X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTP id 793488 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:17:30 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; 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-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j9V2GhWe009410 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:16:44 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002801c5ddc1$274ea7e0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:16:50 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0025_01C5DD97.3E338090" 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_0025_01C5DD97.3E338090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Dave Wish the logical side had been a bit weaker and would have gotten you to = Shady Bend, but I understand. Sounds like you got your kicks any how. = You would have loved to have been on the ground watching the guys fly = their rotaries down on a low pass and then do a near vertical = (appearing) pull up leaving you looking at their tails. I still hold the commanding lead when it comes to the loudest rotary. = Had planned on redoing my headers to make it possible to quieting the = beast this summer but other things happening precluded that. I am very pleased with my new high energy braking system - much = improvement over the standard braking system. =20 I keep looking at the 2nd gen turbo I have sitting on my work bench = after each one of your reports - by the way, do you need anyone to fly = your turbo and keep it in shape for you while you are pulling duty in = Iraq?{:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:59 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Great report, Ed. I unexpectedly got off early on Friday and came = withing a nat's A$$ of just jumping in the plane and making the trip, as = for once I have the while weekend off. Alas, my cooler head prevailed and I used the opportunity for time = with the wife and parents before leaving for Iraq in January. =20 I did take today off and flew to Laughlin Nevada for the $100-$10 = brunch. Everything is working so well since the re-build that I can = hardly stand it. There were 4 other RV-6's, all with 180h.p. c/s props, = and I easily beat them all in level flight. Although they could = out-climb me(limited by temp), my cruise climb still got me to altitude = and to the VOR well ahead. There was a 190h.p. c/s RV-8 that seemed to = be a little faster (and climbed faster). However, with just a little = more cooling and maybe a little more prop I would have him. It would be = close. My TAS are now up in the high 180's (kts).=20 To top it all off, they accidentally filled my plane with gas but = couldn't charge me because I didn't ask for any gas... :-) --=20 Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html=20 On 10/30/05, Ed Anderson wrote:=20 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.=20 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.=20 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=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C5DD97.3E338090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Dave
 
Wish the logical side had been a bit weaker and = would have=20 gotten you to Shady Bend, but I understand.  Sounds like you got = your kicks=20 any how.  You would have loved to have been on the ground watching = the guys=20 fly their rotaries down on a low pass and then do a near vertical = (appearing)=20 pull up leaving you looking at their tails.
 
I still hold the commanding lead when it comes = to the=20 loudest rotary.  Had planned on redoing my headers to make it = possible to=20 quieting the beast this summer but other things happening precluded=20 that.
 
I am very pleased with my new high energy = braking system -=20 much improvement over the standard braking system. 
 
I keep looking at the 2nd gen turbo I have = sitting on my=20 work bench after each one of your reports - by the way, do you need = anyone to=20 fly your turbo and keep it in shape for you while you   are = pulling=20 duty in Iraq?{:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Leonard
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 = 8:59=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady = Bend=20 Report

Great report, Ed.  I unexpectedly got off early on Friday = and came=20 withing a nat's A$$ of just jumping in the plane and making the trip, = as for=20 once I have the while weekend off.
 
Alas, my cooler head prevailed and I used the opportunity for = time with=20 the wife and parents before leaving for Iraq in January. 
 
I did take today off and flew to Laughlin Nevada for the $100-$10 = brunch.  Everything is working so well since the re-build that I = can=20 hardly stand it.  There were 4 other RV-6's, all with 180h.p. c/s = props,=20 and I easily beat them all in level flight.  Although they = could=20 out-climb me(limited by temp), my cruise climb still got me to = altitude=20 and to the VOR well ahead.  There was a 190h.p. c/s RV-8 = that seemed=20 to be a little faster (and climbed faster).  However, with just a = little=20 more cooling and maybe a little more prop I would have him.  It = would be=20 close.  My TAS are now up in the high 180's (kts).
 
To top it all off, they accidentally filled my plane with gas but = couldn't charge me because I didn't ask for any gas...  :-)
--
Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members= .aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html=20
On 10/30/05, Ed=20 Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;=20 wrote:=20
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=20 =

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