Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.241.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 389506 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Sep 2004 01:09:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.29; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02.01 201-2131-111-104-103-20040709) with ESMTP id <20040902050811.UJYO21895.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Thu, 2 Sep 2004 01:08:11 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] First cross country Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:08:17 -0700 Message-ID: <001301c490aa$db805fc0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C49070.2F2187C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C49070.2F2187C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Way to go Dave! Gee, an airplane that really flies - - what must that = be like. I can only imagine. . .=20 =20 Al =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of DaveLeonard Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:43 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] First cross country =20 I got back into the air the other day for the first time after the oil cooler sprung a leak (almost a month). I sure felt good. No oil leak, = no coolant leak, no overheating while running 30" MAP up to 9500. =20 Today the wife and I did our first cross country. We flew up to big = bear in the mountains (7500') and landed on the taxiway as the runway is closed = for the summer. On departure we were off the ground before we reached the displaced landing threshold. No other plane we saw came close to doing that. Turrrrrbo!!!=20 =20 Still limiting to 30" MAP continuous or 6000 RPM, which ever is more conservative. Also keeping TOT at 1600 or less (which is not very conservative but I need to fly). I need to have a reserve turbo before = I allow more MAP and a balanced prop before I allow more RPM. =20 Then we went to L.A and showed the plane off to the parents and got our = free parental dinner (even though I'm 40 they still always pay). Practice = ILS into Torrance. Flight following the whole way often talking to = controllers we know (the wife is an air traffic controller - she is here to help). = We often hear "Cleared through class bravo airspace at copilots own discursion." :-) =20 Great day, keep building. =20 Dave Leonard ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C49070.2F2187C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

 

Way to go Dave!  Gee, an = airplane that really flies - - what must that be like.  I can only imagine. . . =

 

Al

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of DaveLeonard
Sent: Wednesday, = September 01, 2004 8:43 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = First cross country

 

I got back into the air the other day for the = first time after the oil cooler sprung a leak (almost a month).  I sure = felt good.  No oil leak, no coolant leak, no overheating while running 30” MAP = up to 9500.

 

Today the wife and I did our first cross = country.  We flew up to big bear in the mountains (7500’) and landed on the = taxiway as the runway is closed for the summer.  On departure we were off the = ground before we reached the displaced landing threshold.  No other plane = we saw came close to doing that.  Turrrrrbo!!!

 

Still limiting to 30” MAP continuous or = 6000 RPM, which ever is more conservative.  Also keeping TOT at 1600 or = less (which is not very conservative but I need to fly).  I need to have a = reserve turbo before I allow more MAP and a balanced prop before I allow more = RPM.

 

Then we went to L.A and showed the plane off = to the parents and got our free parental dinner (even though I’m 40 they = still always pay).  Practice ILS into Torrance.  Flight following = the whole way often talking to controllers we know (the wife is an air traffic controller = – she is here to help).  We often hear “Cleared through class = bravo airspace at copilots own discursion.”  J

 

Great day,  keep = building.

 

Dave Leonard

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