X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-ew0-f52.google.com ([209.85.215.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4582601 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:48:49 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.215.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by ewy4 with SMTP id 4so1566694ewy.25 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:48:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Vd95nQOAVANiI7kwt18fq2ikmf14PO47g0nqXz1E7BI=; b=XcsVViW3qK0lbipe6Q2bjLESiSYxjcO0RNfGUrGkgXfGxRs2h0av/tajnCzLYXNTKY 4y1kxRO9PSA9X4TFqCT2AGQ8QKgfmsvzen4Ea5/YiCzefdXjaD9DYNvFIKKaiHETwhdm QA//7lJwCucABiXnpQCxGiexMzGMzKeO3F77I= 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=MJ7qdlOytIGAydAWp7Qp3RYQL96thA28AIqMYfvbc/RRCHM+cguzCq9H8TW5C7u/U7 t239BhAE5+aYdoa5Xi1tweTJfXR83wCPeJgDfJrbbi4/uKxwHSl2og+UAbQSHAbJzSdn KkRICOcdqqQ01nPMDu9CZnCyHNal+v9XDG2As= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.33.194 with SMTP id i2mr2788619ebd.12.1290023290061; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:48:10 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.213.36.17 with HTTP; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:48:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:48:10 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N343BS Update From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174c1c58f4c4af049544f3bb --0015174c1c58f4c4af049544f3bb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, Good report! We all like to hear about those. My BMA EFIS-1 is still working, but I'm about ready to change to something else. It is good to hear that it wasn't the FWF that has delayed your flying. My biggest obstacle has been tuning, and mufflers. I think I have the tuning almost ironed out now. I'm sitting at approx. 168 hrs now, but many of those hours are from ground running. My longest trip has been from Lockhart to Denver. That's about 700 miles each way. The original side-ported motor turned an honest 159 knots in cruise mode. I replaced the side-ported 20b with a p-ported 20b last December. It now cruises at 174 kts. ;-) Mark On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Bill Schertz wrote: > Mark, > If the weather weren=92t so crappy today, I would have the 40 hours under= my > belt. Sitting at 39.4 right now. > > It has been an interesting process. As I reported earlier, My Blue Mounta= in > failed last year, (after about 10 hours of flight test) at the same time > that they went =91belly up=92. Greg DID fix the unit, but I lost over 6 m= onths > waiting for the resolution, so I rewired the panel for a Grand Rapids > system. Got it back in the air in April this year. Had some Motor Home > travel mixed in, so am just wrapping up the test program. > > I have a 76x76 Catto prop, and can get 6100 RPM static. Has a very good > climb rate compared to the certified planes that I used to fly. Still hav= e > some tuning issues to tweak, but it runs strong and steady over most of t= he > range. Yesterday I did a circle of the test area in cruise mode. Equivale= nt > of > 100 mile cross country. > > I think I am still marginal on cooling for hot weather, but the weather i= s > cool now so I am delaying doing anything more about that until summer. > > Bill Schertz > KIS Cruiser #4045 > N343BS > Phase I testing (almost done) > > *From:* Mark Steitle > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:51 AM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...not > > Bill, > > Good point. I measure mine on the inlet side of the WP, so it would > naturally read lower. > > How's your flying going? Have you flown off your 40 hours? Any problems > that you would want to share with the group? > > Mark > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Bill Schertz wrote= : > >> Mark, >> It depends where the pressure sensor is. Mine is on the outlet side of t= he >> water pump, so it measures the static pressure as well as the dynamic he= ad >> pressure that is forcing the water through the radiator. I have a 10# ca= p on >> the reservoir at the low side, and it holds the pressure of the system. >> >> Bill Schertz >> KIS Cruiser #4045 >> N343BS >> Phase I testing >> >> *From:* Mark Steitle >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:51 AM >> *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft >> *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...not >> >> Doug, >> >> I paused the video on the EM-2 frames and noticed a couple of things. R= PM >> showing NOP, Fuel Pressure =3D 50, Water Pressure =3D 30. I normally se= e about >> 13 psi WP. I just though it was interesting that the RPM was INOP. May= be >> he has a separate tach. Personally, I would be concerned to see 30 psi = WP. >> >> >> Mark >> >> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM, wrote: >> >>> Wow...I"m going to have to get a nap! Meant "I-Tunes" vs e-bay! >>> Interesting to see his EM-2 in some of the video frames as he explores >>> various flight regimes! >>> >>> dl >>> Sent on the Sprint=AE Now Network from my BlackBerry=AE >>> -- >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive and UnSub: >>> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >> >> > > --0015174c1c58f4c4af049544f3bb Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
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Good report!=A0 We all=A0like to hear=A0about=A0those.=A0 My BMA EFIS-= 1 is still working, but I'm about ready to change to something else.=A0= It is good to hear that it wasn't the FWF that has delayed your flying= .=A0
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My biggest=A0obstacle has been tuning, and mufflers.=A0 I think I have= =A0the tuning=A0almost ironed out now.=A0 I'm sitting at approx. 168 hr= s now, but many of those hours are from ground running.=A0 My longest trip = has been from Lockhart to Denver.=A0 That's about 700 miles each way.= =A0=A0The=A0original side-ported motor=A0turned an honest 159 knots in crui= se mode.=A0
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I replaced the side-ported 20b with a p-ported 20b last December.=A0 I= t now cruises at 174 kts.=A0 ;-)=A0
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Mark


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On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Bill Schertz <wschertz@comcas= t.net> wrote:
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...not=
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Good point.=A0 I measure mine on the inlet side of the WP, so it would= naturally read lower.
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How's your flying going?=A0 Have you flown off your 40 hours?=A0 A= ny problems that you would want to share with the group?=A0
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Mark

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Bill Schertz <wschertz@comcast.net> wrote:
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...not=
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I paused the video on the EM-2 frames and noticed a couple of things.= =A0 RPM showing NOP, Fuel Pressure =3D 50, Water Pressure =3D 30.=A0 I norm= ally see about 13 psi WP.=A0 I just though it was interesting that the RPM = was INOP.=A0 Maybe he has a separate tach.=A0 Personally, I would be concer= ned to see 30 psi WP.=A0

Mark
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM, <dlomheim@aol.= com> wrote:
Wow...I"m going to have to = get a nap!=A0 Meant "I-Tunes" vs e-bay!=A0 Interesting to see his= EM-2 in some of the video frames=A0 as he explores various flight regimes!=

dl
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