X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4407734 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:57:27 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=e9kQaTGrCFgA:10 a=N8B9JuSIAAAA:8 a=arxwEM4EAAAA:8 a=r1ClD_H3AAAA:8 a=QdXCYpuVAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=ByxfC7_sHIG1PFssWZQA:9 a=lQPGl7gk2Kqpo2xECZEA:7 a=zr-j7VqmN5Whv-zyLr_ioG0o9wMA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=CawM7sE26sj7aikhZPsA:9 a=eszufTlfc18vqju1-vIA:7 a=s4sFnvYwKvtxJ8qq_jy6lwQ3c7sA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.181.123.159 Received: from [75.181.123.159] ([75.181.123.159:50528] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id D5/8E-03451-496FD4C4; Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:56:52 +0000 Message-ID: <849AE4B4BE1C4DBEAF7C069CDC012780@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] A rotary turns 500 Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:56:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01CB2CE3.7CD2A8D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CB2CE3.7CD2A8D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations, David You have join the club of "real aircraft"{:>) . Early on I was told = that for an auto conversion to be considered "successful" it had to get = a total of 500+ hours on it. Considering the the time needed for = "development" and "post test" modifications 500 hours is no mean = achievement. Justification was achieved during that very first flight - = remember the rush? Welcome to the club. Ed From: David Leonard=20 Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 3:14 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] A rotary turns 500 Had a great trip to Lake Tahoe with the boys this weekend. One guy flew = with me and the other 3 took Southwest. Door to door travel time: = RV=3D3.25hrs. Southwest=3D4.5hrs Direct cost: RV=3D $110 pp.RT = Southwest=3D$310pp.RT. Plus, in the RV we had complete flexibility = with travel times and got to do some great sight seeing on the way (like = half-dome etc). Of course, none of that factors in the time and money = already spent on the RV, which is outlandishly excessive, but I'm trying = to justify here. On the way home N4VY clicked over 500hrs TTAF. Not really very much by = many standards, but a small milestone. I think of all the places I have = been and all the formation flying I have done and it is amazing that I = only have 500 hrs. Fun stuff. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered http://www.andersonee.com http://www.eicommander.com Http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CB2CE3.7CD2A8D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations, David
 
You have join the club of "real aircraft"{:>) = . =20 Early on I was told that for an auto conversion to be considered = "successful" it=20 had to get a total of 500+ hours on it.  Considering the the time = needed=20 for "development" and "post test" modifications 500 hours is no mean=20 achievement.  Justification was achieved during that very first = flight -=20 remember the rush?
 
Welcome to the club.
 
Ed

Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 3:14 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] A rotary turns 500

Had a great trip to Lake Tahoe with the boys this weekend.  = One guy=20 flew with me and the other 3 took Southwest.  Door to door travel = time:=20 RV=3D3.25hrs.  Southwest=3D4.5hrs    Direct = cost:  RV=3D $110=20 pp.RT  Southwest=3D$310pp.RT.   Plus, in the RV we had = complete=20 flexibility with travel times and got to do some great sight seeing on = the way=20 (like half-dome etc).  Of course, none of that factors in the time = and=20 money already spent on the RV, which is outlandishly excessive, but I'm = trying=20 to justify here.
 
On the way home N4VY clicked over 500hrs TTAF.  Not really = very much=20 by many standards, but a small milestone.  I think of all the = places I have=20 been and all the formation flying I have done and it is amazing that I = only have=20 500 hrs.  Fun stuff.
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David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.nethttp://RotaryRoster.net
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com
Http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html
http://www.flyrotary.com
 
 
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