'm on battery, so I dont want to take the time to upload them again. There were hundreds of planes totalled. Most interesting were well tied down planes which werent hit by anything.... but were destroyed where they stood by the sheer force of the wind. Lots of hangars were demolished together with the planes in them. My hangar stood the storm well and the planes inside are undamaged. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C5D8DE.76CCF4D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
any = suggestions on=20 pressure testing? 
Redundancy's the thing.=20 :) I got a cheap $10 gauge set from harbor freight and found that it = read almost=20 exactly the same as my air gauge. Since two agreed I used these readings = to=20 calibrate the others.
 
That’s where = I’m at – and I’ll keep=20 everyone posted on progress.
Fair enough. I=20 just wanted to wave the flag a = little.
John
 
PS - We = made it though=20 the storm somewhat unscathed. A 100' pine took out the end of the patio = and=20 there are lots of trees in the yard, but otherwise the house is ok. = Power is=20 out, of course. The airport was an education. I just posted a bunch of = pictures=20 in the canard forum at this link http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net/showthread.php?p=3D22167#post221= 67  =20 I'm on battery, so I dont want to take the time to upload them = again. =20 There were hundreds of planes totalled. Most interesting were well tied = down=20 planes which werent hit by anything.... but were destroyed where they = stood by=20 the sheer force of the wind. Lots of hangars were demolished together = with the=20 planes in them. My hangar stood the storm well and the planes inside are = undamaged.
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