X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp105.plus.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.53.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with SMTP id 983830 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:47:44 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.53.30; envelope-from=prvt_pilot@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 19337 invoked from network); 14 Feb 2006 00:47:00 -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:X-MimeOLE:In-Reply-To:Importance; b=g0xvSYymSlmFwCFmsGVzLZR4Btsi3lbd1ODVYl4p3pD39IvqJK0f5saQwRZks/SzFRcxL7zx7Zq10XAbgVAbH8fO+r6tJsJf44C1ANFGI7wAZ+jygiOl70PIRgMiy0qUhmFDmsSm1rzPE+SiiNsKSE8RycCs7TdoR1A0dWb5/Xw= ; Received: from unknown (HELO stevehome) (prvt?pilot@71.0.19.116 with login) by smtp105.plus.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 Feb 2006 00:46:59 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Steve Brooks" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:53:04 -0500 Message-ID: <061201c63101$039b3730$6400a8c0@workgroup.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0613_01C630D7.1AC52F30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0613_01C630D7.1AC52F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Buly, You make a good point. Many Lycoming failures don't result in flying another 15 miles to a safe landing at an airport. Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Bulent Aliev Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:37 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure Rusty, Couple of years ago we lost 3 Cozy's within few months due to Lycoming engine problems. Not landing with engine problem, but total lost of all 3 aircraft. Nobody said a word. Like it was the most ordinary thing? Bulent "Buly" Aliev Ser# 066 / N484BD http://tinyurl.com/dcy36 On Feb 13, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Russell Duffy wrote: On the subject of failures in general, am I the only one who thinks there have just been way too many of these in the last couple years? In virtually every case, the engine has been the victim, rather than the cause of the problem, but to the casual observer, it looks bad for the rotary. I'd hate to calculate the number of flight hours per serious problem for currently flying rotaries. I'd also hate for the insurance companies to do it. Let's hope this trend doesn't continue. Cheers, Rusty (one rotor, no prop) ------=_NextPart_000_0613_01C630D7.1AC52F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Buly,
You=20 make a good point.  Many Lycoming failures don't result in flying = another=20 15 miles to a safe landing at an airport.
 
Steve=20 Brooks
 
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From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Bulent=20 Aliev
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:37 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary=20 failure

Rusty,
Couple of years ago we lost 3 Cozy's within few months due to = Lycoming=20 engine problems. Not landing with engine problem, but total lost of = all 3=20 aircraft. Nobody said a word. Like it was the most ordinary thing?
Bulent "Buly" Aliev
Ser# 066 / N484BD

On Feb 13, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Russell Duffy wrote:

 
On=20 the subject of failures in general, am I the only one who thinks = there have=20 just been way too many of these in the last couple years?  In = virtually=20 every case, the engine has been the victim, rather than the cause of = the=20 problem, but to the casual observer, it looks bad for the = rotary.  I'd=20 hate to calculate the number of flight hours per serious problem for = currently flying rotaries.  I'd also hate for the insurance = companies=20 to do it.  Let's hope this trend doesn't=20 continue.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (one rotor, no prop) 

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