X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTP id 793344 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:35:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j9UMYmfU022312 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:34:49 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <006a01c5dda2$26e48c80$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Shady Bend Report Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:34:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0067_01C5DD78.3DBB0D50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C5DD78.3DBB0D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great weekend at Shady Bend Rotary Round up. Had 4 rotary powered RVs - = well, 5 if you count the remnants of Finn's RV-3 hanging in the tree. = Fin was there and gave his take on what happened, his mind set and why = he was so determined to land. Still awesome to see the crash site and = see Finn standing there taking about it. Laura conducted a guided tour = of the site and added the ground perspective of the incident. Monty demonstrated his muffler experiment on Tracy's test stand engine - = I think he is on to something - but will take some more experimenting to = sort it all out. Richard Shon showed casting patterns and castings for his one lunger = motor very impressive his design for the side housing. =20 Kelly presented the result of his interaction with Creavy? and the TES = "O" rings. Tracy gave a great presentation on the Ec2 setup - I even learned = something {:>) Bill Eslick MCed a panel discussion - question/answer session. Some of the old regulars and some new folks there, including a couple of = current Air Force flying types - flying F4's, but can't wait to get = their Rvs flying. Richard Nagle? flew Rusty's RV-3 there - Great looking aircraft Rusty, = can't imagine you letting it go. =20 Bill Eslick and his lovely wife Linda flew in from Texas and won longest = Rotary flight to SB. Bill Schertz came from Illinois and had photos of his meticulous = workmanship of his KIS project. The gang from OK, AR, MS drove in, great to see Kelly, Monty, Ken and = Charlie - Buly and his wife Doris was there, Buly reported on the devastation that = Wilma did at his airport - but, fortunately Buly's project was = undamaged. Bernie Kerr did not make it - we believe because power had = not yet been restored to his area. Many others were there and all helped make it a great event. And of course the Crooks were great hosts as always, food, drink, = lodging, transportation, you name it and they provided it. Laura was = organizational director (always a good thing). assisted by Tracy's Daughter Sandy (who flew her Cessna 150 in - must = make a Dad Proud!). A sign was posted on the cowl of the Cessna 150 " = all I want for Christmas is a Rotary engine ". Tracy's mother handled = registration and Laura's father cooked Hamburgers and dogs - a real = family affair. =20 Many other things, but will let others fill in the blanks. Had a headwind, going and coming so fly was uneventful, brakes worked = fine and arrived back here in NC around 1215 today. Absolutely a = beautiful week end for flying. Best Regards Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C5DD78.3DBB0D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Great weekend at Shady Bend Rotary Round = up.  Had 4=20 rotary powered RVs - well, 5 if you count the remnants of Finn's RV-3 = hanging in=20 the tree.  Fin was there and gave his take on what happened, his = mind set=20 and why he was so determined to land.  Still awesome to see = the crash=20 site and see Finn standing there taking about it.  Laura = conducted a=20 guided tour of the site and added the ground perspective of the=20 incident.
 
Monty demonstrated his muffler experiment on = Tracy's test=20 stand engine - I think he is on to something - but will take some more=20 experimenting to sort it all out.
 
Richard Shon showed casting patterns and = castings for his=20 one lunger motor very impressive his design for the side housing. =20
 
Kelly presented the result of his interaction = with Creavy?=20 and the TES "O" rings.
 
Tracy gave a great presentation on the Ec2 setup = - I =20 even learned something {:>)
 
Bill Eslick MCed a panel discussion - = question/answer=20 session.
 
Some of the old regulars and some new folks = there,=20 including a couple of current Air Force flying types - flying F4's, = but =20 can't wait to get their Rvs flying.
 
Richard Nagle? flew Rusty's RV-3 there - Great = looking=20 aircraft Rusty, can't imagine you letting it go. 
 
Bill Eslick and his lovely wife Linda flew in = from Texas=20 and won longest Rotary flight to SB.
 
Bill Schertz came from Illinois and had photos = of his=20 meticulous workmanship of his KIS project.
 
The gang from OK, AR, MS drove in, great to see = Kelly,=20 Monty, Ken and Charlie -
 
 
Buly and his wife Doris was there, Buly reported = on the=20 devastation that Wilma did at his airport - but, fortunately Buly's = project was=20 undamaged.  Bernie Kerr did not make it - we believe because = power had=20 not yet been restored to his area.
 
Many others were there and all helped make it a = great=20 event.
 
And of course the Crooks were great hosts as = always, food,=20 drink, lodging, transportation, you name  it and they provided = it. =20 Laura was organizational director (always a good thing).
assisted by Tracy's Daughter Sandy (who flew her = Cessna=20 150 in - must make a Dad Proud!).  A sign was posted on the cowl of = the=20 Cessna 150 " all I want for Christmas is a Rotary engine ".  = Tracy's mother=20 handled registration and Laura's father cooked Hamburgers and  dogs = - a=20 real family affair. 
 
Many other things, but will let others fill in = the=20 blanks.
 
Had a headwind, going and coming so fly was = uneventful,=20 brakes worked fine and arrived back here in NC around 1215 today. =20 Absolutely a beautiful week end for flying.
 
Best Regards
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C5DD78.3DBB0D50--