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 793402 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:14:23 -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 j9V0DafU007003 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:13:36 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000901c5ddaf$f3e6ed60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:13:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5DD86.0AD08100" 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_0006_01C5DD86.0AD08100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Steve. Much more, but you have to draw the line someplace {:>). Read you message about the slow progress on flying off your hours. = It'll happen, once you get a bit of time. With all my "adventures" this = year, it feels like I'm way behind in my flying hours. Yes, we had Rusty's Rotary show up (sans Rusty), guess I'm going to have = to stop calling it Rusty's. Rich came to the flyin to learn more about = the rotary engine, so the RV-3 is in good hands. In fact, I saw Finn = eyeing it with a gleam in his eye. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve Brooks=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:53 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report 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. =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_0006_01C5DD86.0AD08100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Steve.  Much more, but you have to = draw the=20 line someplace {:>).
 
Read you message about the slow progress on = flying off=20 your hours.  It'll happen, once you get a bit of time.  With = all my=20 "adventures" this year, it feels like I'm way behind in my flying=20 hours.
 
Yes, we had Rusty's Rotary show up (sans Rusty), = guess I'm=20 going to have to stop calling it Rusty's.  Rich came to the flyin = to learn=20 more about the rotary engine, so  the RV-3 is  in good = hands.  In=20 fact, I saw Finn eyeing it with a gleam in his eye.
 
Ed
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve=20 Brooks
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 = 5:53=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady = Bend=20 Report

Ed,
Great report.  I couldn't make it this year.  Too = many irons=20 in the fire.  Hopefully I'll make it next = year.
 
Regards,
Steve 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:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Shady Bend=20 Report

Great weekend at Shady Bend Rotary Round = up.  Had=20 4 rotary powered RVs - well, 5 if you count the remnants of Finn's = RV-3=20 hanging in the tree.  Fin was there and gave his take on what = happened,=20 his mind set and why he was so determined to land.  Still = awesome=20 to see the crash site and see Finn standing there taking about=20 it.  Laura conducted a guided tour of the site and added the = ground=20 perspective of the 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,=20 but  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=20 Texas 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=20 the devastation that Wilma did at his airport - but, fortunately = Buly's=20 project was undamaged.  Bernie Kerr did not make it - we = believe=20 because 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=20 Cessna 150 in - must make a Dad Proud!).  A sign was posted on = the cowl=20 of the Cessna 150 " all I want for Christmas is a Rotary engine = ". =20 Tracy's 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=20 uneventful, brakes worked fine and arrived back here in NC around = 1215=20 today.  Absolutely a beautiful week end for = flying.
 
Best Regards
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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