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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:42:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Brooks <prvt_pilot@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Good flight
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Ed,
Thanks, and I certainly appreciate the help that you
have lent me along the way.  You and Tracy are the
pioneers of the rotary engine in aviation the way I
see it, and both of you are quick to help with advice,
guidance, and patience.

I could have probably left the airport for a flight,
like today, much earlier, but I was being overly
cautious I suppose (or chicken).

But then again, I haven't had any events that have
left me with skid marks on the pilot seat either.

Thanks again,
Steve


--- Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> Great to hear, Steve.
> 
> It seems it always takes some time to work out all
> the bugs that inevitably
> show up.  Sounds like things are going right.
> 
> Ed A
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Brooks" <prvt_pilot@yahoo.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:27 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Good flight
> 
> 
> > After having different problems, and working
> through
> > various issues over the last month or so, I
> finally
> > had a good flight today.
> >
> > Up until today, I've stayed within gliding
> distance of
> > the runway, and most flights were 30 minutes or so
> > each.
> >
> > Today after a short checkout flight, and landing
> to
> > verify everything, I finally ventured away from
> the
> > airport.  I made a 3 legged flight to 2 other
> airports
> > and then back to my departing airport.  Total of
> about
> > an hour flight at 120 kts.
> >
> > I kept the speed to 120 kts., because of an issue
> with
> > my auto gear extension unit.  I've got the
> calibration
> > messed up, and I'm going to have to dig up the
> manual
> > on it to get it set right.  It was extending at
> too
> > slow of speed, but now it won't stay retracted,
> even
> > at 140 kts.  So, I flew the whole time with the
> nose
> > gear down, which adds a fair amount of drag.
> >
> > I was running at about 55% power I would guess.  I
> was
> > running at 4400 RPM's at a MAP of about 20. 
> Rather
> > than a MAP guage, I have a boost guage for the
> turbo,
> > so I have to calculate my way into MAP.  The boost
> > guage was showing about a -10.
> >
> > The rotary ran flawlessly, and is really quite
> > interesting to listen to, as you fly along.  On
> the
> > way back, I circled over a friends house (another
> > pilot). He heard the plane, and knew immediately
> what
> > it was.  He called and told me that he ran outside
> and
> > watched it as I circled the lake, and then came
> back
> > for another pass.  He said that it look like it
> was
> > going really fast, but it really was only doing
> the
> > 120 kts.  I guess that the swept wing Cozy must
> look
> > fast, even when you're going slow.
> >
> > At any rate, I was thrilled with the flight, and
> > should be able to add several hours on my next
> trip
> > down to SC to fly.  Living 4.5 hours away from the
> > plane has really put a crimp in the flying.
> >
> > I've got about 13 hours now, and with any luck, I
> hope
> > to let Rusty's record of getting to the 40 hours,
> > stand.  I've still got a small oil leak, and need
> to
> > calibrate my fuel guage, but nothing bad enough to
> > keep me from flying.  I'm not sure what my fuel
> burn
> > was, but I would imagine that it wasn't too bad at
> the
> > low power level.  I have a digital fuel guage, and
> the
> > bar graph display went down one bar, but the
> gallons
> > still stay 12, which is what it stopped at, not
> having
> > been calibrated.  I think that it is fairly
> accurate
> > from 1 to 12, because it was reading correctly
> when I
> > filled it 5 gallons at a time.  For now, I fly
> with
> > plenty of fuel in the left tank, and at least 12
> > additional in the right (transfer) tank.
> >
> > Steve Brooks
> > Cozy MKIV N75CZ
> > Turbo Rotary (stock turbo still alive)
> >
> >
> >
> > >>  Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
> > >>  Archive:  
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> 
> 
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