X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 988799 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:28:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; 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-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1HERRXS011676 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:27:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <00d501c633ce$03cd65f0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Texas Rotary Flyin Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:25:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D2_01C633A4.1AB4AFA0" 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_00D2_01C633A4.1AB4AFA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A belated third-hand seconding of all that everyone has said about Bill = and Linda Eslick and the hospitality shown. I mean folks who keep = coffee for their guests when neither of them drink it - says it all. It was great flying with Tracy and Charlie from Mississippi to Texas = despite the 115 MPH ground speed and the 12F cockpit temps. But, it was = really nice when, after take off (without quite as much excitement as = Tracy had - I had mine already with a squirrelly landing the day = before), I climbed up and found my GPS was showing a ground speed of 220 = MPH on the way to San Antonio. Make it there from Dallas area in 1.10, = boy what a difference from 115MPH. Visited a long lost nephew and widow of a highschool classmate and next = day flew to Louisiana to visit my sisters, daughter and kin folk. = Arrived at the county airport I normally land at (only one n the county) = only to find they had no gas!. Took off on Thursday to beat the weather = front to North Carolina, and landed at an airport about 30 miles away = only to find out they were also out of fuel. A local pilot who just = landed informed me that there was another airport (Bunkie, LA) that had = fuel. So back tracked about 20 miles and landed there only to find it = unattended with no sign on who to call for fuel. Fortunately, the local = pilot had given me the phone number. After about a 30 minute wait, I = finally had fuel ($3.70/gallon) and headed home. Flew over Charlie's place (MS71) and make a call but apparently no body = was monitoring so just continued on home with a grounds speed varying = between 175 and 190 MPH at altitudes varying between 2500 and 11,500 = MSL. Landed without incident at 4.00PM. So I think Ed Anderson's = Tail-Wind Jinks has been broken {:>) As always great time talking with everyone and being on hand for the = birth of Jason's rotary installation. Great to see a bunch of you = again, sorry some others didn't make it. Next time Ed. Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_00D2_01C633A4.1AB4AFA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A belated third-hand seconding of all that = everyone has=20 said about Bill and Linda Eslick and the hospitality shown. I mean = folks=20 who keep coffee for their guests when neither of them drink it - says it = all.

It was great flying with Tracy and Charlie from=20 Mississippi to Texas despite the 115 MPH ground speed and the 12F = cockpit=20 temps. But, it was really nice when, after take off (without quite = as much=20 excitement as Tracy had - I had mine already with a = squirrelly=20 landing the day before), I climbed up and found my GPS was showing a = ground=20 speed of 220 MPH on the way to San Antonio. Make it there from = Dallas area=20 in 1.10, boy what a difference from 115MPH.

Visited a long lost nephew and widow of a = highschool=20 classmate and next day flew to Louisiana to visit my sisters, daughter = and kin=20 folk. Arrived at the county airport I normally land at (only one n = the=20 county) only to find they had no gas!. Took off on Thursday to = beat the=20 weather front to North Carolina, and landed at an airport about 30 miles = away=20 only to find out they were also out of fuel. A local pilot who = just landed=20 informed me that there was another airport (Bunkie, LA) that had = fuel. So=20 back tracked about 20 miles and landed there only to find it unattended = with no=20 sign on who to call for fuel. Fortunately, the local pilot had = given me=20 the phone number. After about a 30 minute wait, I finally had fuel = ($3.70/gallon) and headed home.

Flew over Charlie's place (MS71) and make a call = but=20 apparently no body was monitoring so just continued on home with a = grounds speed=20 varying between 175 and 190 MPH at altitudes varying between 2500 and = 11,500=20 MSL. Landed without incident at 4.00PM. So I think Ed = Anderson's=20 Tail-Wind Jinks has been broken {:>)

As always great time talking with everyone and = being on=20 hand for the birth of Jason's rotary installation. Great to see a = bunch of=20 you again, sorry some others didn't make it.

Next time

Ed.

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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