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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:55:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Schneider <plumberben@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly rotary builder
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Tracy and all, =0A=0A  Boy, I hoped more people than 15% were on the list, =
at least just lurking. There is so much to gained, and learned by listening=
 and reading discussions on the list. I sure hope people don't end up makin=
g some of the mistakes that could have been avoided by being active on a li=
st like this, and someone get hurt or worse as a result. =0A  I would not e=
ven consider a project like this with out this type of wealth of knowledge =
at my disposal. Just not worth the risk.=0A=0ABen=0A=0A--- On Tue, 9/22/09,=
 Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com> wrote:=0A=0A> From: Tracy Crook <tr=
acy@rotaryaviation.com>=0A> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly rotary build=
er=0A> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>=0A> Da=
te: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 8:46 PM=0A> His name is Sam Hodges.=C2=A0 =
I was=0A> surprised that I had never=0A> heard of him, so I did a search of=
 the fly rotary list and=0A> found one reference=0A> to him by Doug Lomheim=
 back in Jan of this year.=C2=A0 He is=0A> not listed as a=0A> customer of =
Tracy=E2=80=99s but has a lot of Tracy=E2=80=99s stuff=0A> installed.=0A> =
=0A> Unfortunately, I have not kept the customer list up to date=0A> in yea=
rs.=C2=A0 I would guess that less than 15% of customers=0A> are active on t=
his list.=C2=A0 There are a lot of "lone=0A> rangers" out there.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 For example, a grass farmer=0A> from Oregon (Marion Knox) made the firs=
t flight in his=0A> Renesis powered RV-6 a week or so ago.=C2=A0 =0A> =0A> =
=0A> Tracy Crook=0A> =0A> =0A> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:31 PM,=0A> Bryan W=
inberry <bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net>=0A> wrote:=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =
=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> Bill,=
=0A> =0A> It=E2=80=99s=0A> a hand crafted 74" X 88=0A> Prop from Catto.=0A>=
 =0A> BW=0A> =0A> =C2=A0=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> F=
rom: Rotary motors in=0A> aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=0A>=
 On=0A> Behalf Of Bill Bradburry=0A> =0A> Sent:=0A> Tuesday, September 22, =
2009=0A> 9:05 PM=0A> =0A> To: Rotary=0A> motors in aircraft=0A> =0A> Subjec=
t:=0A> [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly=0A> rotary builder=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =C2=
=A0=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> Does anybody know what kind of prop=0A> that is?=C2=
=A0 I think Sam=E2=80=99s=0A> rad and oil cooler were made by Ed Klepsis at=
=0A> TechWelding.=C2=A0 Looks like it=0A> may be a water to oil cooler.=0A>=
 =0A> =C2=A0=0A> =0A> Bill B=C2=A0=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =C2=A0=0A> =0A> =0A> =
=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> From: Rotary motors in=0A> aircraft=0A> [mailto:fl=
yrotary@lancaironline.net]=0A> On=0A> Behalf Of Bryan Winberry=0A> =0A> Sen=
t:=0A> Tuesday, September 22, 2009=0A> 7:23 PM=0A> =0A> To: Rotary=0A>  mot=
ors in aircraft=0A> =0A> Subject:=0A> [FlyRotary] Re: Stealthly=0A> rotary =
builder=0A> =0A> I have=0A> traded emails with him, but it has=0A> been a w=
hile. =C2=A0I don=E2=80=99t know if these pics are still=0A> accurate.=0A> =
=0A> Bryan=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =C2=A0=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A>=
 =0A> =0A> From: Rotary motors in=0A> aircraft=0A> [mailto:flyrotary@lancai=
ronline.net]=0A> On=0A> Behalf Of Bill Bradburry=0A> =0A> Sent:=0A> Tuesday=
, September 22, 2009=0A> 7:13 PM=0A> =0A> To: Rotary=0A>  motors in aircraf=
t=0A> =0A> Subject:=0A> [FlyRotary] Stealthly=0A> rotary builder=0A> =0A> =
=0A> =0A> =C2=A0=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =C2=A0A friend just sent me a group of=
=0A> pictures of a really well built=0A> RV-9A with a rotary installation.=
=C2=A0 He has just done his=0A> first engine=0A> start.=C2=A0 His name is S=
am Hodges.=C2=A0 I was surprised that I=0A> had never=0A> heard of him, so =
I did a search of the fly rotary list and=0A> found one reference=0A> to hi=
m by Doug Lomheim back in Jan of this year.=C2=A0 He is=0A> not listed as a=
=0A> customer of Tracy=E2=80=99s but has a lot of Tracy=E2=80=99s stuff=0A>=
 installed.=0A> =0A> Talk about your really good job=0A> without any input =
from the list!=0A> =0A> I would like to see more of his=0A> plane so I hope=
 someone who knows him=0A> will post some picures soon.=0A> =0A> =C2=A0=0A>=
 =0A> Bill B=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> =0A>