X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.253.156.46] (HELO canformail1.canfor.ca) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 853806 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:23:24 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.253.156.46; envelope-from=Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5F6D6.78310C70" Subject: 1year, 3months, 2days, 21hours, 46 minutes Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:22:24 -0800 Message-ID: <091A2D42FAF91A41B84750D269FC97E72B31CD@canformail1.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: 1year, 3months, 2days, 21hours, 46 minutes Thread-Index: AcX21nhFR0DJk+cARlCh9l8pCR3Fiw== From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F6D6.78310C70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's how long I was unable to find the time to go flying my RV9. It's pretty sad and was really pissing me off, but I'm really happy to have finally gotten airborne again. Recently I was really trying hard to find time to go as the weather has been clear & cold, but so many obstacles got in my way that I began to wonder if it was a bad omen trying to tell me something? Finally a commercial pilot friend of mine came up for a few days before starting a new job in Iqualuit & Resolute Bay (yeah, look them up on a map, bet you Floridians didn't know people could live that far north :-), so I took a few days off just to get flying again. However I almost still never got flying, due to brake problems.=20 Last spring during taxi testing (after EC2 update) I had a brake fire, requiring parts replacement. After receiving the brake parts I decided that I really should replace the tires as well, but by the time I had everything I no longer had the time until this week. Unfortunately in my infinite wisdom back in the spring I had changed my brake fluid to ATF as I'd read many positive reports on it and it is cheap & plentiful. Unfortunately I don't think any of those other users were trying to reprime the brake system in -15C temperatures. After spending all day Monday freezing my a** off with no success, Tuesday I brought out a portable air compressor and it took 120psi to blow the ATF out of the system. Then using the air compressor I blew 3 bottles of gas line anti freeze through the system to flush out the ATF, then continued to blow air until completely empty. Then it was still a bitch to get the DOT 5 through the system at that temp, but once through everything worked well, so we did some quick taxi testing and got airborne shortly before dark.=20 Everything was going well so we stayed airborne after dark and did an hour of night circuits, which was a first for me. After flight it was to damn cold (-18C) and dark so I didn't pull the cowl off for a post flight inspection, but other than a few minor issues the plane seems to have weathered a year+ of outdoor neglect with no harm. =20 I'll mention some of these minor issues in a subsequent e-mail, but right now I have to run (at work) =20 Todd Bartrim =20 C-FSTB RV9 Turbo13B ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F6D6.78310C70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

=20 That's how long I was unable to find the time to go flying my RV9. It's = pretty=20 sad and was really pissing me off, but I'm really happy to have finally = gotten=20 airborne again. Recently I was really trying hard to find time to = go as the=20 weather has been clear & cold, but so many obstacles got in my = way that=20 I began to wonder if it was a bad omen trying to tell me something? = Finally=20 a commercial pilot friend of mine came up for a few days before starting = a new=20 job in Iqualuit & Resolute Bay (yeah, look them up on a map, bet you = Floridians didn't know people could live that far north :-), so I took a = few=20 days off just to get flying again. However I almost still never got = flying, due=20 to brake problems.

Last spring during taxi testing (after EC2 update) I had a = brake fire,=20 requiring parts replacement. After receiving the brake parts I decided = that I=20 really should replace the tires as well, but by the time I had = everything I no=20 longer had the time until this week. Unfortunately in my infinite wisdom = back in=20 the spring I had changed my brake fluid to ATF as I'd read many positive = reports=20 on it and it is cheap & plentiful. Unfortunately I don't think any = of those=20 other users were trying to reprime the brake system in -15C = temperatures. After=20 spending all day Monday freezing my a** off with no success, Tuesday I = brought=20 out a portable air compressor and it took 120psi to blow the ATF out of = the=20 system. Then using the air compressor I blew 3 bottles of gas line anti = freeze=20 through the system to flush out the ATF, then continued to blow air = until=20 completely empty. Then it was still a bitch to get the DOT 5 through the = system=20 at that temp, but once through everything worked well, so we did some = quick taxi=20 testing and got airborne shortly before dark.

Everything was going well so we stayed airborne after dark and = did an=20 hour of night circuits, which was a first for me. After flight it was to = damn=20 cold (-18C) and dark so I didn't pull the cowl off for a post flight = inspection,=20 but other than a few minor issues the plane seems to have weathered a = year+ of=20 outdoor neglect with no harm.

I'll = mention some of=20 these minor issues in a subsequent e-mail, but right now I have to run = (at=20 work)

Todd=20 Bartrim

C-FSTB

RV9=20 Turbo13B

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