X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.51.85] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 930907 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 May 2005 09:17:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.4.51.85; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 3 May 2005 06:16:32 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.202 by BAY107-DAV13.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 03 May 2005 13:16:32 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [64.4.51.202] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again & Colorado trip & Ed's new engine Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 19:30:39 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002E_01C54F4D.6C6DF9F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 2 May 2005 19:30:40 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 May 2005 13:16:32.0908 (UTC) FILETIME=[535304C0:01C54FE2] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C54F4D.6C6DF9F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Amazing feeling isn't it? Makes you love the machine even more. =20 Not looking forward to those risky miles on the road. Thank you Ken & = Kelly for the gracious offer of a friendly place to stop. We are on a = tight schedule after multiple rain/flood delays (I feel your pain Rusty) = but if it works out right we will gladly take you up on the offer. Will = give you a heads up before if we are in the area at stopping time. We = have no idea what kind of speed we'll be making while towing our = decrepit travel trailer "Ted" (Temporary Emergency Domicile). BTW Ed, I was amazed at the great improvement in minimum level flight = fuel burn with the new engine. That is HUGE! Now it is closer to what = mine is (~3.5 gph) as I would have expected. I have to wonder if there = was something wrong with the old engine or setup. Did you ever play = with the ignition timing before? That is about the only thing that can = make a basically healthy engine give such higher fuel burn. (retarded = ignition timing). Anyway, glad you found the extra efficiency & power. = Even with a bit more weight & drag, your -6 should not have been that = much different than my -4. Tracy I can certainly relate to how good it feels to get your baby home. = Pulled up in my hangar and sighed after the flight home. Have a great trip, Tracy. Remember you are driving out there - much = more dangerous than flying - so keep on your toes and watch for closing = traffic. Ed ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C54F4D.6C6DF9F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Amazing feeling isn't it? Makes you love = the machine even=20 more.

Not looking forward to those risky miles on the road. Thank = you Ken=20 & Kelly for the gracious offer of a friendly place to stop. We = are on=20 a tight schedule after multiple rain/flood delays (I feel your pain = Rusty) but=20 if it works out right we will gladly take you up on the offer. = Will give=20 you a heads up before if we are in the area at stopping time. We = have no=20 idea what kind of speed we'll be making while towing our = decrepit travel=20 trailer "Ted" (Temporary Emergency Domicile).

BTW Ed, I was amazed at the great improvement in minimum level = flight fuel=20 burn with the new engine. That is HUGE! Now it is = closer to=20 what mine is (~3.5 gph) as I would have expected. I have to wonder = if=20 there was something wrong with the old engine or setup. Did you = ever play=20 with the ignition timing before? That is about the only thing that = can=20 make a basically healthy engine give such higher fuel burn. = (retarded=20 ignition timing). Anyway, glad you found the extra efficiency = &=20 power. Even with a bit more weight & drag, your -6 should not = have=20 been that much different than my -4.

Tracy

I can certainly relate to how good it feels to = get your=20 baby home. Pulled up in my hangar and sighed after the flight=20 home.

Have a great trip, Tracy. Remember you = are driving=20 out there - much more dangerous than flying - so keep on your toes and = watch=20 for closing traffic.

Ed

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