X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.6) with ESMTP id 6436727 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:10:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from omta24.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.92]) by qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id FdwX1m0061zF43QA8e9TNY; Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:09:27 +0000 Received: from sz0081.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.40.137]) by omta24.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Fe9S1m00e2xZMJ48ke9S06; Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:09:26 +0000 Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:09:26 +0000 (UTC) From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: "Fly rotary blog, e-mail" Message-ID: <1629218983.2460301.1377137366575.JavaMail.root@sz0081a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Subject: Fuel map scrambled. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2460300_281836774.1377137366574" X-Originating-IP: [::ffff:68.40.10.159] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.13_GA_2944 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/6.0.13_GA_2944) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20121106; t=1377137367; bh=aCLMIW9RdqfBncTTWIBwXlL5meN02SvGe9cnpLEWfec=; h=Received:Received:Date:From:To:Message-ID:Subject:MIME-Version: Content-Type; b=M2PW3g2BBNb2dkezf7aNIM16cHF/E8g4o6Ip0o8ADy6Y2wiesLaQcIK+ec7p5C+9R MOBcf8L+IPy4JsX/sod4VsO/99L2TZEObTgKfH3nyM2xdZeOTBtxFaBO/QpExyDqM9 gvJVeJok9ZGRSKUomdWJgWHAGUI9OtLlVrdbOjfAN9jJ7hZCOdh/cTskckpTWRB3k2 EuA3SiDx1xkPsFUHLTf0rr4pruC4xj26vyQRQPWkGaMXo65P2ilZXQItR1gKJL6oKF eVDvvJN+9wopwG/euul6yVC0VGZB9RkeYxvKayEZyoZbGN7RCk1ECp9vy/t0u2WoXS yk9KOjftI/BcA== ------=_Part_2460300_281836774.1377137366574 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 1st..... am now on the ground safe & sound, no damage normal landing. The s= tory goes....... Level at 2500' above Mason Jewett Field, ( hazy evening, a= prox. 7:30 pm ) on the down wind abeam of the end of the runway, 4600 rpm, = ? MAP, 125 MPH ind., 3rd circle around the patch getting ready to put in fu= ll cruise pitch on prop to do a full throttle numbers gathering. Then the e= ng. started running very poorly, missing, stumbling hard, destict loss of p= ower, tryed to descend & come around to land but am high & hot with ( RV's = need air brakes ) eng. smoothed out, chose a sweet spot & climbed out to go= around,,, low but climbing, ran smooth 4000 rpm, landed ok. Before shutdow= n, checked fuel map bars for EC2 on EM2, some in the middle some at the bot= tom,,,Lean,,, why did the fuel map scramble suddenly, steady cruise flight,= made no changes at that time? At the airport by 6:30, pull plane from hang= er to do two tests tonight, 1st. run eng. at low power/idle like sitting in= line for takeoff from Osh or ?, how long can we stay running without getti= ng to hot, 18 min. coolant 205 F, oil 175 F, ok that's good enough for me l= ets go fly & do the prop full cruise pitch test run. That was the start of = the evening, ended differently than I would have liked. But nothing bent. D= id not reset EC2 yet, am going to start eng. & check to see if computer B r= uns ok, did not get a chance to throw that switch, when I found the sweet s= pot I changed nothing, just came around & landed. What is the fix for this = anomaly?? David R Cook RV6A Rotary=20 ------=_Part_2460300_281836774.1377137366574 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>1st..... = am now on the ground safe & sound, no damage normal landing. &nbs= p; The story goes....... Level at 2500' above Mason Jewett Field, (&n= bsp; hazy evening, aprox. 7:30 pm ) on the down wind abeam of t= he end of the runway, 4600 rpm, ? MAP, 125 MPH ind= ., 3rd circle around the patch getting ready to put in full cruise pi= tch on prop to do a full throttle numbers gathering. Then the eng. st= arted running very poorly, missing, stumbling hard, destict loss of p= ower, tryed to descend & come around to land but am high &a= mp; hot with ( RV's need air brakes ) eng. smoothed out, = chose a sweet spot & climbed out to go around,,, low but climbing= , ran smooth 4000 rpm, landed ok. Before shutdown, = checked fuel map bars for EC2 on EM2, some in the middle some a= t the bottom,,,Lean,,, why did the fuel map scramble suddenly, steady= cruise flight, made no changes at that time? At the airport by 6:30,= pull plane from hanger to do two tests tonight, 1st. run eng. at low= power/idle like sitting in line for takeoff from Osh or ?, how long = can we stay running without getting to hot, 18 min. coolant 205 F, oi= l 175 F, ok that's good enough for me lets go fly & do the prop f= ull cruise pitch test run. That was the start of the evening, ended d= ifferently than I would have liked. But nothing bent. Did not = reset EC2 yet, am going to start eng. & check to see if computer = B runs ok, did not get a chance to throw that switch, when I found the swee= t spot I changed nothing, just came around & landed. What is the = fix for this anomaly?? &nbs= p; David R Cook = RV6A Rotary
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