Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 19:04:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2008889 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Feb 2003 11:29:14 -0500 Received: from a ([67.69.101.66]) by tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with SMTP id <20030204162913.ELEX21070.tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net@a>; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:29:13 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <016d01c2cc6b$386c8c00$8d344543@a> From: "Ian B. Crowe" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Cc: Subject: New Aircraft engine break in X-Original-Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:33:59 -0500 Organization: Corvi Trade Consultants Inc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_016A_01C2CC41.4F4BBF60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_016A_01C2CC41.4F4BBF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My AME told me to do the best I could to balance the demands of the = testing of the aircraft and the break in of the engine. Accordingly we = limited ourselves to the least ground running possible to prove system = integrity and test propellor cycling etc. Very limited high speed = taxying and then off into the wild blue yonder! We had initial high oil = temperature problems which necessitated some rework but once we got them = tamed flight testing was limited to proving the plane was safe to fly = and all flight systems and instruments were working. Remember this is = not a new aircraft type and has flown many times before. =20 As soon as the pilot was satisfied we did two hours of 75% power at = 7500ft. My engine holds 8quarts and we filled it initially to 7 quarts. = After the limited ground running and the initial flight we topped it up = with one quart which brought it to just under the 8quarts. After 11 = hours of running we are down about half to 3/4 quart. This tells me = that the rings are doing a good job of oil control and what we did to = the engine in the initial start up, ground tests and taxi trials has not = hurt it. We are using straight run mineral oil as per the = recommendation. I have to get a plug in here for Victor Aviation who rebuilt the engine = for me. My oil consumption is great and the engine runs like silk. No = leaks or any other problems at all since the first start up. Their = service and professioal attitude during the time they were doing the = rebuild was first class. I fly with confidence behind that engine. = Thank you Victor! Happy to provide further information if you need it. Regards Ian Crowe ------=_NextPart_000_016A_01C2CC41.4F4BBF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My AME told me to do the best I could to balance the = demands=20 of the testing of the aircraft and the break in of the engine. = Accordingly=20 we limited ourselves to the least ground running possible to prove = system=20 integrity and test propellor cycling etc. Very limited high speed = taxying=20 and then off into the wild blue yonder! We had initial high oil=20 temperature problems which necessitated some rework but once we got them = tamed=20 flight testing was limited to proving the plane was safe to fly and all = flight=20 systems and instruments were working. Remember this is not a new = aircraft=20 type and has flown many times before.

As soon as the pilot was satisfied we did two hours = of 75%=20 power at 7500ft. My engine holds 8quarts and we filled it = initially to 7=20 quarts. After the limited ground running and the initial flight we = topped=20 it up with one quart which brought it to just under the 8quarts. = After 11=20 hours of running we are down about half to 3/4 quart. This = tells me=20 that the rings are doing a good job of oil control and what we did to = the engine=20 in the initial start up, ground tests and taxi trials has not hurt = it. We=20 are using straight run mineral oil as per the = recommendation.

I have to get a plug in here for Victor=20 Aviation who rebuilt the engine for me. My oil = consumption is=20 great and the engine runs like silk. No leaks or any other = problems at all=20 since the first start up. Their service and professioal attitude = during=20 the time they were doing the rebuild was first class. I fly with=20 confidence behind that engine. Thank you Victor!

Happy to provide further information if you need=20 it.

Regards

Ian Crowe

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