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From: "Joe Hull" <joeh@pilgrimtech.com>
To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] First NA flight
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:56:46 -0700
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Yay, Buly!  Congratulations. Now you have a couple of days to fly your 40
hours off and I'll see you at OSH! ;-)

Joe Hull
Cozy Mk-IV (50 hrs - Rotary 13B NA) 
Redmond (Seattle), Washington


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
> Behalf Of Bulent Aliev
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:11 AM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] First NA flight
> 
> This morning it was calm at the airport, but rained a bit and the
> humidity was off the scale with 85F temp. Took the Cozy out and me
> and Richard loaded up on the front seat total of 480 pounds. Did one
> fast taxi for him to feel the power. He liked it. Taxied back and by
> then the water temp was 210F. Off we went. The engine was doing
> 5800-6000 rpm with the IVO pitched at fine (about 50") Did one
> cirquit and landed. The temp went the highest 222 for a second and
> than started coming down. oil temps were lower. We had the nose gear
> down (with 4" wide gear cover) all the time and since it is in front
> of the scoop, I'm sure it reduces the air flow efficiency.  Looks
> like all the changes I made will work out nice. If I install better
> exhaust instead of the turbo sectionI,m sure will improve the power,
> loose 30 pounds, and be much noisier, but I don't care :)
> Plane flew very well and I came back with 3 squacks:
> Nose gear shimmied on landing. Common fixable problem with the canards
> My new transponder not readable by the tower. Must be the wiring?
> My intercom gives priority to outside reception and cuts in the pilot
> - copilot conversation. Very annoying and have to figure out how to
> change it?
> Bottom line: For now, I like getting rid of the stock turbo. I like
> the IVO Magnum 68" two blade electric. Just push the throttle to the
> end and go fly.
> 
> Bulent "Buly" Aliev
> FXE Ft lauderdale, FL
> http://tinyurl.com/s5xw8
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