Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 612007 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:04:24 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j0IK3p4S014659 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:03:52 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <006a01c4fd98$9462dd60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Back from Florida and a Great Visit with Tracy and Laura Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:02:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0067_01C4FD6E.AB560DF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C4FD6E.AB560DF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Folks, Just got back home a few hours ago after a great week with Tracy and = Laura Crook. A lot of things to relate, but will try to break it into = several e mails rather than one long one. =20 As any of you know who have had the opportunity to spend any time with = Tracy and Laura, its always great fun - not to mention opportunity to = talk rotary until you pass out. Arrived at Shady Bend on Wednesday to = make certain I beat the cold front that was rumbling across the midwest = last week. =20 =20 The trip down was with 40 mph headwinds, my left EGT running 125 F = higher than normal and my rpm choked at 6000 with a small amplitude = irregular vibration. More on this exhaust related story in a later e = mail. Tracy and I launched around 1500 on Friday after waiting for the clouds = to provide a few holes and to follow Laura who had left earlier driving = to Lakeland. Clouds below all the way down but with sufficient holds = (and height above ground) to feel comfortable. Tracy was lead and I was = flying formation off his right wing (which meant he was on my good eye = side {:>)). We topped a cloud ridge just be fore the LakeLand area and = found true to the weather report only broken clouds around lakeland - = but worst weather coming from Tampa area. However, upon calling the tower, Tracy was informed the airfield had = been closed. (we later discovered a fatal accident had just occurred = with a Cessna 337) so we Tracy took us to Plant City airport 9 miles to = the east. By that time the light was fading and the ceiling was coming = down below 1100 ft. Fortunately, Tracy's daughter and friend came over from Lakeland and = picked us up. Next morning we arrived back at Plant City and waited for = several hours for the weather to lift. Finally when it reached 900 ft, = we launched an Tracy asked for a "Special VFR" clearance, which they = indicated they would grant -AFTER the IFR traffic in the chute was = cleared. Well, we orbited between Plant City and the Tampa Class B = airspace for at what seemed like a long period but was probably less = than 30 minutes before receiving clearance and landing. A few more RV's = came in later in the day. Only had about 25 aircraft, but Charlie and = Ken Powell as well as a friend of Charlies - "Weasel" who flew in a nice = looking RV-4. =20 So although the numbers were few, we all had a great time. Flew back = with Tracy Sunday, did not get to fly down and see Bernie's project as = we had planned. Helped Tracy drive a few rivets in his RV-8 and got = back home Tuesday around 1245 with only a 25 mph headwind coming home Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C4FD6E.AB560DF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Folks,
 
Just got back home a few hours ago = after a great=20 week with Tracy and Laura Crook.  A lot of things to relate, but = will try=20 to break it into several e mails rather than one long one.  =
 
As any of you know who have had the = opportunity to=20 spend any time with Tracy and Laura, its always great fun - not to = mention=20 opportunity to talk rotary until you pass out.  Arrived at Shady = Bend on=20 Wednesday to make certain I beat the cold front that was rumbling across = the=20 midwest last week.   
 
The trip down was with 40 mph = headwinds, my left=20 EGT running 125 F higher than normal and my rpm choked at 6000 with a = small=20 amplitude irregular vibration. More on this exhaust related story in a = later e=20 mail.
 
Tracy and I launched around 1500 on = Friday after=20 waiting for the clouds to provide a few holes and to follow Laura who = had left=20 earlier driving to Lakeland.  Clouds below all the way down but = with=20 sufficient holds (and height above ground) to feel comfortable.  = Tracy was=20 lead and I was flying formation off his right wing (which meant he was = on my=20 good eye side {:>)).  We topped a cloud ridge just be fore the = LakeLand=20 area and found true to the weather report only broken clouds around = lakeland -=20 but worst weather coming from Tampa area.
 
However, upon calling the tower, Tracy = was informed=20 the airfield had been closed.  (we later discovered a fatal = accident had=20 just occurred with a Cessna 337) so we Tracy took us to Plant City = airport=20 9  miles to the east.  By that time the light was fading and = the=20 ceiling was coming down below 1100 ft.
 
Fortunately, Tracy's daughter and = friend came over=20 from Lakeland and picked us up.  Next morning we arrived back at = Plant City=20 and waited for several hours for the weather to lift.  Finally when = it=20 reached 900 ft, we launched an Tracy asked for a "Special VFR" = clearance, which=20 they indicated they would grant -AFTER the IFR traffic in the chute was=20 cleared.  Well, we orbited between Plant City and the Tampa Class B = airspace for at what seemed like a long period but was probably less = than 30=20 minutes before receiving clearance and landing.  A few more RV's = came in=20 later in the day.  Only had about 25 aircraft, but Charlie and Ken = Powell=20 as well as a friend of Charlies - "Weasel" who flew in a nice looking=20 RV-4. 
 
So although the numbers were few, we = all had a=20 great time.  Flew back with Tracy Sunday, did not get to fly down = and see=20 Bernie's project as we had planned.  Helped Tracy drive a few = rivets in his=20 RV-8 and got back home Tuesday around 1245 with only a 25 mph = headwind=20 coming home
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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