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Thanks Kelly. I went out today and put some baffling around the intake
to keep the hot air from the oil cooler away. It seems to have helped
quite a bit. The engine seems to be running good. If the wind is calm
and everything is still running OK it looks like 10:00 tomorrow will be
a go.
Bob W. (Hope to be around to make cables and off the wall comments.)
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:09:03 +0000
keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) wrote:
Bob,
Remember you should be careful for selfish reasons !! Who is going to build all those cables
for us if you were to prang yourself !! --
Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2/EM2 Mistral Backplate -------------- Original message from Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>: -------------- > Buly, Ed, and Rusty, > > Thanks for the comments. All are appreciated. Right now from ground > runs, it looks like I will have more trouble with oil cooling than > water. The exit path from the oil cooler is poor. Early morning > temps have been favorable recently in the 30-40 F range some > mornings. That reminds me I don't have any cabin heat! > > The BD-4 does a pretty good cruise climb at 120 so I'm hoping to get > good cooling even during the climb. Cooling is my biggest concern > right now so I'm glad I'm starting in cooler weather. > > Funny thing, I was talking to the flight instructor this morning > about emergency strategies. I told him if necessary I would > sacrifice the engine to get back to the runway. I told about one of > the rotary guys that has run his engine long enough to make a airport > landing even after he lost all his oil. There are lots of wide open > fields around the airport, although they are undoubtedly pretty > rough. (photo attached) > > Bob W.
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