X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 914057 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 13:05:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id k05I4Q4r002830; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:04:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001d01c61222$7d2e1d40$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Cc: "Laura Crook" Subject: A good? flight. Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:04:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C611F8.93FB0120" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C611F8.93FB0120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable So much talk about gear ratios I thought I would relate my flight today = {:>). Beautiful day today, no early morning ground fog, so decided to go = flying. Area in front of the hangar has been torn up by construction work around = the airport and nothing but mud after a rain. But, today it was dry = enough to support an RV. So took off and immediately hit the old spark plug SAG, EGT drop down = from 1600 to around 1450 on rotor #1, rpm decreased, same old stuff - = but always makes the seat cushion pucker when it happens during take = off. Aircraft still climbing at 750 fpm so not any danger - just NOT = FUN. This was with the new spark plugs (the ones I had just installed = when I had the apex seal failure on way to Sun & Fun last April), I = finally got up the nerve to put the back in the aircraft - they lasted = 31 hours vs the nominal 20 for the stock plugs before Lead gasoline = induced fouling(i.e. SAG). As is usually, once your throttle back, the SAG goes away and it did. = Then turned east (into the sun) to stay out of the Charlotte class B = airspace. It was starting to get warm so I opened one of the eyeball = ventilation vents (did I mention that the construction had stirred up a = LOT of dust) and the cockpit was immediately filled with dust and = debris (straw mostly) blown out of the duct hose. The dust immediately = (static electricity?) coated the inside of the canopy which facing into = the sun dropped visibility to near zero. Immediately turned 90 deg to = the direction of the sun and could again see out the canopy. =20 Finally the dust and straw stopped flying and I had a soft cloth to = wipe off the canopy. So continued the flight. Then a few minutes later = I notice the vinyl cloth I had covering the top of the instrument panel = was starting to balloon up (apparently after 7 years the glue had dried = out) due to air apparently leaking in from the front of the canopy. Put = a water bottle and few other things on top and that held it down. Are you getting all of this Laura Crook? Well, I guess the gremlins decided I was really committed to flying = today (checking out the accuracy of the new EFI monitor) and ceased = their activities. Flew for an hour and found 0.01 gallon difference between the gauge and = what I refilled the tanks. So that part turned out good. All in all, a great flight - good landing and no damage to aircraft or = pilot, but a few things to clear up before flying to the RV Flyin next = week. FWIW Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C611F8.93FB0120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
So much talk about gear ratios I thought I would = relate my=20 flight today {:>).
 
Beautiful day today, no early morning ground = fog, so=20 decided to go flying.
 
Area in front of the hangar has been torn up by=20 construction work around the airport and nothing but mud after a = rain. =20 But, today it was dry enough to support an RV.
 
So took off and immediately hit the old spark = plug SAG,=20 EGT drop down from 1600 to around 1450 on rotor #1, rpm decreased, same = old=20 stuff - but always makes the seat cushion pucker when it happens during = take=20 off.  Aircraft still climbing at 750 fpm so not any danger - just = NOT=20 FUN.  This was with the new spark plugs (the ones I had just = installed when=20 I had the apex seal failure on way to Sun & Fun last April), I = finally got=20 up the nerve to put the back in the aircraft - they lasted 31 hours = vs the=20 nominal 20 for the stock plugs before Lead gasoline induced fouling(i.e. = SAG).
 
As is usually, once your throttle back, the SAG = goes away=20 and it did.  Then turned east (into the sun) to stay out of the = Charlotte=20 class B airspace.  It was starting to get warm so I opened one of = the=20 eyeball ventilation vents (did I mention that the construction had = stirred up a=20 LOT of dust) and the cockpit was immediately  filled with dust and = debris=20 (straw mostly) blown out of the duct hose.  The dust immediately = (static=20 electricity?) coated the inside of the canopy which facing into the sun = dropped=20 visibility to near zero.  Immediately turned 90 deg to the = direction of the=20 sun and could again see out the canopy. 
 
Finally the dust and straw stopped flying and = I  had=20 a soft cloth to wipe off the canopy. So continued the flight.  = Then a=20 few minutes later I notice the vinyl cloth I had covering the top of the = instrument panel was starting to balloon up (apparently after 7 years = the glue=20 had dried out) due to air apparently leaking in from the front of = the=20 canopy.  Put a water bottle and few other things on top and that = held it=20 down.
 
Are you getting all of this Laura = Crook?
 
Well, I guess the gremlins decided I was really = committed=20 to flying today (checking out the accuracy of the new EFI monitor) and = ceased=20 their activities.
 
Flew for an hour and found 0.01 gallon = difference between=20 the gauge and what I refilled the tanks.  So that part turned out=20 good.
 
All in all, a great flight - good landing and no = damage to=20 aircraft or pilot, but a few things to clear up before flying to the RV = Flyin=20 next week.
 
FWIW
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
 
 
 
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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