X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from m15.nyc.untd.com ([64.136.22.78] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with SMTP id 940301 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:51:32 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.136.22.78; envelope-from=jbker@juno.com Received: from m15.nyc.untd.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by m15.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABB7E3TKALEJ4VA for (sender ); Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:49:45 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jbker@juno.com) by m15.nyc.untd.com (jqueuemail) id LE9LY7MK; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:49:35 PST To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:26:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First fly-in Message-ID: <20060121.114600.1240.2.JBKER@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_35bb.6e04.5138 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 8-6,8-9,11-13,15,24-25,28,32,33-32767 From: WALTER B KERR X-ContentStamp: 7:3:263402699 X-MAIL-INFO:2dea1e6b9e27170b276e0bae277a77f7df97ab1ab79adecadadffadfca4f8b47636b4fee13074a8ec7c3f36b6e0b078b1e276eb37a7b7bee87feee23 X-UNTD-OriginStamp: Y+Mfppm2QyGfnY/dq+iW1UxuXMshXt8RlQPvTIuB5I1BVrYnVm1Q1Q== X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 127.0.0.1|localhost|m15.nyc.untd.com|jbker@juno.com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_35bb.6e04.5138 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Good to go John, you are way ahead of me in getting my wife to fly with the auto conversion. Bernie, 55 hours on LS-1 corvette coils mounted on engine side. Low rpms compared to Tracy! ======================================================== On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:29:19 -0500 "John Slade" writes: Turbo Rotary Cozy IV N96PM (aka Slick Kitten) went to it's first fly-in at Sebring last weekend. More important, my wife came along for her first ride in the plane. The IVO prop is doing well and the temporary stock turbo is holding out (I'm being very gentle with it). As reported a couple of weeks ago, I found that the Earls filters were causing a fuel flow restriction at high rpm. With this resolved I'm now getting 4950 rpm static on full fine pitch and much better acceleration on take-off. Cruising at 4800 rpm and 30 MAP at 5000' (I said I was being gentle) I got just under 7/gph and 160 kts GS on the trip. Another blissfully uneventful 2.6 hrs. I wonder if I should log the trip, though, since I only had the controls for a total of about 10 minutes. My wife flew the plane the rest of the time. :( By the way, the custom chairs in the picture came from another Cozy builder, Len, who has recently set up http://flightlinechairs.com to fund his composite habit. He duplicated my paint scheme and trim colors. I think he'll even do RV's! John (almost ready to start wearing my "I love flying my rotary" badge) ----__JNP_000_35bb.6e04.5138 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Good to go John, you are way ahead of me in getting my wife to fly = with the=20 auto conversion.

Bernie, 55 hours on LS-1 corvette coils mounted on engine side. Low = rpms=20 compared to Tracy!

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:29:19 -0500 "John Slade" <sladerj@bellsouth.net> writes:=

Turbo Rotary Cozy IV N96PM (aka Slick Kitten) went to it's = first=20 fly-in at Sebring last weekend. More important, my wife came along for = her=20 first ride in the plane. The IVO prop is doing well and the temporary stock turbo is holding out (I= 'm=20 being very gentle with it). As reported a couple of weeks ago, I found = that=20 the Earls filters were causing a fuel flow restriction at high rpm. With = this=20 resolved I'm now getting 4950 rpm static on full fine pitch and <= SPAN=20 class=3D975412623-19012006>much better acceleration on=20 take-off. Cruising at 4800 rpm and 30 MAP at 5000' (I said I was being gentle) I got just = under=20 7/gph and 160 kts GS on the trip.

Another blissfully uneventful 2.6 hrs. I wonder= if I=20 should log the trip, though, since I only had the controls for a total of= =20 about 10 minutes. My wife flew the plane the rest of the time. :(<= /P>
By the way, the custom chairs in the picture = came from=20 another Cozy builder, Len, who has recently set up http://flightlinechairs.com&= nbsp;to=20 fund his composite habit. He duplicated my paint scheme and trim = colors.=20 I think he'll even do RV's!

John (almost ready to start wearing my "I love = flying=20 my rotary" badge)

----__JNP_000_35bb.6e04.5138--