Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2648028 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:26:57 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id h9NCQsQU029417 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:26:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001501c39960$a722ed20$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Sigh! Another engine out Glide! Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:24:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3993F.1FC501E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3993F.1FC501E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 I understand your point, Finn, but just don't necessarily feel = that we should keep quit about these incidents - I know you didn't mean = that anyhow. See you at Shady Bend Ed I agree, Ed.....as a side note, regarding your engine out glide, I = have a confession to make as well. After completing my Lycoming powered = Long EZ, with about 20 hours total time on the aircraft, I heard a loud = vibrating sound coming from either the airframe or the engine = compartment. =20 SNIP=20 Turned out that the new vinyl tape that I adheredd to the bottom = of the wing which covered the wing bolt access holes started coming off, = and vibrated much like a playing card in a bicycle spoke, like we did as = kids. SNIP Thanks for sharing your experience. Paul Conner, 13b powered = SQ2000 almost finished.=20 Morning, Paul Yes, its amazing how anything different is so quick to get your = attention when in the air. In a car, we often tend to ignore it - at = least for a while {:>) Don't see how it can hurt to land as soon as possible to find out = what's happening. I guess there cases you could possibly put yourself = in more risk by landing (say in a off-airport field) than the problem = would have caused. However, if you don't really know what the problem = is do you dare risk continuing flight? Despite the article in FLYING about rotary powered aviators being = the"Hairy chested heros of today aviation", I'm rather chicken when it = comes to strange happenings in my aircraft {:>). Best Regards Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3993F.1FC501E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
 
I understand your point, Finn, = but just don't=20 necessarily feel that we should keep quit about these incidents - = I know=20 you didn't mean that anyhow.
 
See you at Shady = Bend
 
Ed
 
I agree, Ed.....as a side note, = regarding=20 your engine out glide, I have a confession to make as well.  = After=20 completing my Lycoming powered Long EZ, with about 20 hours total = time on=20 the aircraft, I heard a loud vibrating sound coming from either = the=20 airframe or the engine compartment.  
 
SNIP 
 
 Turned out that the new = vinyl tape that=20 I adheredd to the bottom of the wing which covered the wing bolt = access=20 holes started coming off, and vibrated much like a playing card in = a=20 bicycle spoke, like we did as kids.  SNIP
 
 Thanks for sharing your=20 experience.  Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 almost finished. =
 
Morning, Paul
 
Yes, its amazing how anything = different is so=20 quick to get your attention when in the air.  In a car, we = often tend=20 to ignore it - at least for a while {:>)
 
Don't see how it can hurt to land = as soon as=20 possible to find out what's happening.  I guess there cases = you could=20 possibly put yourself in more risk by landing (say in a = off-airport field)=20 than the problem would have caused.  However, if you don't = really=20 know what the problem is do you dare risk continuing = flight?
 
Despite the article in FLYING = about rotary=20 powered aviators being the"Hairy chested heros of today aviation", = I'm=20 rather chicken when it comes to strange happenings in my aircraft=20 {:>).
 
Best Regards
 
Ed=20 Anderson
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