X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTP id 800086 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:11:27 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm71aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051031031043.JXBH3376.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm71aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:10:43 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm71aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051031031043.XEMJ16322.ibm71aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:10:43 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:10:43 -0600 Message-ID: <000401c5ddc8$ae5a2c30$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5DD96.63BFBC30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5DD96.63BFBC30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. =20 Hi Ed, =20 Thanks for the kind comments, and great report. I actually thought I'd = get an RV-7 friend of mine to fly me over yesterday, and figured it would be interesting to walk around anonymously :-) He already had plans though, = so maybe next year. =20 =20 You're right about the plane being in good hands with Rich Nadig. There = are very few people that I would have been comfortable selling the plane to, = but he's certainly one of them. It should really be nice by the time he = gets done fine tuning some things. Might need to add a wheel on the front to protect the prop though :-) =20 =20 I spent the week finishing up the single rotor engine installation. = I'll post some pics later in the week, when it's closer to being done. Total weight is around 235 lbs. With any luck, I can make a leisurely flight = to next years roundup. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (maybe canceling the Sonex order tomorrow)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C5DD96.63BFBC30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
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.
 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
Thanks for=20 the kind comments, and great report.  I actually thought I'd get an = RV-7=20 friend of mine to fly me over yesterday, and figured it would be = interesting to=20 walk around anonymously :-)  He already had plans though, so maybe = next=20 year. 
 
You're right=20 about the plane being in good hands with Rich Nadig.  There are = very few=20 people that I would have been comfortable selling the plane to, but he's = certainly one of them.  It should really be nice by the time he = gets done=20 fine tuning some things. Might need to add a wheel on the front = to protect=20 the prop though :-)  
 
I spent the=20 week finishing up the single rotor engine installation.  I'll = post=20 some pics later in the week, when it's closer to being done.  Total = weight=20 is around 235 lbs.  With any luck, I can make a leisurely = flight to next years roundup.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (maybe=20 canceling the Sonex order = tomorrow) 
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