X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.192.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1644661 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:36:55 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.192.83; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from 7n7z201 (failure[24.7.194.231]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <20061206003635m1300bme25e>; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 00:36:35 +0000 Message-ID: <003301c718ce$94991b20$e7c20718@7n7z201> From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N11XD First Cross Country flight report Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:36:22 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01C7189C.431CBC70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C7189C.431CBC70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations Jim, boy you sure flew your 40 hours off quickly, you = were a busy flier! It is encouraging to see planes becoming airworthy so quickly. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James Maher=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:01 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] N11XD First Cross Country flight report On December 3 2006 Dyke Delta N11XD and I were both ready to return = home to Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) in CT. The sky was clear, the = temps were chilly and the wind of the previous days had subsided. I was = fortunate to have a good friend willing to fly me up to Westfield MA = (BAF), where my airplane has spent the past 4-1/2 months, in his Long = EZ. We left HVN mid morning and arrived at BAF 32 minutes later. The = trip goes by fast at 200MPH. After a very through preflight inspection = of my Delta, in the hangar, I pulled the Delta out of the hangar for the = last time. I will miss being able to preflight indoors. I was quite anxious because this would be the first time leaving the = comfort of the airport's airspace. The anxiety was somewhat lessened = because I already flew several flights that were longer than this one = would be, over the airport. The checklists were gone through one by one, = from pre-engine start all the way to pre-takeoff until the only thing = left to do was to push the throttle and go. There I was in the middle of = the main runway, for an intersection takeoff, with another airplane on = short final. So, in went the throttle and down the runway we went with = 'no delay'. My friend with the Long EZ was still waiting back on taxiway = Alpha for two more aircraft to land before he could takeoff and chase me = home. I knew that he would have no trouble catching me as I was only = planning on flying 130-140MPH, still in the middle of the flight = envelope. I skirted wide to the west to avoid Bradley International = airport directly to the south. Once clear of BAF airspace my friend and = I both began looking for each other and giving position reports on the = air-to-air channel, to try to locate each other. It was comical = actually, two practically stealth aircraft trying to find each other in = all that BIG sky, without any radar guidance. Finally about half way = back I managed to locate my friend who was about 5 miles west of my = position at the same altitude. I told him to turn 90 degrees left and he = would see me. He did, and then he flew over and formed up =BD mile = behind and followed me all the rest of the way back. I called New Haven = tower 10 miles out and told them I wanted a downwind entry for 20. My = friend called shortly after and informed the tower that he was flying = chasing for me. They just told him to follow me in. After calling the = downwind I was cleared to land. Speed was reduced to 120 MPH in the = pattern and the approach was begun. Descending at 500 fpm and 120 MPH, = it was beginning to feel comfortable. I slowed the plane down to 110MPH = on short final. Touch down was in the first 1/3 of the runway and I = exited easily 3200 feet down the 5600-foot runway with conservative = braking. The total flight time from BAF to HVN was about 48 minutes. It = felt great to finally have my flying aircraft back home. Jim Maher Dyke Delta N11XD ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C7189C.431CBC70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations Jim, boy you sure flew = your 40=20 hours off quickly, you were a busy flier!
 
It is encouraging to see planes = becoming airworthy=20 so quickly.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 James=20 Maher
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, = 2006 5:01=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] N11XD = First Cross=20 Country flight report

On December 3 2006 Dyke Delta N11XD and I were both ready to = return home=20 to Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) in CT. The sky was clear, the temps = were=20 chilly and the wind of the previous days had subsided. I was fortunate = to have=20 a good friend willing to fly me up to Westfield MA (BAF), where my = airplane=20 has spent the past 4-1/2 months, in his Long EZ. We left HVN mid = morning and=20 arrived at BAF 32 minutes later. The trip goes by fast at 200MPH. = After a very=20 through preflight inspection of my Delta, in the hangar, I pulled the = Delta=20 out of the hangar for the last time. I will miss being able to = preflight=20 indoors.
I was quite anxious because this would be the first time leaving = the=20 comfort of the airport=92s airspace. The anxiety was somewhat lessened = because I=20 already flew several flights that were longer than this one would be, = over the=20 airport. The checklists were gone through one by one, from pre-engine = start=20 all the way to pre-takeoff until the only thing left to do was to push = the=20 throttle and go. There I was in the middle of the main runway, for an=20 intersection takeoff, with another airplane on short final. So, in = went the=20 throttle and down the runway we went with =91no delay=92. My friend = with the Long=20 EZ was still waiting back on taxiway Alpha for two more aircraft to = land=20 before he could takeoff and chase me home. I knew that he would have = no=20 trouble catching me as I was only planning on flying 130-140MPH, still = in the=20 middle of the flight envelope. I skirted wide to the west to avoid = Bradley=20 International airport directly to the south. Once clear of BAF = airspace my=20 friend and I both began looking for each other and giving position = reports on=20 the air-to-air channel, to try to locate each other. It was comical = actually,=20 two practically stealth aircraft trying to find each other in all that = BIG=20 sky, without any radar guidance. Finally about half way back I managed = to=20 locate my friend who was about 5 miles west of my position at the same = altitude. I told him to turn 90 degrees left and he would see me. He = did, and=20 then he flew over and formed up =BD mile behind and followed me all = the rest of=20 the way back. I called New Haven tower 10 miles out and told them I = wanted a=20 downwind entry for 20. My friend called shortly after and informed the = tower=20 that he was flying chasing for me. They just told him to follow me in. = After=20 calling the downwind I was cleared to land. Speed was reduced to 120 = MPH in=20 the pattern and the approach was begun. Descending at 500 fpm and 120 = MPH, it=20 was beginning to feel comfortable. I slowed the plane down to 110MPH = on short=20 final. Touch down was in the first 1/3 of the runway and I exited = easily 3200=20 feet down the 5600-foot runway with conservative braking. The total = flight=20 time from BAF to HVN was about 48 minutes. It felt great to finally = have my=20 flying aircraft back home.
Jim Maher
Dyke Delta N11XD
 
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