Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 3224749 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 May 2004 12:29:28 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i4AGTQs2005728 for ; Mon, 10 May 2004 12:29:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000801c436ab$fa7510a0$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Glider time Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 12:29:33 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4368A.731E2A40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4368A.731E2A40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Glider timeHey, Ken As one rotary glider pilot to another, great to hear that the event = was uneventful (other than the seat cushion of course). I presume the = engine seized after losing sufficient oil. Can you recall the symptoms = (if any) that indicate engine failure was imminent? such as surging oil = pressure, but before it actually seized. Glad to hear you avoided the news vultures, they seldom ever present the = facts correctly and certainly don't interpret them correctly. Ed=20 Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken Welter=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:23 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Glider time I got some more glider time in my log book, I think I got enough for = a glider check ride now, no damage to the plane as it slid across the = field smoother than some water landing, nice having that bullet proof = hull under there as I slid it in wheels up. Blew an oil line do to chafing from the cowl, going to some better = line now. The worst of it was the 5 fire trucks 5 cop cars not counting the one = swat teem member, the K_9 unit and the chaplain the drug out his book = and started praising the lord and I just laughed and said no no no you = got the wrong dud and he said oh your not the pilot and I said yes but = you still got the wrong dud. Then it really pissed off the new guys as I had the plane packed up = and home before they got there, five news agencies called and wanted an = interview from my girl friend and wanted my phone number as its unlisted = but she told them to kiss off and to get a real job. Got another engine already installed and should be running in a = couple of days. Ken ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4368A.731E2A40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Glider time
Hey, Ken
 
    As one rotary glider = pilot to=20 another, great to hear that the event was uneventful (other than the = seat=20 cushion of course).  I presume the engine seized after losing = sufficient=20 oil.  Can you recall the symptoms (if any) that indicate engine = failure was=20 imminent? such as surging oil pressure, but before it actually=20 seized.
 
Glad to hear you avoided the news = vultures, they=20 seldom ever present the facts correctly and certainly don't interpret = them=20 correctly.
 
Ed
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
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From:=20 Ken=20 Welter
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 = 12:23 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Glider = time

  I got some more glider time in my = log book, I=20 think I got enough for a glider check ride now, no damage to the plane = as it=20 slid across the field smoother than some water landing, nice having = that=20 bullet proof hull under there as I slid it in wheels up.
 
  Blew an oil line do to chafing from = the cowl,=20 going to some better line now.
The worst of it was the 5 fire trucks 5 cop = cars not=20 counting the one swat teem member, the K_9 unit and the chaplain the = drug out=20 his book and started praising the lord and I just laughed and said no = no no=20 you got the wrong dud and he said oh your not the pilot and I said yes = but you=20 still got the wrong dud.
 
  Then it really pissed off the new = guys as I=20 had the plane packed up and home before they got there,  five = news=20 agencies called and wanted an interview from my girl friend and wanted = my=20 phone number as its unlisted but she told them to kiss off and to get = a real=20 job.

 Got another engine already installed = and should=20 be running in a couple of days.

 Ken


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