X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.230] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3578650 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:33:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.198.230; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f9so1635654rvb.7 for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:32:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=ziPeKX9PTVx0ddKe+uLNpTaVgFlnV8JBU2Z6pUc/+nQ=; b=rvfM9PkQ9/JT25qPTL7gIt7I5mJ2mNgRz1Cd6/lRiti8nYERaoxlpo0z+gSQIpUBUx iMdWvnPm1vAwlE5EzuO0Nc8jLSY4CxBgHYofZ/f7hr330kBgvbEtSpqQQCTGigUGqnMj 9K3PbIvynbrEX6UOBr0hGoPRMkMkEw8q/Ajc8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=n7Worn277OMps2r3QGG0T7H1Rs90Hkuwan2dcNbcr+anstmqSrAEKHmqRG1A04qlMN Z2PH5Xag2p66Gkm3yNAKYS0joLjiTKGVaGp+vijbq5ryU7lOWu8aYYlfz+EsF+rEt9So vbnW9O4B8CKvVMurUDNu1OhtHO5E1sjiW8SWA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.133.10 with SMTP id g10mr2517303rvd.57.1239586362047; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:32:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:32:41 -0700 Message-ID: <1c23473f0904121832y4cfd73e1v2486bb8d046fbdbe@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Gary Casey was [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary Engines From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd25530c73f47046765b0dc --000e0cd25530c73f47046765b0dc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, now you are getting into non-incidents. That list is inexhaustible. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:15 PM, John Slade wrote: > Here's a few for the list, Mark, > 1. Stock turbo bearings collapsed & took out apex seal. Flew home at > reduced power. I have burned out 2 turbos. The first caused precautionary/urgent landing at an airport pending shutting off fuel flow to the turbo. The second, I flipped a turbo oil shut off switch and flew 1000NM to get home. > > 2. Fuel filer (sinstered bronze) looked clean but was restricting fuel > flow. Flew home on other tank. Had a fuel pump die in flight, switched to the other and kept flying. > > 3. Bad / intermittent contact on ignition timing sensor made engine run > rough. Landed normally and repaired. I had a bad injector enable switch causing rough running during some phase one flying (after major change)... landed normally > > 4. Turbo hose blew off on take-off. Returned to land at reduced power. > John > Been there, done that. Also: Forgot to re-connect fuel return line in engine bay after doing some work. dumped a couple gallons of fuel onto the running engine until I smelled gas and shut down the engine.. (never left the parking space - but it could have been really bad. Cracked alternator mount bracket found on pre-flight during phase one testing. Would have lost cooling and alternator if it happened now. PSRU sun gear pin broke from a backfire during run-up. Was able to taxi back but would not have been able to fly. *This is good* - broke a coolant line in flight and smelled coolant... landed at nearby airport and taxied up to restaurant with steam spewing out of the cowl. Me and my buddy calmly walked into the restaurant and had breakfast. Afterward, we borrowed some tools and fixed the coolant line. Went back into the restaurant to ask for 2 pitchers of water to put in our plane. Continued ski trip to Mammoth. The end. -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net --000e0cd25530c73f47046765b0dc Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, now you are getting into non-incidents.=A0 That list is inexhaustible= .

On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:15 PM, John Slade <jslade@canar= daviation.com> wrote:
Here's a few for the list, M= ark,
1. Stock turbo bearings collapsed & took out apex seal. Flew ho= me at reduced power.
=A0
I have burned out 2 turbos.=A0 The first caused precautionary/urgent l= anding at an airport pending shutting off fuel flow to the turbo.=A0 The se= cond, I flipped a turbo oil shut off switch and flew 1000NM to get home.
=A0

2. Fuel= filer (sinstered bronze) looked clean but was restricting fuel flow. Flew = home on other tank.
=A0
Had a fuel pump die in flight, switched to the other and kept flying.<= /div>

3. Bad = / intermittent contact on ignition timing sensor made engine run rough. Lan= ded normally and repaired.
=A0
I had a bad injector enable switch causing rough running during some p= hase one flying (after major change)...=A0 landed normally

4. Turb= o hose blew off on take-off. Returned to land at reduced power.
John=20
=A0
=A0
Been there, done that.
=A0
Also:
Forgot to re-connect fuel return line in engine bay after doing some w= ork.=A0 dumped a couple gallons of fuel onto the running engine until I sme= lled gas and shut down the engine.. (never left the parking space - but it = could have been really bad.
Cracked alternator mount bracket found on pre-flight during phase one = testing.=A0 Would have lost cooling and alternator if it happened now.
PSRU sun gear pin broke from a backfire during run-up.=A0 Was able to = taxi back but would not have been able to fly.
=A0
This is good - broke a coolant line in flight and sme= lled coolant...=A0 landed at nearby airport and taxied up to restaurant wit= h steam spewing out of the cowl.=A0 Me and my buddy calmly walked into the = restaurant and had breakfast.=A0 Afterward, we borrowed some tools and fixe= d the coolant line.=A0 Went back into the restaurant to ask for 2 pitchers = of water to put in our plane.=A0 Continued ski trip to Mammoth.=A0 The end.=

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