X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1124606 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 May 2006 07:56:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-111-186.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.111.186]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k4NBts4D012937 for ; Tue, 23 May 2006 07:55:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001e01c67e5f$f16eef50$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: PowerSport Fuel System was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Questions from a potential rotaryphile Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 07:56:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C67E3E.6A183000" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C67E3E.6A183000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I flew with a HALTECH automobile after market EFI system for the first = 100+ hours. It had a mixture control that worked, but one annoying = feature was its limited range. As best I recall it was +- 10% and just = was not sufficient. Finally, it died (fortunately while I was on the = ground) and I went to Tracy's EC2 and never looked back. Another less = than desirable feature was you had to tune it with a lap-top - try that = while flying {:>). =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:32 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Questions from a potential rotaryphile In a message dated 5/22/2006 10:25:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, = keltro@att.net writes: Bill, Do you know what EFI system will be installed on the Powersport = next ? I am not sure +/- 10% mixture control will be enough for = aggressive leaning........Tracy's EC2 has +/- 50% rich/lean manual mixture control........ -- Kelly Troyer=20 Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2=20 Kelly, Powersport's system is their own. They sell it as a stand alone = product. (They will have few takers without serious upgrades) FWIW = Mistral is listening to Tracy their system uses LOP operation as = standard in cruise. (NA) They are reporting fuel flows slightly better = than Lycs for the same power. Nice work on their part, and Tracy's of = course. At least they are willing to listen! I would like to see them = (Mistral) fly along side a Lyc powered Cherokee to test performance. Bill Jepson ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C67E3E.6A183000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I flew with a HALTECH automobile after market EFI = system for=20 the first 100+ hours. It had a mixture control that  worked, = but one=20 annoying feature was its limited range.  As best I recall it = was +-=20 10% and just was not sufficient.  Finally, it died (fortunately = while I was=20 on the ground) and I went to Tracy's EC2 and never looked=20 back.   Another less than desirable feature was you had = to tune=20 it with a lap-top - try that while flying = {:>).  
 
Ed
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From:=20 WRJJRS@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 = 1:32 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Questions from a=20 potential rotaryphile

In a message dated 5/22/2006 10:25:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, = keltro@att.net writes:
Bill,
  Do you know what EFI system will be installed on the = Powersport=20 next ? I am not sure +/- 10% mixture control will be enough = for =20 aggressive leaning........Tracy's
EC2 has +/- 50% rich/lean manual mixture control........
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke=20 Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
Kelly,
 Powersport's system is their own. They sell it as a stand = alone=20 product. (They will have few takers without serious upgrades) FWIW = Mistral is=20 listening to Tracy their system uses LOP operation as standard in = cruise. (NA)=20 They are reporting fuel flows slightly better than Lycs for the same = power.=20 Nice work on their part, and Tracy's of course. At least they are = willing to=20 listen! I would like to see them (Mistral) fly along side a Lyc = powered=20 Cherokee to test performance.
Bill Jepson
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