X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.191] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2287936 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:57:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.182.191; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 30so1170714nfu for ; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:56:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=bBt6wAzIY+LjhUym4DWDJCmmm37jAwstjJJrcQqoBwbY4YraaX7F11qEAxUVttcRvqWuBrMo0YYuMapASlKSkZTr6FfQebODLo2x7OlQNdFW4WYPXbj5MJvh/Lh2s4nxGRLtVEuR3rJFf3Mw7iVmSJLo2T+dijRPmAZc5e9taPc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=qPZlZ3u6zGS14QSUB2jnY4crWPm9xKGrtqLyL34jSjZxQpRqr1sPdLmQuBBSc2I3RJsDNIpCWvQRcrET8tOSPrkYiMUAOhvuuSWdpjcV2gmING9eKEOOTQIVKwo4GNsg/0wARqIPAWG4/Jp65ZVU4iTnEr/qU+CK2nOSow498wU= Received: by 10.78.138.14 with SMTP id l14mr4263129hud.1188244617235; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:56:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.124.1 with HTTP; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:56:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5cf132c0708271256s467295b0rb17374995702a56@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:56:57 -0500 From: "Mark Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Latest Rotary in the air!! In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_187319_9704657.1188244617193" References: ------=_Part_187319_9704657.1188244617193 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Al, Sounds like fun. We'll have to get together and compare notes sometime. Mark On 8/27/07, Al Gietzen wrote: > > That's great news, Mark. Congratulations!! > > > > Nice to have another 20B flying. Maybe we'll have some notes to compare. > Yeah; they are smooth. I've given rides to 2 other pilots, both remarked > on the smoothness of the engine. I've got over 45 hours in the air on my > Velocity 20B. Just got my EC2 and EM2 with latest updates. > > > > Al > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Steitle > *Sent:* Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:31 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Latest Rotary in the air!! > > > > Hey Guys, > > > > Wow, news sure travels fast on this list. I just got home from the > airport and the news is already posted. > > > > Yes, I flew my Lancair ES - 20B today and she flies beautifully! My first > flight took place Sunday at 9:30 a.m. I was close to doing it the > previous day, but the winds were directly across the runway at 10-15, and > there was lots of traffic in the pattern, so I waited. This morning was > much better, except for the fog, which burned off about 9:00 revealing a > beautiful August morning. I guess I just got tired of doing fast taxis. > She flew like I was hoping she would, actually better than I had hoped. I > only did one lap around the pattern, but the only thing I had to adjust was > elevator trim. I landed with 20* flaps and did the best landing of my life > (I'm going to love this airplane). It was very difficult not to go for > another lap, but I wanted to get the cowl off and look things over real > well. Three sets of eyes didn't find anything amiss. > > > > The engine has plenty of power for sure. I was especially impressed by > the smoothness of the rotary engine. Really amazing after flying the > certified stuff for years. It was a little loud, but that is partially due > to not having a door seal, and the ANR headsets took care of most of that. > > > > I'll know more about how well my cooling system is working after a few > more flights. It appears that oil cooling may need a little tweaking, but > then it was 90* at 9:30 a.m. H2O seemed to be within limits, from what I > could tell from my brief flight. > > > > First flight also revealed some tuning issues, but I'm confident that we > will get that sorted out shortly as well. > > > > Head still in the clouds and looking forward to the next flight. > > > > Mark S. > > Lancair ES/20B > > N208TX > > > > > > On 8/26/07, *Kelly Troyer* wrote: > > Group, > > I am going to jump the gun here and report what I just copied from > > Tracy and Laura's site........Congrats Mark !!! Oh envy envy........ > > > > *Sunday, August 26, 2007 FIRST FLIGHT of Mark Steitle's Rotary Lancair > ES* > > We JUST received a phone call from Mark Steitle of Austin, TX. He had his > FIRST FLIGHT Of his Lancair ES with a CS prop. He said there were no > surprises; the plane handled great; he had plenty of power and it was VERY > exciting! He promised to send me a report and a photo soon. Mark flies the > RWS EC2, EM2 and RD-1C. CONGRATULATIONS MARK!! > > > > -- > Kelly Troyer > "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine > "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 > "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold > > > > > > > ------=_Part_187319_9704657.1188244617193 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Al,
 
Sounds like fun.  We'll have to get together and compare note= s sometime.
 
Mark

 
On 8/27/07, = Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net= > wrote:

That's great news, Mark.  = Congratulations!!

 

Nice to have another 20B flying= .  Maybe we'll have some notes to compare.  Yeah; they are smooth= .  I've given rides to 2 other pilots, both remarked on the smoothness= of the engine. I've got over 45 hours in the air on my=20 Velocity 20B.  Just got my EC2 and EM2 with latest updates.

 

Al

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircra= ft [mailto: flyrotary@lancaironline.net<= /a>] On Behalf Of Mark Stei= tle
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 20= 07 4:31 PM
To: Rotary mo= tors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Latest Rotary in the air!!

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<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hey Guys,

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Wow, news sure travels fast on this list.&nb= sp; I just got home from the airport and the news is already posted.  =

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yes, I flew my Lancair ES - 20B today and sh= e flies beautifully!  My first flight took place Sunday at 9:30 a= .m.  I was close to doing it the previous day, but the winds were dire= ctly across the runway at 10-15, and there was lots of traffic in the patte= rn, so I waited.  This morning was much better, except for the fog, wh= ich burned off about 9:00 revealing a beautiful August morning.  I gue= ss I just got tired of doing fast taxis.  She flew like I was hoping s= he would, actually better than I had hoped.  I only did one lap around= the pattern, but the only thing I had to adjust was elevator trim.  I= landed with 20* flaps and did the best landing of my life (I'm going t= o love this airplane).  It was very difficult not to go for another la= p, but I wanted to get the cowl off and look things over real well. &n= bsp;Three sets of eyes didn't find anything amiss.=20

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The engine has plenty of power for sure.&nbs= p; I was especially impressed by the smoothness of the rotary engine. = Really amazing after flying the certified stuff for years.  It was a = little loud, but that is partially due to not having a door seal, and the A= NR headsets took care of most of that.=20

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I'll know more about how well my cooling= system is working after a few more flights.  It appears that oil cool= ing may need a little tweaking, but then it was 90* at 9:30=20 a.m.  H2O seemed to be within limits, from what I could tell from my b= rief flight.

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">First flight also revealed some tuning issue= s, but I'm confident that we will get that sorted out shortly= as well.

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Head still in the clouds and looking forward= to the next flight.

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Mark S.

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lancair ES/20B

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">N208TX

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On 8/26/07, Kelly Troyer < keltro@att.net> wrote:

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Group,

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">   I am going to jump the gun here= and report what I just copied from

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tracy and Laura's site........Congrats M= ark !!! Oh envy envy........

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> 

Sunday,  August 26, 2007  FIRST FLIGHT of Mark Ste= itle's Rotary Lancair ES

<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We JUST received a phone call from Mark Stei= tle of Austin, TX.  He had his FIRST FLIGHT Of his Lancair ES with a C= S  prop.  He said there were no surprises; the plane handled grea= t; he had plenty of power and it was VERY exciting!  He promised to se= nd me a report and a photo soon.  Mark flies the RWS EC2, EM2 and RD-1= C.  CONGRATULATIONS MARK!!=20

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<= span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"= ;_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"= ;_Backplate/Oil Manifold=20



 

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