X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f52.google.com ([209.85.214.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6508842 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:01:17 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by mail-bk0-f52.google.com with SMTP id e11so565405bkh.39 for ; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:00:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=KMuDRXJIBDmSgo+YYVwB9E+G/FeAuFOyA/8j9HHynr4=; b=HGzZif9DqZnclZoy7bi63CA58cgdI9ZQ4t3uoT9amyEp80uZi+d0g4qQ7px6VoDOvW CokiN1onMHL0hWhuFuePTe5tb5cowlIkDj7h5h4y3i9BvZZavW/jdGtDRTpMk3TXcJkK sXaYLuXd50AKVMr3VLOIIYRccXoDUYMSt0qChuNGvrU0wG97IN6OvGL7niZ+9iKX6Xha bbQOYG26FEOGDjd67BNNoKIcP0AwIXffa30wBWvq8ZSQcPAAXYfReky2EX5ROhT06C8H 19iMjCm3lSyif3aQMRa0g1JP3czq/U/p8co0XfhfwZtABQcXcc/maxms6mZUhi9chPD1 wuaw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.204.226.135 with SMTP id iw7mr8679560bkb.4.1381348841986; Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:00:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.102.195 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Oct 2013 13:00:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:00:41 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: $1 gas From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=485b3970d51409c54104e85457b4 --485b3970d51409c54104e85457b4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Kelly, The psru damper project was put on hold when the BMA EFIS died. PL is re-thinking the design at this time and has asked me to hold off on it for a while. Mark On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Kelly Troyer wrote: > Mark, > Is the new redrive harmonic isolator ready for flight yet ?? > > Kelly troyer > > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: > >> Bill, >> >> No, I didn't really feel like it was worth the extra $1k for the touch >> screen. But I did opt for the engine monitor board, gps, and ADS-B. While >> the engine monitor provides redundancy, I really like the aural warnings it >> provides. So, I don't have to fly with one eye on the EM-2 and one looking >> for traffic. My purchasing logic was to go with the "big screen" so that I >> wouldn't need a second screen. So far, it appears this will work out just >> fine. I'll be using ForeFlight on a iPad for moving map, flight planning, >> weather, etc. It would have been helpful to have the extra serial ports a >> second screen would provide as the AF-5800 is limited to four. Five serial >> ports would have been optimum, but a work-around was done to make this >> work. I hope to fly it for the first time this weekend. >> >> I didn't weigh the two units, but I would guess the AFS is about 5# >> lighter than the BMA. AFS gave a 30% rebate on the old BMA unit, and I >> didn't even have to ask. Great customer service too! I highly recommend >> AFS. If interested, call and ask for Trisha Blank. >> >> Mark >> >> >> >>> ** ** >>> >> >> > > > > --485b3970d51409c54104e85457b4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Kelly,
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The psru damper proje= ct=A0was put on hold when the BMA EFIS died.=A0 PL is re-thinking the desig= n at this time and has asked me to hold off on it for a while.
= =A0
Mark


On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Kelly Troyer <= ;keltro@gmail.com= > wrote:
Mark,
=A0 Is the new re= drive harmonic isolator ready for flight yet ??

Ke= lly troyer


On Wed, Oct 9= , 2013 at 10:20 AM, Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com> wrote= :
Bill,
=A0
No, I= didn't really feel like it was worth the extra $1k=A0for the touch scr= een.=A0 But I did opt for the engine monitor board, gps, and ADS-B.=A0 Whil= e the engine monitor=A0provides redundancy, I really=A0like the aural warni= ngs it provides.=A0 So, I don't have to fly with one eye on the EM-2 an= d one looking for traffic.=A0=A0My purchasing logic was to=A0go with=A0the = "big screen" so that I wouldn't need a second screen.=A0 So f= ar, it appears this will work out just fine.=A0 I'll be using ForeFligh= t on a iPad for moving map, flight planning, weather, etc.=A0 It would have= been helpful to have the extra serial ports a second screen would provide= =A0as the AF-5800=A0is limited to=A0four.=A0 Five serial ports would have b= een optimum, but a work-around was done to make this work.=A0 I hope to fly= it for the first time this weekend.
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I didn't weigh the two units, but I would guess the = AFS is about 5# lighter than the BMA.=A0 AFS gave a 30% rebate on the old B= MA unit, and I didn't even have to ask.=A0 Great customer service too!= =A0 I highly recommend AFS.=A0 If interested, call and ask for Trisha Blank= .=A0
=A0
Mark



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