X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com From: "Neil Unger" Received: from nskntmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.168.140] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTP id 7151451 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:33:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.168.140; envelope-from=neil.unger@bigpond.com Received: from nskntcmgw07p ([61.9.169.167]) by nskntmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20140917213235.YNFZ2564.nskntmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com@nskntcmgw07p> for ; Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:32:35 +0000 Received: from UserPC ([121.216.223.39]) by nskntcmgw07p with BigPond Outbound id sMYX1o00v0rd89V01MYYeR; Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:32:34 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=JN65Qr2b c=1 sm=1 a=nMwIpBl/EI56vQmyX5ZU0w==:17 a=5wLdTwCLGxwA:10 a=wUwVCO22ZvIA:10 a=JDadKst33uMA:10 a=1IlZJK9HAAAA:8 a=-FIAbzsBAAAA:8 a=rlrGzdvAJhRpp2JNWR8A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=jXV_jjDPyMUA:10 a=i0mC6iP26LgA:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=HR4NbgCKTVwjvThuDtYA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=nMwIpBl/EI56vQmyX5ZU0w==:117 Message-ID: <51A2026240FD43ABA84CCDD57FA93B93@UserPC> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Eggie 3rd Generation PSRU failure again, etc. Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:32:05 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01CFD312.A5280850" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01CFD312.A5280850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Boys and buyers beware. Could write a book on my Egg experiences. The = botched up construction of those packages was unbelievable. One arrived = in Aust and was dropped. The insurance coy opened the package to see the = top plate that held the PSRU to the engine bowed or they thought bent. = I looked at the photo of the =E2=80=9Cdamage=E2=80=9D and compared to = mine which was not dropped, the package in question was straight! It = was then I realised how =E2=80=98dodgy=E2=80=9D the packages were. Flew = mine for 60 hours and besides many problems the harmonics annoyed me to = the extent that after everything else having been addressed, I removed = the package and went rotary. Do not let any friends or relatives fly = behind those packages. The fact that they are no longer being produced = says volumes. Neil. From: dlomheim=20 Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 8:36 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Eggie 3rd Generation PSRU failure again, etc. One would have naturally thought that a "3rd Generation" PSRU would be = the "cat's meow"; but that evidently isn't the case, and it almost cost = a pilot and pax in an RV-9A their lives! The below report (see link) = also states that there have been quite a few failures of this PSRU, and = one came after only 160 hrs of usage! Amazing the "snake oil" that is = out there and ready to hurt people...=20 http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief2.aspx?ev_id=3D20140224X15602&ntsb= no=3DERA14LA130&akey=3D1 I hope to get after the 13B FWF on my RV-9A this winter and have it = ready for an engine run in Feb or March when it warms up a bit. This = FWF package is the one that I bought from Tommy James back in 2005 or 6 = (has it been that long ago?), and he flew it for 60 hrs or so in his = Glastar. It is really time to get it finished up I think!=20 Fly safe out there! =20 Doug Lomheim RV-3A restored and flying=20 RV-9A moving to the top of the "to do" list again! :) ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01CFD312.A5280850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Boys and buyers beware.  Could write a book on my Egg=20 experiences.  The botched up construction of those packages was=20 unbelievable.  One arrived in Aust and was dropped. The insurance = coy=20 opened the package to see the top plate that held the PSRU to the engine = bowed=20 or they thought bent.  I looked at the photo of the = =E2=80=9Cdamage=E2=80=9D and compared=20 to mine which was not dropped, the package in question was = straight!  =20 It was then I realised how =E2=80=98dodgy=E2=80=9D the packages = were.  Flew mine for 60=20 hours and besides many problems the harmonics annoyed me to the extent = that=20 after everything else having been addressed, I removed the package and = went=20 rotary.  Do not let any friends or relatives fly behind those=20 packages.  The fact that they are no longer being produced says=20 volumes.  Neil.
 
From: dlomheim
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 8:36 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Eggie 3rd Generation PSRU failure = again,=20 etc.
 
One would have=20 naturally thought that a "3rd Generation" PSRU would be the "cat's meow"; = but that=20 evidently isn't the case, and it almost cost a pilot and pax in an RV-9A = their=20 lives!  The below report (see link) also states that there have = been quite=20 a few failures of this PSRU, and one came after only 160 hrs of = usage! =20 Amazing the "snake oil" that is out there and ready to hurt people...=20

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief2.aspx?ev_id=3D20140224X15= 602&ntsbno=3DERA14LA130&akey=3D1


I hope=20 to get after the 13B FWF on my RV-9A this winter and have it ready for = an engine=20 run in Feb or March when it warms up a bit.  This FWF package is = the one=20 that I bought from Tommy James back in 2005 or 6 (has it been that long = ago?),=20 and he flew it for 60 hrs or so in his Glastar.  It is really time = to get=20 it finished up I think!

Fly=20 safe out there!  

Doug Lomheim
RV-3A restored and = flying=20
RV-9A moving to the top of the "to do" list again! =20 :)




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