X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5117662 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:17:13 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=4MSDN839FDsgJpwQlr+eLEnlTy8eaQTddc4+Fk+GTfI= c=1 sm=0 a=mczao0hE9jAA:10 a=SC71y0a/4S6V9vjVxUojGA==:17 a=LoHkbMfiAAAA:8 a=C_IRinGWAAAA:8 a=LePhIxoxUzML7kLYRmgA:9 a=uKNqip2nVAsnn_Raw54A:7 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=9L6hgc4OX0UA:10 a=m0i4kkUosO0A:10 a=wvcWU0hdy_YA:10 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=HPjNMtbcoXwxS3z7:21 a=8sRacC-24cEK4ZYg:21 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=Yu4tEW46YDaXHnmCVmgA:9 a=lWYgB_c1DlpfM0-PBz4A:7 a=tXsnliwV7b4A:10 a=dgUnYx4bRmMA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=SC71y0a/4S6V9vjVxUojGA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.175.135 Received: from [174.110.175.135] ([174.110.175.135:54159] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id E3/9B-28959-530C86E4; Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:16:37 +0000 Message-ID: <21FDE36A333A46BCBE872D97415A562F@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the fire Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 09:16:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0038_01CC6E07.F7F1B0E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01CC6E07.F7F1B0E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great to hear you are about ready to put it in the airframe - needless = to say we are all waiting for your test flights. Ed From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:20 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the fire Please, more pictures Richard.=20 On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Richard Sohn = wrote: 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_0038_01CC6E07.F7F1B0E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Great to hear you are about ready to put it in = the=20 airframe - needless to say we are all waiting for your test=20 flights.
 
Ed

From: Mark Steitle
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:20 AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mark Steitle -- how close to the=20 fire

Please, more pictures Richard.=20


On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Richard Sohn = <res12@fairpoint.net> = wrote:
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=20 can 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.=20 Also solved an electric issue. Having redone all the electric wiring = and=20 instrument panel on the PRAGMA, I = rechecked everything and=20 found the charge light not coming on when turning on the master = switch. After=20 a days head scratching, II looked at my=20 documentation, and, voila, the ignition switch need to be on for the = charge=20 light to come on. I only wish more problems can be solved like=20 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/~res12/home.html
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Sent: Wednesday, September = 07, 2011=20 9:05 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
 
From: Mark Steitle =
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=20 is the Bastrop State Park fire that has burned 476 homes and 25,000=20 acres.  It is 0% contained at this time.  This is by far = the worst=20 fire burning at this time.  It is very sad, all the devastation = and=20 all.  It is quite a ways from where I live and also from where = I keep=20 my airplane.  Bastrop State Park has lots of very large tall = pine=20 trees.  It is next to impossible for the firefighting equipment = to get=20 in to where they need to be to fight the fire.  They're using=20 helicopters and tankers to drop water on it.  The smoke is very = thick=20 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=20 miles long that is not far from where I live, and high winds are = blowing in=20 the direction of our home.  A number of sub-divisions have been = 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=20 are now out.  Again, not close to where I live.  But all = the fires=20 have the state's resources stretched paper thin. 
 
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,=20 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=20 you could and leave your home, what would you take?"  That is a = sobering 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=20 there?
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase one testing=20 Completed
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