Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.220] (HELO priv-edtnes03-hme0.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2509310 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Aug 2003 20:47:47 -0400 Received: from Endurance ([209.52.209.90]) by priv-edtnes03-hme0.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.17 201-253-122-126-117-20021021) with SMTP id <20030802004745.WEIB16085.priv-edtnes03-hme0.telusplanet.net@Endurance> for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:47:45 -0600 From: "Haywire" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] First flight - another Rotary Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 17:47:35 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: Congrats to you Hank! At this rate of growth the rotary might need it's own section at fly-ins. (park them subies over by the outhouse, make more room for the RX :-). Send us some pics. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in, Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass". > -----Original Message----- > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On > Behalf Of Bahahud@aol.com > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:31 PM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] First flight - another Rotary > > > Today, 08/01/03 I completed the first flight in my rotary powered > Lancair 235 > from Half Moon Bay Airpoprt in CAlifornia. > > The flight was uneventful with the following exceptions. These Lancair > airplanes are REALLY twichy on the controla. > > 1. I found that when i pushed the transmit button on my radio the rudder > trim went to full left deflection. Bit of a surprise there until > I figured out > what was happening. The radio worked OK but I quit talking. > > 2. The coolant temperature went to 240 deg. F. / oil to 230 deg F. > > These temps. did not happen during taxi testing but I was unbable > to keep the > power up for more than 30 to 45 seconds without a takeoff. > > 3. Minor oil leak at rear seal on the PSRU. > > All other items appeared nominal but due to the high temps. I cut > the flight > short to stop and consider the problem. > > Hank Huddleston LNC 235 Rotary N644H > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html