X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s35.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.107] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1330710 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:21:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.107; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.74]) by bay0-omc1-s35.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:20:35 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:20:35 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.114.26 by BAY115-DAV2.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:20:34 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.114.26] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oshkosh Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:20:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C6B4C5.9ECF71B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0029.3000 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:20:29 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jul 2006 21:20:35.0210 (UTC) FILETIME=[296D1EA0:01C6B4E7] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C6B4C5.9ECF71B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree, it all depends on who happens to be at the first guideman point = you encounter, which runway you are assigned, etc. After I got cooled = down (mentally & physically : ) after my long taxi, I had to laugh at = where I ended up. It was an Enterprise car rental booth at the GA = terminal. That's what they had interpreted my AUTO POWER arrival sign = to mean. =20 But otherwise the trip went fine. The engine purred the whole time, = didn't complain about the 100LL fuel I bought on the way home ($4.65 / = gal !), and ingested the pouring rain I flew through like it enjoyed a = tall drink. Only problem was weather that waited until I got within 40 = miles of home. Thunderstorms kept diverting me away from Shady Bend = until I ran low on fuel and had to land at the only airport within = range. They had no fuel but thank heaven for nice strangers who bail = out wayward aviators in distress. Without them, flying would be a lot = less enjoyable. I camped out at Davis Field in GA (the storms chased me = clean out of FL) and flew home this AM. The saddest part of the trip was the email from Perry Casson waiting for = me. Gary Palmer who I have known for many years and see most every = Oshkosh was killed there on Saturday while taxing for departure in his = friends RV-6. Gary was in the passengers seat. A TBM warbird taxied = into them from behind with deadly results. His friend was not injured. = Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Eslick=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 12:54 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oshkosh I guess we all have different experiences, like the blind men = describing an elephant. =20 I was mailed a blue arrival sign that said "AUTO-POWERED", and flashed = it at all the guidemen. In just a few minutes I was parked in my row in = front of homebuilders headquarters. Granted, I arrived on Sunday = afternoon, and I did know exactly where the parking was, but things were = flowing quite well considering. The biggest hassle for me is always = REGISTRATION! It is so slow it is worse than having teeth pulled!=20 Those that had time to look around know that there are HUNDREDS of = homebuilts parked there. RVs alone are almost impossible to count! = There was a rotary-powered velocity in the Airventure Cup Race this year = that did well.=20 Had to leave Thursday AM, so missed Tracy completely, but there was a = steady stream of people who were interested in the rotary engine. Lots = of intelligent questions, and I mentioned Tracy's name a lot! I made = the mistake of mentioning his name to P.L. though, and.....well that is = another story to be shared off-line. Smooth flight up and back from Granbury, with one stop near Kansas = City at Clay County airport. Self-service MOGAS for $2.90. I like to = rub that in with my Lycosaurus friends! The engine runs so good now that I suspect the apex seal has been = broken at least a year! This is an amazing engine design. --=20 Bill Eslick =20 www.weslick.com/RV6Index.htm ------=_NextPart_000_00CA_01C6B4C5.9ECF71B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I agree, it all depends on who happens to be at the first = guideman=20 point you encounter, which runway you are assigned, etc.   = After I got=20 cooled down (mentally & physically : ) after my long taxi, I had to = laugh at=20 where I ended up.  It was an Enterprise car rental booth = at the=20 GA terminal.  That's what they had interpreted  my AUTO POWER = arrival=20 sign to mean. 
 
But otherwise the trip went fine.  The engine purred the whole = time,=20 didn't complain about the 100LL fuel I bought on the way home ($4.65 = / gal=20 !), and ingested the pouring rain I flew through like it enjoyed a = tall=20 drink.  Only problem was weather that waited until I got within 40 = miles of=20 home.  Thunderstorms kept diverting me away from Shady Bend until I = ran low=20 on fuel and had to land at the only airport within range.  They had = no fuel=20 but thank heaven for nice strangers who bail out wayward aviators = in=20 distress.  Without them, flying would be a lot less = enjoyable.  I=20 camped out at Davis Field in GA (the storms chased me clean out of FL) = and flew=20 home this AM.
 
The saddest part of the trip was the email from Perry Casson = waiting for=20 me.  Gary Palmer who I have known for many years and see most every = Oshkosh=20 was killed there on Saturday while taxing for departure in his = friends=20 RV-6.  Gary was in the passengers seat.  A TBM warbird taxied = into=20 them from behind with deadly results.  His friend was not = injured. =20
 
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 = 12:54=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Oshkosh

I guess we all have different experiences, like the blind men = describing=20 an elephant. 

I was mailed a blue arrival sign that said=20 "AUTO-POWERED", and flashed it at all the guidemen.  In just a = few=20 minutes I was parked in my row in front of homebuilders = headquarters. =20 Granted, I arrived on Sunday afternoon, and I did know exactly where = the=20 parking was, but things were flowing quite well considering.  The = biggest=20 hassle for me is always REGISTRATION!  It is so slow it is worse = than=20 having teeth pulled!
 
Those that had time to look around know that there are HUNDREDS = of=20 homebuilts parked there.  RVs alone are almost impossible to = count! =20 There was a rotary-powered velocity in the Airventure Cup Race this = year that=20 did well.
 
Had to leave Thursday AM, so missed Tracy completely, but there = was a=20 steady stream of people who were interested in the rotary = engine.  Lots=20 of intelligent questions,  and I mentioned Tracy's name a = lot!  I=20 made the mistake of mentioning his name to P.L. though, and.....well = that is=20 another story to be shared off-line.
 
Smooth flight up and back from Granbury, with one stop near = Kansas City=20 at Clay County airport.  Self-service MOGAS for $2.90.  I = like to=20 rub that in with my Lycosaurus friends!
 
The engine runs so good now that I suspect the apex seal has been = broken=20 at least a year!  This is an amazing engine design.
-- =
Bill=20 Eslick  
www.weslick.com/RV6Index.htm= =20
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