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Hi, Todd....Yes, I didn't like trying to thread the
needle through the lowest spot in the trees.(Pucker factor) I wish I could
have taken the airplane to Mobile Downtown airport with it's 11,000 foot runway,
but trying to get it there with the non-removeable 12 foot canard on it would
have been precarious to say the least. Would have to go through too much
of the city compared to the country back roads we took to get to this country
airport. The first thing I am going to do is to "un-do" the leaning adjustment
that I made to the MicroTech ECU. I initially did that because I was getting a
few drops of fuel dripping out ot the throttlebody after shutdown, and thought
perhaps it was too rich, so I leaned it out. Most likely my biggest
mistake. Gotta have extra fuel with that extra air that comes in when you
open the throttlebody.
My climb speed was 110 knots,
(when I could get it) and the oil temps were 160 F. Nevver got above that on the
oil temp. Paul, I need more power, Conner
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:02
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Paul's first
flight (was Re: DAR visit?)
Congrats Paul!
Welcome to the the club! Glad to hear you made it up
& down ok. But I must agree with Rusty, as I'm sure your probably already
aware and get that power issue resolved. I can't imagine having to aim for a
gap in the trees when flying off a paved strip (heck, any strip for that
matter). You're probably correct in that it's a fuel mixture issue. If you
already know that you've programmed it lean, then this is the logical place to
start as it takes fuel to make power.
Good to hear that your temps dropped on climb out,
hopefully they will still be able to hold their own when you make more power.
What was your climb speed? What about your oil temps?
Again, congrats and welcome to a very exclusive
club.
Todd Bartrim
RV9Endurance
13B Turbo Rotary
C-FSTB
"The world will always have a place for those that bring hard work and
determination to the things they do."
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