X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2918149 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.121; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080512021811.BMRY720.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 02:18:11 +0000 Message-ID: <000f01c8b3d6$737ffcc0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hairy Chested Heroes Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C8B3B4.EC2DF860" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C8B3B4.EC2DF860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My RV-6A came in empty at 1170 lbs against vans 1060 or So. 44 lbs of = that was battery weight (two 25AH Concord batteries) which I have since = reduced to 14 lbs. But, still a bit on the heavy side. But, the Rv-4 = target is Tracy Crook, I think he came in quite light - under 1000 lbs. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mike Wills=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:38 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Hairy Chested Heroes I'm located at Brown Field in San Diego. 8000 feet of pavement at 500' = MSL. Things could be a lot worse. Weighed the airplane today. Either my wife and I or the airplane, or = both need to go on a diet. 1027 pounds empty. Was hoping for less than = 1000. For the RV guys, how did your empty weight come out? Incidently, = with batteries in the baggage compartment the CG looks good. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Perry Mick=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Hairy Chested Heroes Mike, what airport are you doing your first flight out of? ----- Original Message -----=20 Not sure I really wanted to read the bit about after takeoff engine = failure at this point. Too close to first flight to have that put in my = head. I'll probably appreciate this a lot more after I get some flight = hours under my belt. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C8B3B4.EC2DF860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My RV-6A came in empty at 1170 lbs = against vans=20 1060 or So.  44 lbs of that was battery weight (two 25AH Concord = batteries)=20 which I have since reduced to 14 lbs.  But, still a bit on the = heavy=20 side.  But, the Rv-4 target is Tracy Crook, I think he came in = quite light=20 - under 1000 lbs.
 
Ed
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mike = Wills
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:38 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Hairy = Chested=20 Heroes

I'm located at Brown Field in San = Diego. 8000=20 feet of pavement at 500' MSL. Things could be a lot = worse.
 
Weighed the airplane today. Either my = wife and I=20 or the airplane, or both need to go on a diet. 1027 pounds empty. Was = hoping=20 for less than 1000. For the RV guys, how did your empty weight = come out?=20 Incidently, with batteries in the baggage compartment the CG looks=20 good.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Perry Mick=20
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 = 10:31=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Hairy Chested=20 Heroes

Mike, what airport are you doing = your first=20 flight out of?


----- Original Message ----- =

Not sure I really wanted to read the bit = about after=20 takeoff engine failure at this point. Too close to first flight to = have that=20 put in my head. I'll probably appreciate this a lot more after I get = some=20 flight hours under my belt.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4=20 N144MW
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