X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 921830 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 May 2005 23:04:34 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul ([209.214.44.180]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20050502030017.RZON1992.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul> for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 23:00:17 -0400 Message-ID: <004e01c54f49$3833c150$982dd6d1@paul> From: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's new rotor housings Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 14:00:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C54F1F.4EB59270" 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_004B_01C54F1F.4EB59270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi, Rusty....unfortunately I didn't get quite high enough on = downwind to see across the bay. Yep....I also have two fuel pumps, = individually fused. I checked them individually prior to takeoff, then = took off with both of them on. Once established downwind, I turned off = one of them. I like to use the left pump on odd days and the right pump = on even days, just so they both get similar useage. Unfortunately, = somewhere between takeoff and downwind, one fuse blew. In the future, I = think I will shut off one pump after reaching cruising altitude or 3000 = feet minimum. Oh well, lesson learned. Fortunately, I am capable of = learning something from my mistakes. (Obviously in my life I have = learned a LOT, due to the high number of mistakes I have made). Sooner = or later, I think I will have made all the mistakes possible, and will = have nothing further to learn....but by then I'll probably be too old to = fly. Take care. Deadstick Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:21 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's new rotor housings Climbed like a rocketship and temps never went above 165 until the = engine quit. =20 So I'm guessing you didn't have time to look for me across the bay :-) = =20 Glad to hear you made a safe landing. I'll personally have two EFI = pumps, and keep them both running all the time. They're fused = separately, and checked during run-up. That's where I want to find any = problem there might be. =20 Now knock off that dead stick crap :-) Rusty=20 ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C54F1F.4EB59270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi, Rusty....unfortunately I didn't get = quite high=20 enough on downwind to see across the bay.  Yep....I also have two = fuel=20 pumps, individually fused. I checked them individually prior to takeoff, = then=20 took off with both of them on. Once established downwind, I turned off = one of=20 them. I like to use the left pump on odd days and the right pump on even = days,=20 just so they both get similar useage.  Unfortunately, somewhere = between=20 takeoff and downwind, one fuse blew. In the future, I think I will shut = off one=20 pump after reaching cruising altitude or 3000 feet minimum.  Oh = well,=20 lesson learned. Fortunately, I am capable of learning something from my=20 mistakes. (Obviously in my life I have learned a LOT, due to the high = number of=20 mistakes I have made). Sooner or later, I think I will have made all the = mistakes possible, and will have nothing further to learn....but by then = I'll=20 probably be too old to fly. Take care.  Deadstick = Conner
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:21 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's = new rotor=20 housings

 Climbed like a rocketship and = temps=20 never went above 165 until the engine quit.   
 
So I'm guessing you didn't have time to look = for me=20 across the bay :-)  
 
Glad to hear you made a safe = landing.  I'll=20 personally have two EFI pumps, and keep them both running all the = time. =20 They're fused separately, and checked during run-up.  That's = where I=20 want to find any problem there might=20 be.    
 
Now knock off that dead stick crap=20 :-)
 
Rusty
 
 
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