Jarrett,

That was the last I heard as well, sort of an open ended offer for me to send up my PSRU and maybe something would get done.  With the rate of the project so far, I am afraid to commit my PSRU for a long period of time, as I do plan to fly again someday. (hopefully by this summer...)

 

Dave Leonard

 

On 12/19/06, H & J Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net> wrote:

Last I'd heard was it was going up to Perry Mick's and Dave L. was sending his PSRU w/ Paul L. for testing, that was a few weeks ago [ or do I have my wires crossed w/ some other testing project?]

Jarrett [Some days I think my memory is going.. the rest of the time I know it is :-)]

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:12 pm

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys

> MessageBeats me, George.
>
> I presume that Butch has his propeller back in his possession - I
> don't seem to be in the loop anymore.
>
> Ed
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: George Lendich
>  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>  Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:28 PM
>  Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys
>
>
>  Ed,
>  Who has Butch's low cost electric variable pitch system, for
> testing NOW? This fiasco seems to be going on forever!
>  George ( down under)
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Ed Anderson
>    To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>    Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:27 AM
>    Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys
>
>
>    Good point, Rusty.  When is too much performance really too
> much {:>).  I would certainly be interested in  a light weight,
> inexpensive variable pitch prop.  Heck, I even developed a
> controller for an electric prop that you could preset "optimum"
> prop rpms for take-off, climb, cruise and descent.  Unfortunately
> it never got tested and the intended prop is apparently now in limbo.
>
>    Ed
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Russell Duffy
>      To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>      Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:55 PM
>      Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for
> rotarys
>
>      Additionally, with his RV-4 hitting over 2000 fpm ROC with a
> fix pitch wooden prop, I would surmise that he probably did see
> much personal benefit from adding extra weight, incurring the
> additional cost of any type of CS prop.  Just my guess of course.
>
>      For something there's no need for, I sure hear him dreaming
> about how nice a CS prop would be on his RV-8 :-)
>
>      Rusty 
>

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