X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao101.cox.net ([68.230.241.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2770187 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:55:41 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.45; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080229035459.FFWF19348.fed1rmmtao101.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:54:59 -0500 Received: from wills ([68.105.86.251]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id vFun1Y00U5RMxr00000000; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:54:49 -0500 Message-ID: <007501c87a86$dadb9890$fb566944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: New (old) guy on list Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:54:59 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0072_01C87A43.CC64E160" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C87A43.CC64E160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was on this list years ago when it first started up. Job change and = other issues slowed progress on my project and I unsubscribed. I've been working pretty steadily on it the past year. Had my first = engine start a couple of months ago and hope to have first flight soon, = once I sort out some engine issues. Been having some problems from idle = up to about 3000 RPMs, from there it runs good. Max static RPM is 5300. Anyway, thought it was about time I re-subscribed to see what I've been = missing in the past 4 years. I'm assuming many of the guys I knew back = then are now flying. Airplane particulars. It's an RV-4, completely stock from the firewall = back with basic VFR instrumentation. A plugs normal 13B by Bruce = Turrentine with turbo housings and high compression NA rotors. Tracy's = EC2 and RD1 (his original prototype which flew on his RV some 160 hours = when he abandoned the Ross drive). Radiator and oil cooler mounted under = the engine with a custom chin inlet cowl. Is Chuck Dunlap still on here? If so, I'd like to talk to you Chuck. All for now, Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C87A43.CC64E160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was on this list years ago when = it first=20 started up. Job change and other issues slowed progress on my project = and I=20 unsubscribed.

I've been working pretty steadily = on it the=20 past year. Had my first engine start a couple of months ago and hope to = have=20 first flight soon, once I sort out some engine issues. Been having some = problems=20 from idle up to about 3000 RPMs, from there it runs good. Max static RPM = is=20 5300.

Anyway, thought it was about time = I=20 re-subscribed to see what I've been missing in the past 4 years. I'm = assuming=20 many of the guys I knew back then are now flying.

Airplane particulars. It's an = RV-4,=20 completely stock from the firewall back with basic VFR instrumentation. = A plugs=20 normal 13B by Bruce Turrentine with turbo housings and high compression = NA=20 rotors. Tracy's EC2 and RD1 (his original prototype which flew on his RV = some=20 160 hours when he abandoned the Ross drive). Radiator and oil cooler = mounted=20 under the engine with a custom chin inlet cowl.

Is Chuck Dunlap still on here? If = so, I'd=20 like to talk to you Chuck.

All for now,

Mike Wills

RV-4 N144MW

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