On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 8:29 = PM, Christopher Barber <CBarber@texasattorney.net> wrote:

Good on ya Al, you being there is ONE = of the=20 reasons I am coming, come hell or high water (bad weather always a=20 concern).=A0 I have not seen you since the Velocity Symposium in "otsi= x"=20 north of Big D and I have never seen your bird.=A0 I am guessin' I will= have=20 "3rotar envy" <g>.=A0 I think my 2 rotor will push my SE al= ong nicely,=20 especially if I succeed with the turbo.

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I am currently waiting for Tracy to co= mplete=20 updates and I am sure a few repairs to my electronics that I sent him last= =20 week.=A0 Hopefully it will be back well before the roundup and I can share= =20 some success stories....gee, wouldn't that be a=20 change??????<g>

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I am debating if I want to remove my M= istral Intake=20 to lug along so others can see what Mistral is up to.=A0 I think it may hel= p=20 others who are rolling their own. I am not sure yet if I am flying a rental= or=20 with a friend in his Bonanza or driving(....in fairness to this friend, he = is=20 building an RV7 with a soob/Engenfelder and says he would have purchased a= =20 Mistral if it would have been available at the time...he is a big rotary fa= n=20 NOW<g>).

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Also, this friend of mine, Blain, prov= ides A/C=20 systems for factory aircraft such as Quest, Moony, Cessna 300/400's etc= .=A0=20 He is now providing a systems for experimental and has provided two to Velo= city,=20 Inc for installation by the factory and delivered one to ME.=A0 For those w= ho=20 may have questions about this, let me know.=A0 No, except for Blain providi= ng=20 me my unit at a great price for R&D, I have no interest except an A/C t= hat=20 does not pull any significant HP from the engine is cooooooool (yes, pun=20 intended).

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I am getting all excited thinking abou= t the=20 trip.

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All the best,

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Chris

Velocity SE, w/13b turbo

Houston

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Al Gietzen=20

To: Ro= tary motors in aircraft

Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:43 PM=

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Sun &= Fun=20 Alternative Engine Winner

=A0 An Velocity 173RG with a V8=20 engine pushing it.=A0 Nice looking job. However, this does not appear to = be=20 a home spun installation.=A0 =A0This engine is apparently being offered= =20 as a FWA package by Velocity=20 West.

Yeah; that=92s a nice=20 one =96 I particularly like the cowl. I think it was at OSH last year.=20 =A0I=92m not aware that there is a Velocity West at this time=20 =96 and hasn=92t been for quite some time.

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=A0 Al ! we need you at Sun=20 & Fun {:>)

I actually had=20 planned on going this year, but changed my mind in favor of the Texas Rot= ary=20 Roundup. <= span style=3D"font-family: Verdana; color: blue; font-size: 11pt;">Florida<= /span> is a long way fro= m=20 So Cal; and besides, I=92d much rather hang with a bunch of other rotor= =20 headsJ= .

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Al=20 G

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http://wiki.velocity= xl.com/index.php?title=3DV8_Engine

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Ed

Ed=20 Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotar= y=20 Powered

Matthews,=20 NC

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