X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com From: "Bobby J. Hughes" Received: from [207.91.159.28] (HELO barracuda.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.8) with ESMTP id 8340857 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:27:29 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.91.159.28; envelope-from=btv1==82779d589c2==bhughes@qnsi.net X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1453314427-0276451c80b55f0001-fw4j19 Received: from mail.qnsi.net ([10.0.0.5]) by barracuda.qnsi.net with ESMTP id rQ11eKaKLAxXHjwB for ; Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:27:07 -0600 (CST) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01D153B0.2B538D25" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be happening? Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be happening? Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:27:07 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F3A1A288@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be happening? Thread-Index: AdFTrqyUifOvQoFcS8yICdiGuBiVpwAAMepw References: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Barracuda-Connect: UNKNOWN[10.0.0.5] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1453314427 X-Barracuda-URL: http://10.0.0.4:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at qnsi.net X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=1000.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.26301 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.00 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01D153B0.2B538D25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I haven't tested mine in a while. I think Dennis H. test his during run up. Dennis or Steve should be able to answer your question. From memory I believe your description is correct. Keep the MP above staging. I'll check mine next time I fly.=20 =20 Bobby =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:16 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be happening? =20 Bobby, I am sorry I was not clear and the reason was that I was not clear myself. =20 The injector disable switches are for in case you lose an injector in flight and the engine starts to run on only one rotor. You can disable either of the primary or secondary injectors which will take the failed injector out of the circuit. Tracy says you should test this to make sure that it works. That is where my question came from. You can only test the disable switches when the engine is not staged. If the engine is staged, and you turn off the primary injectors, the engine will die because the secondary injectors are not running, and if you turn off the secondary injectors, the engine will run rich because you turned on the cold start but the secondaries were not running anyway. =20 I am not sure what would happen if you lost a primary injector in flight, disabled the primary injectors, then reduced power to the staging point in order to land??? I suspect all would get quiet! :>( =20 Bill=20 =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:35 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be happening? =20 Bill, =20 I'm not sure I understand the question. If your referring to my "center off switch position" it's not used in flight. Intentionally anyway J It's used to shut down the engine. Primary injector switch of course. Same switch used for both primary and secondary injectors.=20 =20 Bobby =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:55 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be happening? =20 =20 =20 Changing the subject a minute...How do you disable the secondary's when the engine is staged?? They are not running anyway??? =20 Bill=20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01D153B0.2B538D25 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I haven’t tested mine in a while. I think Dennis H. test his = during run up. Dennis or Steve should be able to answer your question. =   From memory I believe your description is correct. Keep the = MP above staging. I’ll check mine next time I fly. =

 

Bobby

 

From:= = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] =
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:16 PM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: What do you = think may be happening?

 

Bo= bby,

I = am sorry I was not clear and the reason was that I was not clear = myself.

 

Th= e injector disable switches are for in case you lose an injector in = flight and the engine starts to run on only one rotor.  You can = disable either of the primary or secondary injectors which will take the = failed injector out of the circuit.

Tr= acy says you should test this to make sure that it works.  That is = where my question came from.  You can only test the disable = switches when the engine is not staged.  If the engine is staged, = and you turn off the primary injectors, the engine will die because the = secondary injectors are not running, and if you turn off the secondary = injectors, the engine will run rich because you turned on the cold start = but the secondaries were not running anyway.

 

I = am not sure what would happen if you lost a primary injector in flight, = disabled the primary injectors, then reduced power to the staging point = in order to land???  I suspect all would get quiet!  = :>(

 

Bi= ll

 

From:= = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironlin= e.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:35 = AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be = happening?

 

Bill,

 

I’m not sure I understand the question.  If your referring = to my “center off switch position” it’s not used in = flight. Intentionally anyway J It’s used to shut down the engine. Primary injector switch of = course. Same switch used for both primary and secondary injectors. =

 

Bobby

 

From:= = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironlin= e.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:55 = AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Re: What do you think may be = happening?

 

 

 

Ch= anging the subject a minute…How do you disable the = secondary’s when the engine is staged??  They are not running = anyway???

 

Bi= ll

 

------_=_NextPart_001_01D153B0.2B538D25--