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Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 20:52:45 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: CCI <brecab@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First flight - another Rotary
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Congratulations to both Tommy and Hank for your first flights. Looks like 
there will be several rotaries flying this year, I know of two more that 
are almost ready. This is great! Fred


At 07:30 PM 8/1/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>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
>
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