X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0) with ESMTP id 810607 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:21:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jA1GKr1u011972 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:20:53 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002601c5df00$411582d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In? Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:21:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01C5DED6.580AFD50" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C5DED6.580AFD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good point, John I was focused on oil consumption worries. But, I agree if you want a = warning of leaks especially with Canards then you do probably need = something like that. In any case, I am certainly not against them - = they seem simply and the failure mode would appear to be benign. And = besides, if it makes you feel better then I'm all for it. No point in = flying all tensed up {:>) Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Break-In? In my opinion, its totally unneeded=20 An oil level sensor makes me feel better, Ed.=20 It's not about consumption, it's about leaks.=20 Earlier on I had a partially blocked breather and oil was being forced = out of the sump seal at about a quart and hour. The oil level sensor, = which is hooked up to my voice warning system, told me (literally) that = there was a problem. I landed one quart low and fixed the problem. Works = for me. John ready to fly.... so it rains :( ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C5DED6.580AFD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good point, John
 
I was focused on oil consumption worries.  = But, I=20 agree if you want a warning of leaks especially with Canards then you do = probably need something like that.  In any case, I am certainly not = against=20 them - they seem simply and the failure mode would appear to be = benign. =20 And besides, if it makes you feel better then I'm all for it.  No = point in=20 flying all tensed up {:>)
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John=20 Slade
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, = 2005 9:11=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Break-In?

In my opinion, its totally = unneeded=20
An=20 oil level sensor makes me feel better, Ed.
It's=20 not about consumption, it's about leaks.
Earlier on I=20 had a partially blocked breather and oil was being forced out of the = sump seal=20 at about a quart and hour. The oil level sensor, which is hooked up to = my=20 voice warning system, told me (literally) that there was a = problem. I=20 landed one quart low and fixed the problem. Works for=20 me.
John
ready to fly.... so it rains=20 :(
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