X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp106.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.169.226] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with SMTP id 793362 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:51:36 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.163.169.226; envelope-from=prvt_pilot@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 10368 invoked from network); 30 Oct 2005 22:50:52 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Received:Reply-To:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:Importance:X-MimeOLE:In-Reply-To; b=wSRYKUh3Gdj8UtcUxZOkjsG9E1HOeMrSgGuNgWGbc9AFOFjRwZfQ2eYgWEGVrlwXtXjJtaoC5S092bxVl2EtmCtKpRkueUF0JF+8YddTYJpD/r36s/X8vWWPGQJM8Tx04QbbKUTsBqbHgs8v3x1rOqINGENwKSu/N+x5wrxkjzU= ; Received: from unknown (HELO stevehome) (Prvt?Pilot@71.52.226.60 with login) by smtp106.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 Oct 2005 22:50:51 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Steve Brooks" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Shady Bend Report Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:53:27 -0500 Message-ID: <001601c5dda4$be6ce5f0$6400a8c0@workgroup.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5DD7A.D596DDF0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C5DD7A.D596DDF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed, Great report. I couldn't make it this year. Too many irons in the fire. Hopefully I'll make it next year. Regards, Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Shady Bend Report 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. 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. 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. 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_0017_01C5DD7A.D596DDF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
Great=20 report.  I couldn't make it this year.  Too many irons in the=20 fire.  Hopefully I'll make it next year.
 
Regards,
Steve=20 Brooks
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:35 = PM
To: Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Shady Bend=20 Report

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=20 in the tree.  Fin was there and gave his take on what happened, = his mind=20 set and why he was so determined to land.  Still awesome to = see the=20 crash site and see Finn standing there taking about it.  = Laura=20 conducted a guided tour of the site and added the ground perspective = of the=20 incident.
 
Monty demonstrated his muffler experiment on = Tracy's=20 test 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=20 his one lunger motor very impressive his design for the side = housing. =20
 
Kelly presented the result of his interaction = with=20 Creavy? and the TES "O" rings.
 
Tracy gave a great presentation on the Ec2 = setup -=20 I  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=20 was undamaged.  Bernie Kerr did not make it - we believe = because=20 power had 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,=20 food, drink, lodging, transportation, you name  it and they = provided=20 it.  Laura was organizational director (always a good=20 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=20 mother handled registration and Laura's father cooked Hamburgers and=20  dogs - a 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
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