Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:52:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b3) with ESMTP id 2132501 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:02:19 -0400 Received: from rad (12-218-74-116.client.mchsi.com[12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (sccmmhc01) with SMTP id <20030417180218mm1008r1m5e>; Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:02:18 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel return X-Original-Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:02:10 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c3050b$7ac7f610$0201a8c0@rad> 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, Build 10.0.4510 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 I estimated at one point that my regulator by-passed a max of approx 8-9 gallon hour and that was at idle. ===> Ed, Have you tried to estimate what happens when you turn the second pump on? Worst case would be landing, with the 2nd pump on, and engine close to idle. I'm assuming that most folks use the 2nd pump like you do with the electric pump on a Lycoming. In other words, do you turn both pumps on for takeoff and landing? Cheers, Rusty