Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 563642 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:47:08 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041211234638.TVKD1976.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:46:38 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Paul's first flight (was Re: DAR visit?) Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:46:57 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c4dfdb$b37508c0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4DFA9.68DA98C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4DFA9.68DA98C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At approximately 3:30 P.M. my SQ2000 slipped the surly bounds of Earth....made a couple circuits around the airport and had an uneventful (yawn) landing. =20 =20 Congratulations Paul! I was thinking about you as the winds started to = die down around here. I thought you'd probably go. BTW- I changed the = subject line to show your proper place in the flying world :-) =20 =20 From 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, engine accelerates smoothly and plenty of = power. As soon as I try to go above 1/2 throttle, the engine begins to bog = down. Advancing the throttle more only made it bog down even more. =20 I bet you wish you had tied your plane down and ran it full throttle on = the ground. I'll never understand why people don't do that. I'm coming = over there to put the boot on your plane until you prove this is fixed :-) =20 I have to work on the power problem ASAP. I'm thinking it is mixture related. =20 =20 You could certainly be correct. I'm assuming you don't have a mixture gauge, but do you have an O2 sensor for your MicroTech? If so, you can probably also connect it to a panel gauge, even if you're only hooking = it up temporarily. For a ground test, you can even stick an O2 sensor in your exhaust pipe, as long as you can make sure and secure it so it doesn't = go in the prop. I will let you use my old Mixture monitor gauge for testing = if you want to. =20 =20 Remind me what prop you're using. Is there any chance it's way too big? That might also cause some problems. =20 Again, congrats, and welcome to the ranks of the flying tinkerers :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4DFA9.68DA98C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
At = approximately 3:30=20 P.M.  my SQ2000 slipped the surly bounds of Earth....made a couple = circuits=20 around the airport and had an uneventful (yawn) landing.  
 
Congratulations = Paul!  I was=20 thinking about you as the winds started to die down around = here.  I=20 thought you'd probably go.  BTW-  I changed the subject line = to show=20 your proper place in the flying world = :-)   
 
From 1/4 to 1/2=20 throttle, engine accelerates smoothly and plenty of power. As soon as I = try to=20 go above 1/2 throttle, the engine begins to bog down. Advancing the = throttle=20 more only made it bog down even = more.
 
I bet you wish you had = tied your=20 plane down and ran it full throttle on the ground.  I'll never = understand why people don't do that.  I'm coming over there to put = the boot=20 on your plane until you prove this is fixed=20 :-)
 
 I have to work on the power = problem=20 ASAP.  I'm thinking it is mixture related.  
 
You could certainly be=20 correct.  I'm assuming you don't have a mixture gauge, but do = you have=20 an O2 sensor for your MicroTech?  If so, you can probably also = connect=20 it to a panel gauge, even if you're only hooking it up=20 temporarily.  For a ground test, you can even stick an O2 = sensor in=20 your exhaust pipe, as long as you can make sure and secure it so it = doesn't go=20 in the prop.  I will let you use my old Mixture monitor gauge for = testing=20 if you want to.  
 
Remind me what prop = you're=20 using.  Is there any chance it's way too big?  That might = also=20 cause some problems.
 
Again, congrats, and = welcome to the=20 ranks of the flying tinkerers = :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty 
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