X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5117151 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:43:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from main (unknown [209.105.170.54]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D20F1C0BC6 for ; Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:42:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <658C24976F434DEBA331FF11E66B74E6@main> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the fire Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 22:43:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0064_01CC6DAF.8A079980" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01CC6DAF.8A079980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everybody.=20 I am just plugging along with getting the single rotor, which is back in = the airplane after all the debugging. Since I do not have a port fuel = injection, there is not much of common problems with all you high tech = guys. I have an AeroInjector with a fuel pressure of 1.5psi. I can run = the engine on the test stand at WOT and do a LOP just as if I had a = computer. In a few days I will do all that in the airplane.=20 Today I did a good brake bleed on the PRAGMA. Also solved an electric = issue. Having redone all the electric wiring and instrument panel on the = PRAGMA, I rechecked everything and found the charge light not coming on = when turning on the master switch. After a days head scratching, II = looked at my documentation, and, voila, the ignition switch need to be = on for the charge light to come on. I only wish more problems can be = solved like that. Now I am heading for the first ground run in the airplane and then = getting ready for first flight with the single rotor. Richard Sohn N2071U www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Schertz=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 9:05 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the fire Thanks for the response, This message is also a test because suddenly = I am not getting Flyrotary messages. Is it just quiet? Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase one testing Completed From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 7:16 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the fire Bill,=20 Thanks for asking. Bobby Hughes also lives just a few miles from me. = And Bob Darrah lives up by the lake. He was packing things just in case = they had to evacuate. They could see the smoke from their balcony. =20 So, yes, things are a bit tense, but we're all doing fine. =20 A brief summary of this weekend's fires in/around Austin: There is = the Bastrop State Park fire that has burned 476 homes and 25,000 acres. = It is 0% contained at this time. This is by far the worst fire burning = at this time. It is very sad, all the devastation and all. It is quite = a ways from where I live and also from where I keep my airplane. = Bastrop State Park has lots of very large tall pine trees. It is next = to impossible for the firefighting equipment to get in to where they = need to be to fight the fire. They're using helicopters and tankers to = drop water on it. The smoke is very thick and can be seen for many = miles. There's another fire burning in the other direction that has burned 24 = very expensive homes. Again, it is nowhere near where I live. It is = 25% contained. The news said that it was caused by overloaded power = lines. =20 However, there is a fire that was reported to be 2 miles wide by 5 = miles long that is not far from where I live, and high winds are blowing = in the direction of our home. A number of sub-divisions have been = evacuated. Fortunately, the firefighters now have it 100% contained. = So, I think we dodged another one. There were two other fires in Pflugerville (N. Austin) yesterday that = are now out. Again, not close to where I live. But all the fires have = the state's resources stretched paper thin. =20 The anxious part is that fires keep popping up all over central Texas. = Humidity is 4%, and there has been no rain in months. So, everything = is very very dry. The whole area is a tenderbox. =20 The news anchors are asking, "If you had ten minutes to grab whatever = you could and leave your home, what would you take?" That is a sobering = thought. Fortunately, we are OK.=20 Again, thanks for asking. =20 Thanks, Mark On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Bill Schertz = wrote: mark,. Is your home/plane safe from the wild fires going on down there? Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase one testing Completed ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01CC6DAF.8A079980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everybody.
 
I am just plugging along with getting = the single=20 rotor, which is back in the airplane after all the debugging. Since = I do=20 not have a port fuel injection, there is not much of common problems = with all=20 you high tech guys. I have an AeroInjector with a fuel pressure of = 1.5psi. I can=20 run the engine on the test stand at WOT and do a LOP just as if I had a=20 computer. In a few days I will do all that in the airplane. =
Today I did a good brake bleed on the = PRAGMA. Also=20 solved an electric issue. Having redone all the electric wiring and = instrument=20 panel on the PRAGMA, I rechecked everything and found the = charge=20 light not coming on when turning on the master switch. After a days head = scratching, II looked at my = documentation,=20 and, voila, the ignition switch need to be on for the charge light to = come on. I=20 only wish more problems can be solved like that.
 
Now I am heading for the first ground = run in the=20 airplane and then getting ready for first flight with the single=20 rotor.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
www.fairpoint.net/~res= 12/home.html
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill=20 Schertz
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, = 2011 9:05=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark = Steitle --=20 how close to the fire

Thanks for the response, This message is also a test because = suddenly I=20 am not getting Flyrotary messages.
 
Is it just quiet?
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase one testing = Completed
 
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 7:16 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the=20 fire
 
Bill,=20
 
Thanks for asking.  Bobby Hughes also lives just a few miles = from=20 me.  And Bob Darrah lives up by the lake.  He was packing = things=20 just in case they had to evacuate.  They could see the smoke from = their=20 balcony. 
 
So, yes, things are a bit tense, but we're all doing fine.  =
 
A brief summary of this weekend's fires in/around Austin:  = There is=20 the Bastrop State Park fire that has burned 476 homes and 25,000 = acres. =20 It is 0% contained at this time.  This is by far the worst fire = burning=20 at this time.  It is very sad, all the devastation and all.  = It is=20 quite a ways from where I live and also from where I keep my = airplane. =20 Bastrop State Park has lots of very large tall pine trees.  It is = next to=20 impossible for the firefighting equipment to get in to where they need = to be=20 to fight the fire.  They're using helicopters and tankers to drop = water=20 on it.  The smoke is very thick and can be seen for many = miles.
 
There's another fire burning in the other direction that has = burned 24=20 very expensive homes.  Again, it is nowhere near where I = live.  It=20 is 25% contained.  The news said that it was caused by overloaded = power=20 lines. 
 
However, there is a fire that was reported to be 2 miles wide by = 5 miles=20 long that is not far from where I live, and high winds are blowing in = the=20 direction of our home.  A number of sub-divisions have been=20 evacuated.  Fortunately, the firefighters now have it 100%=20 contained.  So, I think we dodged another one.
 
There were two other fires in Pflugerville (N. Austin) yesterday = that are=20 now out.  Again, not close to where I live.  But all the = fires have=20 the state's resources stretched paper thin. 
 
The anxious part is that fires keep popping up all over central=20 Texas.  Humidity is 4%, and there has been no rain in = months.  So,=20 everything is very very dry.  The whole area is a = tenderbox. 
 
The news anchors are asking, "If you had ten minutes to grab = whatever you=20 could and leave your home, what would you take?"  That is a = sobering=20 thought.  Fortunately, we are OK.
 
Again, thanks for asking. 

Thanks,
Mark
 
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Bill Schertz = <wschertz@comcast.net> = wrote:
mark,.
Is your home/plane safe from the wild fires going on down = there?
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase one testing=20 Completed
 
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