Return-Path: Received: from [206.228.212.23] (HELO mail.statesville.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 564927 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:16:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.228.212.23; envelope-from=twjames@statesville.net Received: from TWJames [166.82.246.56] by mail.statesville.net with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.14) id A97F2211025A; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:16:15 -0500 From: "Tommy James" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] RV-3 down Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:16:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00F5_01C4E098.3A2FD2C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcTguyu0DXKWI0+NSkC8PpRk5JAg6QABfdgw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <200412122216220.SM02220@TWJames> X-RBL-Warning: REVDNS: This E-mail was sent from a MUA/MTA 166.82.246.56 with no reverse DNS entry. X-RBL-Warning: SPAMHEADERS: This E-mail has headers consistent with spam [4000020e]. X-Declude-Sender: twjames@statesville.net [166.82.246.56] X-Note: Scanned for Spam This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00F5_01C4E098.3A2FD2C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All I can say is WOW! Glad you are okay and will fly again... Tommy<>< Say hi to Bobby The plan for tomorrow is to remove the wings, with the help of my good RV-8 buddy, and haul the plane back to the hanger. At this point, I don't know quite what I'll do with it from there. My wife was slightly upset by this, but I think she'll get over it. I also have the Slingshot at home already, AND I'm going to have to leave the hanger in a month or so when they rebuild it from the hurricane. Seems like a logistical nightmare. I don't intend to abandon the rotary, but I might re-work the Slingshot first (with the 912S), so I can get something flying. I'd follow that with a rebuild of the RV-3 engine, and a real oil cooler. Once I do that, maybe I'll be ready to tackle the single rotor for the Slingshot, or maybe not :-) Cheers, Rusty (I still smell burning oil, 5 hours later...) ------=_NextPart_000_00F5_01C4E098.3A2FD2C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

All I can say is WOW!  Glad = you are okay and will fly again…..

Tommy<><

Say hi to Bobby

 

The plan for tomorrow is to remove the wings, with = the help of my good RV-8 buddy, and haul the plane back to the hanger.  = At this point, I don't know quite what I'll do with it from = there.  My wife was slightly upset by this, but I think she'll get over it.  I = also have the Slingshot at home already, AND I'm going to have to = leave the hanger in a month or so when they rebuild it from the = hurricane.  Seems like a logistical nightmare.  I don't intend to abandon the = rotary, but I might re-work the Slingshot first (with the 912S), so I can get = something flying.  I'd follow that with a rebuild of the RV-3 engine, and a real oil cooler.  Once I do that, maybe I'll be ready to = tackle the single rotor for the Slingshot, or maybe not :-)

 

Cheers,

Rusty (I still smell burning oil, 5 hours later...)  

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