X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2287752 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:31:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070827183046.FLBS13288.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:30:46 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.132.90]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id h6Wl1X00Y1xAn3c0000000; Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:30:45 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Latest Rotary in the air!! Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:31:19 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c7e8e0$d7ff4e60$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7E89D.C9DC0E60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7E89D.C9DC0E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's great news, Mark. Congratulations!! =20 Nice to have another 20B flying. Maybe we'll have some notes to = compare. Yeah; they are smooth. I've given rides to 2 other pilots, both = remarked on the smoothness of the engine. I've got over 45 hours in the air on my Velocity 20B. Just got my EC2 and EM2 with latest updates. =20 Al =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:31 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Latest Rotary in the air!! =20 Hey Guys, =20 Wow, news sure travels fast on this list. I just got home from the = airport and the news is already posted. =20 =20 Yes, I flew my Lancair ES - 20B today and she flies beautifully! My = first flight took place Sunday at 9:30 a.m. I was close to doing it the = previous day, but the winds were directly across the runway at 10-15, and there = was lots of traffic in the pattern, so I waited. This morning was much = better, except for the fog, which burned off about 9:00 revealing a beautiful = August morning. I guess I just got tired of doing fast taxis. She flew like I = was hoping she would, actually better than I had hoped. I only did one lap around the pattern, but the only thing I had to adjust was elevator = trim. I landed with 20* flaps and did the best landing of my life (I'm going to = love this airplane). It was very difficult not to go for another lap, but I wanted to get the cowl off and look things over real well. Three sets = of eyes didn't find anything amiss.=20 =20 The engine has plenty of power for sure. I was especially impressed by = the smoothness of the rotary engine. Really amazing after flying the = certified stuff for years. It was a little loud, but that is partially due to not having a door seal, and the ANR headsets took care of most of that.=20 =20 I'll know more about how well my cooling system is working after a few = more flights. It appears that oil cooling may need a little tweaking, but = then it was 90* at 9:30 a.m. H2O seemed to be within limits, from what I = could tell from my brief flight.=20 =20 First flight also revealed some tuning issues, but I'm confident that we will get that sorted out shortly as well. =20 Head still in the clouds and looking forward to the next flight. =20 Mark S. Lancair ES/20B N208TX =20 On 8/26/07, Kelly Troyer wrote:=20 Group, I am going to jump the gun here and report what I just copied from Tracy and Laura's site........Congrats Mark !!! Oh envy envy........ =20 Sunday, August 26, 2007 FIRST FLIGHT of Mark Steitle's Rotary Lancair = ES=20 We JUST received a phone call from Mark Steitle of Austin, TX. He had = his FIRST FLIGHT Of his Lancair ES with a CS prop. He said there were no surprises; the plane handled great; he had plenty of power and it was = VERY exciting! He promised to send me a report and a photo soon. Mark flies = the RWS EC2, EM2 and RD-1C. CONGRATULATIONS MARK!!=20 =20 -- Kelly Troyer=20 "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine=20 "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2=20 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7E89D.C9DC0E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

That’s great news, = Mark.  Congratulations!!

 

Nice to have another 20B flying. =  Maybe we’ll have some notes to compare.  Yeah; they are = smooth.  I’ve given rides to 2 other pilots, both remarked on the smoothness of the = engine. I’ve got over 45 hours in the air on my Velocity= 20B.  Just got my EC2 and EM2 with latest = updates.

 

Al

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Sunday, August 26, = 2007 4:31 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Latest Rotary in the air!!

 

Hey Guys,

 

Wow, news sure travels fast on this = list.  I just got home from the airport and the news is already posted.  =

 

Yes, I flew my Lancair ES - 20B today and she flies beautifully!  My first flight took place Sunday at = 9:30 a.m.  I was close to doing it the previous day, but the winds were directly across the runway at 10-15, and there was lots of traffic in = the pattern, so I waited.  This morning was much better, except for the = fog, which burned off about 9:00 revealing a beautiful August morning.  I = guess I just got tired of doing fast taxis.  She flew like I was hoping she = would, actually better than I had hoped.  I only did one lap around the = pattern, but the only thing I had to adjust was elevator trim.  I landed = with 20* flaps and did the best landing of my life (I'm going to love this airplane).  It was very difficult not to go for another lap, but I = wanted to get the cowl off and look things over real well.  Three = sets of eyes didn't find anything amiss.

 

The engine has plenty of power for = sure.  I was especially impressed by the smoothness of the rotary engine.  = Really amazing after flying the certified stuff for years.  It was a = little loud, but that is partially due to not having a door seal, and the ANR = headsets took care of most of that.

 

I'll know more about how well my cooling = system is working after a few more flights.  It appears that oil cooling may = need a little tweaking, but then it was 90* at 9:30 a.m.  H2O seemed to be = within limits, from what I could tell from my brief flight.

 

First flight also revealed some tuning = issues, but I'm confident that we will get that sorted out shortly as = well.

 

Head still in the clouds and looking forward = to the next flight.

 

Mark S.

Lancair ES/20B

N208TX



 

On = 8/26/07, Kelly Troyer <keltro@att.net> = wrote:

Group,

   I am going to jump the gun here = and report what I just copied from

Tracy and Laura's site........Congrats Mark = !!! Oh envy envy........

 

Sunday,  August 26, 2007  FIRST FLIGHT of Mark Steitle's Rotary Lancair = ES

We JUST received a phone call from Mark = Steitle of Austin, TX.  He had his FIRST FLIGHT Of his Lancair ES with a = CS  prop.  He said there were no surprises; the plane handled great; he = had plenty of power and it was VERY exciting!  He promised to send me a = report and a photo soon.  Mark flies the RWS EC2, EM2 and RD-1C.  CONGRATULATIONS MARK!!

 

--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold



 

 

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