X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [204.127.198.39] (HELO rwcrmhc12.comcast.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 625181 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Aug 2005 17:23:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.198.39; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from rv8 (c-24-21-140-241.hsd1.or.comcast.net[24.21.140.241]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005080421224601500j44dqe>; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:22:46 +0000 Message-ID: <003701c5993a$a84a9460$f18c1518@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: more low O2 woes Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:22:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0034_01C598FF.F9A13020" 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_0034_01C598FF.F9A13020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable By the time I spiraled down through closely spaced thunderstorms in = Florida I had spent about 2 hours between 16 and 18 thousand feet. It = was a fairly high stress period. =20 at least you didn't attempt the 'J-3 spin down thru the clouds' = maneuver! I've done a 6 turn spin in the RV and wouldn't recommend it. when I first had my -6A flying I decided to fly over mt = rainier(14,200'?). I didn't have oxygen then, heck I had climbed the = mountain, certainly I could simply sit there and fly. then I had = another brilliant idea and decided to see how high I could fly, since I = was already at 15,000'. at 18,100 I decided I had broken enough rules = and pointed the nose at mt st Helens to go home. Vne gave quite a steep = attack angle. it was hazy that day and at some point I realized that I = was flying towards mt Adams, not st Helens, about 75 degrees the wrong = direction! yes, I was still real sharp at any altitude! :-) maybe there is something to that oxygen rule! the body changes day to = day also. one time I could definitely feel the altitude at 11,000', = which has never bothered me before. it is kind of funny to think of a = Floridian needing oxygen, where the highest point in the state must be a = highway overpass! :-) ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C598FF.F9A13020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

By=20 the time I spiraled down through closely spaced thunderstorms in=20 Florida I had=20 spent about 2 hours between 16 and 18 thousand feet. It was = a=20 fairly high stress period.

at=20 least you didn't attempt the 'J-3 spin down thru the clouds' = maneuver! =20 I've done a 6 turn spin in the RV and wouldn't recommend = it.

when=20 I first had my -6A flying I decided to fly over mt = rainier(14,200'?). I=20 didn't have oxygen then, heck I had climbed the mountain, certainly I = could=20 simply sit there and fly. then I had another brilliant idea and = decided=20 to see how high I could fly, since I was already at 15,000'. at = 18,100 I=20 decided I had broken enough rules and pointed the nose at mt st Helens = to go=20 home. Vne gave quite a steep attack angle. it was hazy = that day=20 and at some point I realized that I was flying towards mt Adams, not = st=20 Helens, about 75 degrees the wrong direction! yes, I was = still=20 real sharp at any altitude! :-)

maybe=20 there is something to that oxygen rule! the = body changes day=20 to day also. one time I could definitely feel the altitude at = 11,000',=20 which has never bothered me before. it is kind of funny to think = of a=20 Floridian needing oxygen, where the highest point in the state must be = a=20 highway overpass! =20 :-)

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