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 800374 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:46:07 -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 j9VDjJfU007580 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:45:19 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002101c5de21$59b13580$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:45:26 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C5DDF7.709D3A20" 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_001E_01C5DDF7.709D3A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mark, There were cameras, so I'm certain they did. I left my camera at home = so did not take any myself. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark R Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:29 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Ed, Thanks for the great report. Did anyone take pictures? =20 =20 Mark S. =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Shady Bend Report =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. =20 Richard Shon showed casting patterns and castings for his one lunger = motor very impressive his design for the side housing. =20 =20 Kelly presented the result of his interaction with Creavy? and the TES = "O" rings. =20 Tracy gave a great presentation on the Ec2 setup - I even learned = something {:>) =20 Bill Eslick MCed a panel discussion - question/answer session. =20 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. =20 Richard Nagle? flew Rusty's RV-3 there - Great looking aircraft Rusty, = can't imagine you letting it go. =20 =20 Bill Eslick and his lovely wife Linda flew in from Texas and won = longest Rotary flight to SB. =20 Bill Schertz came from Illinois and had photos of his meticulous = workmanship of his KIS project. =20 The gang from OK, AR, MS drove in, great to see Kelly, Monty, Ken and = Charlie - =20 =20 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. =20 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 =20 Many other things, but will let others fill in the blanks. =20 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. =20 Best Regards Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C5DDF7.709D3A20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Mark,
 
There were cameras, so I'm certain they = did.  I left=20 my camera at home so did not take any myself.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark R Steitle =
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 = 8:29=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady = Bend=20 Report

Ed,

Thanks for = the great=20 report.  Did anyone take pictures?  =

 

Mark=20 S.

 

From: Rotary=20 motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed = Anderson
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 = 4:35=20 PM
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 Shady Bend=20 Report

 

Great weekend at Shady = Bend Rotary=20 Round up.  Had 4 rotary powered RVs - well, 5 if you count the = remnants=20 of Finn's RV-3 hanging in the tree.  Fin was there and gave his = take on=20 what happened, his mind set and why he was so determined to = land. =20 Still awesome to see the crash site and see Finn standing there = taking=20 about it.  Laura conducted a guided tour of the site and added = the ground=20 perspective of the incident.

 

Monty demonstrated his = muffler=20 experiment on Tracy's test stand engine - I think = he is on=20 to something - but will take some more experimenting to sort it all=20 out.

 

Richard Shon showed = casting=20 patterns and castings for his one lunger motor very impressive his = design for=20 the side housing. 

 

Kelly presented the = result of his=20 interaction with Creavy? and the TES "O"=20 rings.

 

Tracy gave a great = presentation on the=20 Ec2 setup - I  even learned something=20 {:>)

 

Bill Eslick MCed a panel = discussion - question/answer = session.

 

Some of the old regulars = and some=20 new folks there, including a couple of current Air Force flying types = - flying=20 F4's, but  can't wait to get their Rvs=20 flying.

 

Richard Nagle? flew = Rusty's RV-3=20 there - Great looking aircraft Rusty, can't imagine you letting it = go. =20

 

Bill Eslick and his = lovely wife=20 Linda flew in from Texas and won longest Rotary = flight to=20 SB.

 

Bill Schertz came from = Illinois = and had photos=20 of his meticulous workmanship of his KIS=20 project.

 

The gang from OK, AR, MS = drove in,=20 great to see Kelly, Monty, Ken and Charlie=20 -

 

 

Buly and his wife = Doris was there, Buly reported on the = devastation that=20 Wilma did at his airport - but, fortunately Buly's project was=20 undamaged.  Bernie Kerr did not make it - we believe because = power=20 had not yet been restored to his = area.

 

Many others were there = and all=20 helped make it a great event.

 

And of course the Crooks = were=20 great hosts as always, food, drink, lodging, transportation, you = name  it=20 and they provided it.  Laura was organizational director (always = a good=20 thing).

assisted by Tracy's = Daughter Sandy=20 (who flew her Cessna 150 in - must make a Dad Proud!).  A sign = was posted=20 on the cowl of the Cessna 150 " all I want for Christmas is a Rotary = engine=20 ".  Tracy's mother handled registration = and=20 Laura's father cooked Hamburgers and  dogs - a real family = affair. =20

 

Many other things, but = will let=20 others fill in the blanks.

 

Had a headwind, going = and coming=20 so fly was uneventful, brakes worked fine and arrived back here in NC = around=20 1215 today.  Absolutely a beautiful week end for=20 flying.

 

Best=20 Regards

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A = N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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