Return-Path: Received: from hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.22] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3154816 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:58:25 -0400 Received: from user-2injr73.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.236.227] helo=Carol) by hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BC0Gk-0007Xx-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 09 Apr 2004 10:58:22 -0700 Message-ID: <002601c41e5c$35d45970$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oh, I have slipped the surley bonds of earth... Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:58:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01C41E32.4BA243E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C41E32.4BA243E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations, John....I have been watching the posts anxiously = awaiting this great news !!! It's time to enjoy the fruits of your = labor. I'm sure you will have both fun and frustration in fine tuning = your aircraft, but you've already overcome the largest = hurdle....overcoming gravity and earth suction. Glad to hear the temps = actually came down a little on downwind....a very good sign that your = cooling arangement has good potential. Please keep us informed as you = continue gathering engine and cooling numbers. Again, congratulations = of a successful and uneventful first flight. Have a celebratory dinner = with the wife tonight. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:23 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Oh, I have slipped the surley bonds of earth...=20 Fellow rotarians, I'm happy to announce that, after just over 5 years building, Cozy IV = plans # 757 danced the skies this morning in a short but sucessful = flight. I've read others say that their first flight was "uneventful" and = thought this to be a strange choice of words. Now I can appreciate the = term because that's exactly what it was - uneventful.=20 Take off run was about 2000 ft on just over 1/2 throttle and wastegate = fully open. Coolant temp was at about 185 in the climb, and 175 on the = downwind. The engine purred smoothly, if a litle rich. (The fuel = injection computer still needs some airborne tuning at various Manifold = pressures.) The approach was a little fast but I managed to put her on = the numbers at 75kts (thanks, Paul) and the touchdown was smooth. I used = only a little braking to pull off at the end of the 3400 ft runway. I = flew her once around the pattern - total time about 6 minutes.=20 My thanks to all the people on this group without who's input this = could not have been done. So now, the adventure begins... John Slade Cozy Mk IV Turbo Rotary N96PM ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C41E32.4BA243E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations, John....I have been = watching the=20 posts anxiously awaiting this great news !!!  It's time to enjoy = the fruits=20 of your labor.  I'm sure you will have both fun and frustration in = fine=20 tuning your aircraft, but  you've already overcome the largest=20 hurdle....overcoming gravity and earth suction.  Glad to hear the = temps=20 actually came down a little on downwind....a very good sign that your = cooling=20 arangement has good potential.  Please keep us informed as you = continue=20 gathering engine and cooling numbers.  Again, congratulations of a=20 successful and uneventful first flight.  Have a celebratory dinner = with the=20 wife tonight.   Paul Conner
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From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 = 12:23=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Oh, I have = slipped=20 the surley bonds of earth...

Fellow = rotarians,

I'm happy to announce = that, after=20 just over 5 years building, Cozy IV plans # 757 danced the skies this = morning=20 in a short but sucessful flight.

I've read others say = that their first=20 flight was "uneventful" and thought this to be a strange choice of = words. Now=20 I can appreciate the term because that's exactly what it was - = uneventful.=20

Take off run was about = 2000 ft on=20 just over 1/2 throttle and wastegate fully open. Coolant temp was at = about 185=20 in the climb, and 175 on the downwind. The engine purred smoothly, if = a litle=20 rich. (The fuel injection computer still needs some airborne tuning at = various=20 Manifold pressures.) The approach was a little fast but I managed to = put her=20 on the numbers at 75kts (thanks, Paul) and the touchdown was smooth. I = used=20 only a little braking to pull off at the end of the 3400 ft runway. I = flew her=20 once around the pattern - total time about 6 minutes.

My thanks to all the people on = this group without who's input = this could=20 not have been done.

So now, the adventure=20 begins...

John Slade

Cozy Mk IV Turbo Rotary = N96PM

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