Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 571782 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:31:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.45.223]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20041218033122.SUHS2130.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav> for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:31:22 -0500 Message-ID: <041b01c4e4b2$053cd180$402cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] I'm better now Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 21:31:10 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0418_01C4E47F.B9EAD150" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0418_01C4E47F.B9EAD150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHey, Rusty....great news. I was so impressed when I saw your RV3 = takeoff from St Elmo Airport and climb right out of sight. The smooth, = powerful sound of your rotary had lots of admirers. You have put an = enormous amount of time, effort and experimenting into your RV3. Hate = to see you abandon it when it is so close to perfection. Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 8:48 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] I'm better now Greetings, I've spent more time than you can imagine thinking about what I was = going to do with the RV-3 this week. The whole experience was scary = enough to want to abandon the project, and that was the easiest = decision. I even had two guys that were planning to come here this = weekend to look at the airframe. There was even another guy who wanted = it, but his wife wouldn't let him buy another non-flying plane :-) I = won't embarrass him by mentioning his name... unless he pisses me off = :-) =20 Anyway, the more I thought about taking everything apart, the more I = realized that I can't abandon all the work that I've put into this = project. I still may want to put the engine into an RV-8 some day, but = I've got a lot more experimenting to do before I'm ready for that, and = it's pretty hard to experiment without a flying plane. =20 My plan is to start putting the airframe back together this weekend, = which will make it easier to move out when I get evicted from the = hanger. At that point, I'll probably leave it alone until I get my = hanger repaired, and get back in it. In the mean time, I'm going to = give serious thought to what I want to change to improve safety. I may = even abandon the evap cores for water cooling as well. I just don't = trust them anymore. This could be a long process, and I may even wait = until the Slingshot is flying again before getting back to work on the = RV-3. It will fly again though. =20 Cheers, Rusty (really just too lazy to change my email address) ------=_NextPart_000_0418_01C4E47F.B9EAD150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hey, Rusty....great news.  I was = so impressed=20 when I saw your RV3 takeoff from St Elmo Airport and climb right out of=20 sight.  The smooth, powerful sound of your rotary had lots of=20 admirers.  You have put an enormous amount of time, effort and=20 experimenting into your RV3.  Hate to see you abandon it when it is = so=20 close to perfection.  Paul Conner
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 = 8:48=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] I'm better = now

Greetings,
 
I've spent = more time than=20 you can imagine thinking about what I was going to do with the RV-3 = this=20 week.  The whole experience was scary enough to want to abandon = the=20 project, and that was the easiest decision.  I even had two guys = that=20 were planning to come here this weekend to look at the airframe.  = There=20 was even another guy who wanted it, but his wife wouldn't let him = buy=20 another non-flying plane :-)   I won't embarrass him by = mentioning=20 his name... unless he pisses me off :-) 
 
Anyway, the = more I=20 thought about taking everything apart, the more I realized that I = can't=20 abandon all the work that I've put into this project.  I still = may want=20 to put the engine into an RV-8 some day, but I've got a lot more = experimenting=20 to do before I'm ready for that, and it's pretty hard to experiment = without a=20 flying plane.  
 
My = plan is=20 to start putting the airframe back together this weekend, which = will make=20 it easier to move out when I get evicted from the hanger.  At = that point,=20 I'll probably leave it alone until I get my hanger repaired, and get = back in=20 it.  In the mean time, I'm going to give serious thought to what = I want=20 to change to improve safety.  I may even abandon the evap cores = for water=20 cooling as well.  I just don't trust them anymore.  This = could be a=20 long process, and I may even wait until the Slingshot is flying = again=20 before getting back to work on the RV-3.  It will fly again = though. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty (really = just too=20 lazy to change my email = address)
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