X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from EXHUB003-2.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTPS id 4463875 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Sep 2010 08:01:06 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.29; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by EXHUB003-2.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.29]) with mapi; Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:00:28 -0700 From: Jeff Whaley To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:00:27 -0700 Subject: RE: First flight Thread-Topic: First flight Thread-Index: ActSYXQu5UdLqYFkRqSkkmg234NUawAD23By Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E017970322321EXVMBX0035e_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E017970322321EXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations Brian on making your first flight ... and good call to term= inate after 1 circuit. I guess if you were making only 4800 rpm that you have the 2.17 PSRU? Your temperatures sound very good, but caution that at 4800 rpm you're not = making much hp either. Looking forward to hearing how the no-filter flight turns out. Jeff ________________________________ From: Bktrub@aol.com [Bktrub@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:51 PM Subject: First flight RV-4 #2366, tail # N52BT made it's first flight today. It didn't make enoug= h power , so only one lap of the traffic pattern was made before the pilot = landed it. From a standpoint of flying qualities, it was just like any othe= r RV-4s- no out of trim conditions or other bad habits. No note was made of= MP at WOT, either on the ground or in the air, that's first on the agenda = tomorrow. But-- I only revved up to 4800 rpm on the downwind, so the flight was termi= nated. I have gotten 5500 on the ground with the cowl removed, which means = the air cleaner was not in use. I am using a Fram paper filter, 6 inches by= 14 inches. I think I am getting a big restriction from it, so I will remov= e it and try some ground runs. I also think I'm running way too rich, about= 34- 7/8s up the scale on my EM2. The good news is that neither the oil or coolant temps got over 160 the who= le time, and the plane was waiting on the ground for around 15 minutes du= e to traffic in the pattern prior to the flight. So, I'm happy about the flight, but now must find out why I'm not making mo= re umph. Brian Trubee This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for the a= ddressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauth= orized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message= in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal= records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E017970322321EXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congrat= ulations Brian on making your first flight ... and good call to terminate a= fter 1 circuit.
I guess if you were making only 4800= rpm that you have the 2.17 PSRU?
Your temperatures sound very good, b= ut caution that at 4800 rpm you're not making much hp either.
Looking forward to hearing how the n= o-filter flight turns out.
Jeff
 
From: Bktrub@aol.= com [Bktrub@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:51 PM
Subject: First flight

RV-4 #2366, tail # N52BT made it's first flight today. It didn't make = enough power , so only one lap of the traffic pattern was made before the p= ilot landed it. From a standpoint of flying qualities, it was just like any= other RV-4s- no out of trim conditions or other bad habits. No note was made of MP at WOT, either on the ground o= r in the air, that's first on the agenda tomorrow.
 
But-- I only revved up to 4800 rpm on the downwind, so the flight was = terminated. I have gotten 5500 on the ground with the cowl removed, which m= eans the air cleaner was not in use. I am using a Fram paper filter, 6 inch= es by 14 inches. I think I am getting a big restriction from it, so I will remove it and try some ground runs. I= also think I'm running way too rich, about 34- 7/8s up the scale on my EM2= .
 
The good news is that neither the oil or coolant temps got over 160 th= e whole time, and the plane was waiting on the ground  for around = ; 15 minutes due to traffic in the pattern prior to the flight.
 
So, I'm happy about the flight, but now must find out why I'm not maki= ng more umph.
 
Brian Trubee

This message, and the docum= ents attached hereto, is intended only for the addressee and may contain pr= ivileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strict= ly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our = internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you.
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