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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2544431 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:03:17 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.21]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030824160317.SNRE17943.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:03:17 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] inspection and first flight ? Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:03:17 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c36a59$3b60d060$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36A2F.528AC860" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36A2F.528AC860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I expect to hear tales from Rusty stretching his wings today, either that or some cussing about injectors, etc. :-( Great news about the inspection Todd. Congrats! As for first flight reports, I wouldn't expect to hear any today. I = spent a long day yesterday completing little items on my to-do list, and = whittled it down to only two remaining. One is a 30 minute job, and the other = (tuning the engine) "should" be a 15 minute job. My plan for today, is to = finish these items, and call it quits for the weekend. My airport is under = (900 ft) the class C airspace of Whiting Field, which is a large Navy = training facility. Fortunately, for us, they're shut down on Sat, and most of = Sun (until about 3 pm), so the Class C portion goes away. The first flight = will take place when Whiting is closed if possible, so next Sat will be the target date. That gives me a week to think of any remaining items I = might have forgotten, and think through the first flight some more. =20 As a side note, one of the items I had to do yesterday was to bend my = oil dipstick shorter, and fashion a door in the top cowl to get to it. When = I first fit the top cowl, I just drilled a round hole so I could insert = the dipstick. As it turned out, the factory stick extended just above the = cowl, and I gave some thought to just leaving it like that. I finally decided that I had to make this right, since my "buddy" Bob (webmaster for the = local EAA chapter, who also has a key to my hanger) would surely put a picture = of my dipstick on the web page. He's been bugging me to put the top cowl = on, and I'm sure that was his reason. I think he'll be disappointed :-) I already know that the new EC-2 chips work on the "factory 0" default settings, and I'll start out today with the new default settings, which = are Tracy's actual engine parameters. Assuming all goes well, I'll verify = the new tach at high rpms, and see what my latest static RPM is, now that I = set the prop to 15 degrees. I'm shooting for at least 5000 rpm static at 30 inches MAP. All running today will be done with the cowl completely = on, so I'll get to see how the temps behave. It's mighty hot, so it should be = a good test. =20 Cheers, Rusty (Fat lady not singing today) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36A2F.528AC860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I=20 expect to hear tales from Rusty stretching his wings today, either that = or some=20 cussing about injectors, etc. :-(

Great=20 news about the inspection Todd. Congrats!

As for first=20 flight reports, I wouldn't expect to hear any today. I spent a=20 long day yesterday completing little items on my to-do list, = and=20 whittled it down to only two remaining. One is a 30 = minute job,=20 and the other (tuning the engine) "should" be a 15 minute job. My = plan for=20 today, is to finish these items, and call it quits for the = weekend. My=20 airport is under (900 ft) the class C airspace of Whiting = Field, which is a=20 large Navy training facility. Fortunately, for us, they're shut = down on=20 Sat, and most of Sun (until about 3 pm), so the Class C portion=20 goes away. The first flight will take place when Whiting is = closed if=20 possible, so next Sat will be the target date. That gives me = a week=20 to think of any remaining items I might have forgotten, and think = through the=20 first flight some more.

As a side note,=20 one of the items I had to do yesterday was to bend my oil dipstick = shorter, and=20 fashion a door in the top cowl to get to it. When I first fit the = top=20 cowl, I just drilled a round hole so I could insert the dipstick. = As it=20 turned out, the factory stick extended just above the cowl, and I gave = some=20 thought to just leaving it like that. I finally decided that I had = to make=20 this right, since my "buddy" Bob (webmaster for the local EAA chapter, = who also=20 has a key to my hanger) would surely put a picture of my dipstick on the = web=20 page. He's been bugging me to put the top cowl on, and I'm sure = that was=20 his reason. I think he'll be disappointed :-)

I = already know=20 that the new EC-2 chips work on the "factory 0" default = settings, and=20 I'll start out today with the new default settings, which are Tracy's = actual=20 engine parameters. Assuming all goes well, I'll verify the new = tach at=20 high rpms, and see what my latest static RPM is, now that I set the prop = to 15=20 degrees. I'm shooting for at least 5000 rpm static at 30 = inches MAP. All running today will be done with the = cowl=20 completely on, so I'll get to see how the temps behave. It's = mighty hot,=20 so it should be a good test.

Cheers,

Rusty (Fat=20 lady not singing today)

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