X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao106.cox.net ([68.230.241.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2927681 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 May 2008 11:47:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.40; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080518154648.TYRB28729.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Sun, 18 May 2008 11:46:48 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id T3mm1Z0041CvZmk043mnzb; Sun, 18 May 2008 11:46:47 -0400 Message-ID: <002501c8b8fe$60b2be70$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 08:46:45 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C8B8C3.B40C5620" 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_0022_01C8B8C3.B40C5620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In the San Diego area there is Al Gietzen, Dave Leonard, Ryan S. Ryan = (formerly George Graham's E-Racer), and myself. There are also a couple = of guys I know who are considering rotary installs. Maybe not a hot bed = but certainly a decent showing. On the other hand Ryan is planning on replacing the rotary with a Subaru = 6. I've been working on him to at least make an effort to resolve the = issues he has before giving up. The E-Racer install is very crude. = Biggest shortcomings are no muffler and the crude carb install which = gives him erratic mixtures and high fuel consumption. For some reason he has gotten the impression its impossible to install a = muffler that will survive. What is the consensus choice on an off the = shelf muffler these days? Has anyone tried Borla? Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:52 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff Great show, Mark! Liked the way it climbed out. Yes, nothing like the = $$ incentive to get the old dyed in the wool believers to switch to the = rotary - try not to rub it in too much {:>) Just got back from Mid-Atlantic Flyin where my rotary was very, very = lonely {:>). Seems like Texas is the current hot-bed of "successful" = rotary activity. ED ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 6:28 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Lancair ES - 20B Takeoff If anyone is interested, I posted a video of my 3-rotor Lancair on = Youtube. I apologize in advance for the photography (my son-in-law took = the video). ;-) And no, it isn't out of focus, it was 94* the day it was taken and = what you're seeing is the heat coming off the runway. Check it out = at... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUiSSGU7wmMA#GU5U2spHI_4 Mark S. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C8B8C3.B40C5620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In the San Diego area there is Al = Gietzen, Dave=20 Leonard, Ryan S. Ryan (formerly George Graham's E-Racer), and myself. = There are=20 also a couple of guys I know who are considering rotary installs. Maybe = not a=20 hot bed but certainly a decent showing.
 
On the other hand Ryan is planning on = replacing the=20 rotary with a Subaru 6. I've been working on him to at least make an = effort to=20 resolve the issues he has before giving up. The E-Racer install is very = crude.=20 Biggest shortcomings are no muffler and the crude carb install which = gives him=20 erratic mixtures and high fuel consumption.
 
For some reason he has gotten the = impression its=20 impossible to install a muffler that will survive. What is the consensus = choice=20 on an off the shelf muffler these days? Has anyone tried = Borla?
 
Mike Wills
 
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:52 = AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Lancair ES - 20B=20 Takeoff

Great show, Mark! Liked the way = it climbed=20 out.  Yes, nothing like the $$ incentive to get the old dyed in = the wool=20 believers to switch to the rotary - try not to rub it in too much=20 {:>)
 
 Just got back from Mid-Atlantic = Flyin=20 where my rotary was very, very lonely {:>).  Seems like Texas = is the=20 current hot-bed of "successful" rotary activity.
 
ED
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark=20 Steitle
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 = 6:28=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Lancair = ES - 20B=20 Takeoff

If anyone is interested, I posted a video of my = 3-rotor=20 Lancair on Youtube.  I apologize in advance for the photography = (my=20 son-in-law took the video).  ;-)
And no, it isn't out of = focus, it=20 was 94* the day it was taken and what you're seeing is the heat = coming off=20 the runway.  Check it out at...
http://= www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUiSSGU7wmMA#GU5U2spHI_4

Mark=20 S.
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