X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.230] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2167724 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:23:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.82.230; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i27so918377wxd for ; Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:23:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=DWX4nPaZ5ria57g3Ulvn7AJzaTiwkwI6ro1pr6RkfiG27zG6PETr05CWNrb+cwSIwSaDpnbOwr7HH78G+tDlXVQLpkFspDCsW0bw7jou3iDPE/Y0Gfrv3urpJD7Q2PAZz0xHr1vM70MaHPCbIV2dvrdWbgLfTlDQbBm6xaWyssM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=sTXwM4cRHNXK4jyk3z9jBjpy0e5G5H0x2ozEfrA9LSxu1R5yTc1dlDtWeq3DqA1CA8pB787Q3ieyMZ777q8UynpanxQQkgvcA4uCHQkiFiPuz2iFK0WTsx+vc3EzR9HTxLcUK9v2s5zsdkSss/ivMFp3r9BfQwAMzSkP+6mYzso= Received: by 10.90.105.20 with SMTP id d20mr2463772agc.1184016195921; Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:23:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.115.6 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:23:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5cf132c0707091423x45dd4b58gffb902b6391cbe9a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:23:15 -0500 From: "Mark Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Logbook Question In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_92879_27817079.1184016195881" References: ------=_Part_92879_27817079.1184016195881 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I agree... Thanks, Mark On 7/9/07, Bulent Aliev wrote: > > Congratulations Mark. Now comes the scary part. You have to fly that > thing you built. I admit it, it was scary for me. Good Luck to you > and be careful out there. > Bulent "Buly" Aliev > FXE Ft lauderdale, FL > http://tinyurl.com/dcy36 > > > > > > On Jul 9, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Mark Steitle wrote: > > > Kelly, > > > > Thanks for the words of encouragement. The rains have stopped here > > in central Texas, the sun is once again shining, and the doves > > returned to the ark with twigs in their mouths. The DAR came out > > to the airport today in his kayak and did the final inspection on > > my Lancair ES/20B project. And he actually signed it off!!! So, > > it is officially an "airplane" and no longer a "project". How > > about that? Its been a long haul, but now the fun begins... as > > soon as I get some recurrency training to bring me up to speed. He > > said I did a good job with much attention to detail, then he took > > my money and left. ;-) I'll should get the paperwork in the mail > > in a few days. Soon I'll be starting the 40-hour testing phase. I > > had asked for a 200 mile radius, but that would have put me over > > the Houston area, so he cut it down to 100 miles. He said that the > > FAA frowns on more than that, especially with auto conversions. > > So, I'lll have to make do with a 100 mile radius. > > > > If anyone wants/needs a DAR with rotary experience, and you're in > > the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, I would highly recommend this > > inspector. His name is Ron Gowan. He has 500 hrs PIC flying a > > rotary. He also has composites experience. I felt that he would > > be a good choice even if he didn't have extensive composites > > experience. > > He said the two biggest areas to pay very close attention is the > > psru and the cooling system. He said that the rotary engine is > > rock solid. (That really impressed the old timers at the airport.) > > > > So, all you guys working away month after month, keep the faith, > > there is a glorious day coming. ;-) > > > > Mark S. > > > > > > On 7/7/07, Kelly Troyer wrote: > > Mark, > > Pulling for you !! You will certainly have one going and > > beautiful aircraft........Will absolutely be a plus for the Rotary > > movement in general and a worthy addition to the somewhat > > rare 20B engine group....... > > -- > > Kelly Troyer > > "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine > > "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 > > "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from "Mark Steitle" < > > msteitle@gmail.com>: -------------- > > > > > Mark Steitle wrote: > > > > > >> Here's a non-rotary question for the group. The DAR will be > > >> coming out Monday morning to inspect my project. Hopefully it > > >> will qualify as an airplane once he's done. He mentioned to me to > > >> be sure to have my airframe logbook so that he can make his > > >> required log entry. (Here's the problem.) I don't have a logbook > > >> yet. But according to an A&P on the Lancair list, the logbook can > > >> be done in 3-ring binder format, or even on computer. I would > > >> like to make one up in the 3-ring binder format, but don't have > > >> any idea of what's required. Anyone on the list been through thi s > > >> and have a page format they are willing to share? Mark S. > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > ------=_Part_92879_27817079.1184016195881 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
I agree...
 
Thanks,  
Mark
 
On 7/9/07, Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Congratulations Mark. Now comes the scary part. You have to fly that
thing you built. I admit it, it was scary for me. Good Luck to you
and be careful out there.
Bulent "Buly" Aliev
FXE Ft lauderdale, FL
http://tinyurl.com/dcy36





On Jul 9, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Mark Steitle wrote:

> Kelly,
>
> Thanks for the words of encouragement.  The rains have stopped here
> in central Texas, the sun is once again shining, and the doves
> returned to the ark with twigs in their mouths.  The DAR came out
> to the airport today in his kayak and did the final inspection on
> my Lancair ES/20B project.  And he actually signed it off!!!  So,
> it is officially an "airplane" and no longer a "project".  How
> about that?  Its been a long haul, but now the fun begins... as
> soon as I get some recurrency training to bring me up to speed.  He
> said I did a good job with much attention to detail, then he took
> my money and left.  ;-)  I'll should get the paperwork in the mail
> in a few days.  Soon I'll be starting the 40-hour testing phase.  I
> had asked for a 200 mile radius, but that would have put me over
> the Houston area, so he cut it down to 100 miles.  He said that the
> FAA frowns on more than that, especially with auto conversions.
> So, I'lll have to make do with a 100 mile radius.
>
> If anyone wants/needs a DAR with rotary experience, and you're in
> the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, I would highly recommend this
> inspector.  His name is Ron Gowan.  He has 500 hrs PIC flying a
> rotary.  He also has composites experience.  I felt that he would
> be a good choice even if he didn't have extensive composites
> experience.
> He said the two biggest areas to pay very close attention is the
> psru and the cooling system.  He said that the rotary engine is
> rock solid. (That really impressed the old timers at the airport.)
>
> So, all you guys working away month after month, keep the faith,
> there is a glorious day coming. ;-)
>
> Mark S.
>
>
> On 7/7/07, Kelly Troyer <keltro@att.net> wrote:
> Mark,
>    Pulling for you  !!  You will certainly have one going and
> beautiful aircraft........Will absolutely be a plus for the Rotary
> movement in general and a worthy addition to the somewhat
> rare 20B engine group.......
> --
> Kelly Troyer
> "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
> "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
> "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message from "Mark Steitle" <
> msteitle@gmail.com >: --------------
>
> > Mark Steitle wrote:
> >
> >> Here's a non-rotary question for the group.  The DAR will be
> >> coming out Monday morning to inspect my project.  Hopefully it
> >> will qualify as an airplane once he's done.  He mentioned to me to
> >> be sure to have my airframe logbook so that he can make his
> >> required log entry.  (Here's the problem.)  I don't have a logbook
> >> yet.  But according to an A&P on the Lancair list, the logbook can
> >> be done in 3-ring binder format, or even on computer.  I would
> >> like to make one up in the 3-ring binder format, but don't have
> >> any idea of what's required.  Anyone on the list been through thi s
> >> and have a page format they are willing to share?  Mark S.
>


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