X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3861792 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:55:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20090922035520.JPNV14181.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:55:20 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.90.215]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id jfvH1c0064emyWU04fvKL9; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:55:19 -0400 X-VR-Score: -30.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=pFm1DC4Pu-kA:10 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=xFKgsOo9FPasEBHByN4A:9 a=IOadkHEBF4HdBasLlp2KEeiYuzIA:4 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=xkBtYAuRfJGtZ1qZJNwA:9 a=jAI_uHsCNFkli6Rld4gA:7 a=pSuHHA0gTWyPwz-sZ-pnguJPTeUA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to report... Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:55:18 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0071_01CA3AFD.D39C1940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CA3AFD.D39C1940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One thing I did notice on this flight. Taking my feet off the rudder = pedals and placing them flat on the floor changes the vibration = characteristics of the floorboards and affects the operation of the ANR = circuit in the headset. In general I norice the ANR is much more = susceptible to being confused in the RV with the higher freq noise = environment. Previously the only time I'd ever experieinced problems with the ANR was = in my buddy's Mooney during takeoff. At full power the ANR would cease = functioning until the landing gear came up - then it would return to = normal. In the RV different power settings, even turning my head at = certain angles, confuses it. I dont recall the Zulu doing this. Probably = a more sophisticated ANR circuit in the Zulu. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 5:26 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: nothing to report... Good report Mike. I know what you mean about a quieter muffler. My = ANR headset does a good job of killing the low frequencies, but a poor = job on the higher frequencies. The rotary has both. So take your pick, = turn the ANR on and listen to the high frequencies, or turn it off and = listen to the low rumble. If I could only find an ANR that can do both = I would be a happy camper. =20 Mark On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike Wills wrote: I added another 1.3 hours to my total flight time today. And for the = first time I landed and was completely satisfied with the flight. I'd = still like to quiet it down a little, but this was the first flight = where I didnt feel like there was anything that had to be fixed before = the next flight. Even the landing was pretty decent. I've got just over 9 hours of flight time and about 40 hours of = engine run time now. So far all of my flight time has been directly over = the airport because to venture away requires flying over about 50 miles = of mostly unlandable mountainous terrain. But I'm starting to think = seriously about stretching the legs a little... Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CA3AFD.D39C1940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
One thing I did notice on this = flight. Taking=20 my feet off the rudder pedals and placing them flat on the floor changes = the=20 vibration characteristics of the floorboards and affects the operation = of the=20 ANR circuit in the headset. In general I norice the ANR is much more = susceptible=20 to being confused in the RV with the higher freq noise = environment.
 
Previously the only time I'd ever = experieinced=20 problems with the ANR was in my buddy's Mooney during takeoff. At full = power the=20 ANR would cease functioning until the landing gear came up - then it = would=20 return to normal. In the RV different power settings, even turning my = head at=20 certain angles, confuses it. I dont recall the Zulu doing this. Probably = a more=20 sophisticated ANR circuit in the Zulu.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark = Steitle=20
Sent: Monday, September 21, = 2009 5:26=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = nothing to=20 report...

Good report Mike.  I know what you mean about a quieter=20 muffler.  My ANR headset does a good job of killing the low = frequencies,=20 but a poor job on the higher frequencies.  The rotary has=20 both.  So take your pick, turn the ANR on and listen=20 to the high frequencies, or turn it off and listen to the low=20 rumble.  If I could only find an ANR that can do both I would be = a happy=20 camper. 
 
Mark

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Mike Wills = <rv-4mike@cox.net>=20 wrote:
I added another 1.3 hours to my = total flight=20 time today. And for the first time I landed and was completely = satisfied=20 with the flight. I'd still like to quiet it down a little, but this = was the=20 first flight where I didnt feel like there was anything that had to = be fixed=20 before the next flight. Even the landing was pretty = decent.
 
I've got just over 9 hours of = flight time=20 and about 40 hours of engine run time now. So far all of my = flight time=20 has been directly over the airport because to venture away requires = flying=20 over about 50 miles of mostly unlandable mountainous terrain. But = I'm=20 starting to think seriously about stretching the legs a=20 little...
 
Mike Wills
RV-4=20 = N144MW

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