X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from securemail.ever-tek.com ([64.129.170.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4582663 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:53:56 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@bellairepolice.com Received: from fcd-mail06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) byFCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) with mapi; Wed, 17 Nov2010 14:52:34 -0600 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:49:08 +0000 From: Chris Barber Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: N343BS Update To: Rotary motors in aircraft Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: N343BS Update Thread-Index: AQHLhpBhHs2wLn+vNUe6kvp0d6bBfZN2JOrb References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_EA634ACE46516D46BA9063CA417DB37F1BC727FCDMAIL06FCDATAPR_" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_000_EA634ACE46516D46BA9063CA417DB37F1BC727FCDMAIL06FCDATAPR_ Content-Type: text/plain;charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, Remember, if you are looking for a destination, Houston's Ellington Field= (EFD) can be a very welcoming place. Close to NASA and astronauts have = been know to stop by the hangars. Perhaps a slice of Pizza or even an adu= lt beverage or two if'n you aren't flying for a bit. Oh, and perhaps you could even take a look at my project too ;-) Cpl Christopher Barber, JD. Master Peace Officer Badge 330 Bellaire Police Department 5100 Jessamine Bellaire, Texas 77401 713-668-0487 CBarber@BellariePolice.com ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf o= f Mark Steitle [msteitle@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 13:48 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: N343BS Update Bill, Good report! We all like to hear about those. My BMA EFIS-1 is still wo= rking, but I'm about ready to change to something else. It is good to he= ar that it wasn't the FWF that has delayed your flying. My biggest obstacle has been tuning, and mufflers. I think I have the tu= ning 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 L= ockhart to Denver. That's about 700 miles each way. The original side-p= orted 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 ti= me that they went =91belly up=92. Greg DID fix the unit, but I lost over = 6 months waiting for the resolution, so I rewired the panel for a Grand R= apids 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= the range. Yesterday I did a circle of the test area in cruise mode. Equ= ivalent 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 natu= rally 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 th= e water pump, so it measures the static pressure as well as the dynamic h= ead pressure that is forcing the water through the radiator. I have a 10#= cap on the reservoir at the low side, and it holds the pressure of the s= ystem. 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. RP= M showing NOP, Fuel Pressure =3D 50, Water Pressure =3D 30. I normally s= ee about 13 psi WP. I just though it was interesting that the RPM was IN= OP. Maybe he has a separate tach. Personally, I would be concerned to s= ee 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! Interes= ting 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/Lis= t.html Warning: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e= -mails attached to it, may contain confidential information that is legal= ly privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or the person respon= sible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notifie= d that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the informa= tion contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED= =2E If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately n= otify us by telephone at 713-662-8132 and destroy the original transmissi= on and its attachments without reading them. 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Mark,
 
Remember, if you are looking for a destination, Houston's Ellington Field (EFD) can be a very welcoming place. = ; Close to NASA and astronauts have been know to stop by the = hangars. Perhaps a slice of Pizza or even an adult beverage or two if'n you aren't flying for a bit.
 
Oh, and perhaps you could even take a look at my project too ;-)

Cpl Christopher Barber, = JD.
Master Peace Officer
Badge 330
Bellaire Police Departme= nt
5100 Jessamine
Bellaire, Texas 77401
 
713-668-0487
<= a href=3D"mailto:CBarber@BellariePolice.com">CBarber@BellariePolice.com
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyro= tary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of Mark Steitle [msteitle@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 13:48
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: N343BS Update

Bill,
 
Good report!  We all like to hear about those.&n= bsp; My BMA EFIS-1 is still working, but I'm about ready to change to som= ething else.  It is good to hear that it wasn't the FWF that has del= ayed your flying. 
 
My biggest obstacle has been tuning, and mufflers.  I thin= k 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.&nb= sp; 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.&nb= sp; It now cruises at 174 kts.  ;-) 
 
Mark


 
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Bill Schertz = <wschertz@co= mcast.net> 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 M= ountain failed last year, (after about 10 hours of flight test) at the sa= me time that they went =91belly up=92. Greg DID fix the unit, but I lost = over 6 months waiting for the resolution, so I rewired the panel for a Grand Rapids system.  Got it back in t= he 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 have some tuning issues to tweak, but it runs strong and steady ov= er most of the range. Yesterday I did a circle of the test area in cruise mode. Equivalent of > 100 mile cross count= ry.
 
I think I am still marginal on cooling for hot weather, but the weat= her is cool now so I am delaying doing anything more about that until sum= mer.
 
Bill= Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing (almost done)
 
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:51 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...n= ot
 
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?&nbs= p; Any problems that you would want to share with the group? 
 
Mark

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Bill Schertz = <wschertz@co= mcast.net> wrote:
Mark,
It depends where the pressure sensor is. Mine is on the outlet side = of the water pump, so it measures the static pressure as well as the dyna= mic head pressure that is forcing the water through the radiator. I have = a 10# cap on the reservoir at the low side, and it holds the pressure of the system.
 
Bill= Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I testing
 
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Todd Bartrim on "ebay"...n= ot
 
Doug,
 
I paused the video on the EM-2 frames and noticed a couple of things= =2E  RPM showing NOP, Fuel Pressure =3D 50, Water Pressure =3D 30.&n= bsp; I normally see about 13 psi WP.  I just though it was interesti= ng that the RPM was INOP.  Maybe he has a separate tach.  Perso= nally, I would be concerned to see 30 psi WP. 

Mark
 
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM, <dlomheim@= aol.com> 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
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