Return-Path: Received: from smtp806.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.168.185] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with SMTP id 3230433 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 13 May 2004 10:19:19 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO Davidscmptr) (dcarter11@sbcglobal.net@66.138.57.232 with login) by smtp806.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 May 2004 14:19:18 -0000 Message-ID: <039501c438f5$404abf80$6401a8c0@Davidscmptr> Reply-To: "David Carter" From: "David Carter" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Detonated... the reasons why?? (long) Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 09:19:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Video recorder (with wide angle lens if nec) pointed at inst panel is a readily available "poor man's" "data recording system" for playback and analysis after flight. Recording lots of "engineering test" engine gages for the rotary engine is the main reason I'm going to use the recorder. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haywire" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:04 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Detonated... the reasons why?? (long) < . . . in the seat beside me was a > qualified pilot looking at an engine monitor for an engine that he didn't > understand, while I was more than able to comprehend everything on that > monitor but as a (very) low time pilot I was trying to do too much at once. > If he'd been in the left seat, I'd have been freed up to closely monitor and > control every aspect of the engine. I welcome any > other opinions if anybody has another take on it. > S. Todd Bartrim > Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance > C-FSTB > http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm