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" <haywire@telus.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:04 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Detonated... the reasons why?? (long)


<<snip>  . . . 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.
<snip> I welcome any
> other opinions if anybody has another take on it. <snip>
> S. Todd Bartrim
> Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance
> C-FSTB
> http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm