X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao103.cox.net ([68.230.241.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2910096 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 May 2008 22:25:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.43; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080506022502.BCMI9382.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Mon, 5 May 2008 22:25:02 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id N2R01Z00D1CvZmk042R23i; Mon, 05 May 2008 22:25:02 -0400 Message-ID: <000a01c8af20$62ec3280$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis First Start Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:25:00 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8AEE5.B63E9E40" 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_0007_01C8AEE5.B63E9E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dave, Yes on the DAR if you can find his contact info. My insurance company wants me to take some dual with Mike Seager, the = RV transition guy up in Portland. Even though I have 200 hours of RV = time its in a nose dragger and I havent flown a tail dragger since I = sold out my share of the Cessna 140 4 years ago. I think the plane will = be ready before the pilot is. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:51 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis First Start You know, that whole "lower the pressure as much as possible" was = before you guys found the issue with injector field decay and fixed it. = It may indeed be time to re-visit that issue. So when is the first flight Mike??? My DAR was great, can get his = name if interested. (though his inspection was minimal, mostly a = paperwork check). --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Mike Wills wrote: That's interesting. When I was first starting to test my rotary I = had to back the fuel pressure way down to get it to run relatively well. = I'm backed off as far as the Aeromotive regulator will go and indicating = about 33psi. Now that things are running better maybe I should try to = bump it back up a little. I think Dave Leonard told me he had to go down = on pressure as well. What is the consensus opinion? Still some little tuning issues but it's running well enough to taxi = around now. Runs great above 3000 RPM. Maybe a revisit to fuel pressure = will help. Need to find a DAR and get this thing inspected/flying! Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bobby J. Hughes=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Renesis First Start Saturday with the help of Mark Steitle I was able to start my = renesis. Had to run higher rpm's to keep to it running. Wideband O2 = showed lean at lower rpm's. Today after adjusting the fuel pressure to = 42 psi (was 30 psi) I was able to idle much lower. My Advanced Flight = System EFIS\ engine monitor fuel injector circuit is not putting out a = tach signal so no idea on the actual rpm's. Two primer clicks and it = starts right up. =20 Bobby J Hughes ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C8AEE5.B63E9E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dave,
 
 Yes on the DAR if you can find = his contact=20 info.
 
 My insurance company wants me to = take some=20 dual with Mike Seager, the RV transition guy up in Portland. Even though = I have=20 200 hours of RV time its in a nose dragger and I havent flown a tail = dragger=20 since I sold out my share of the Cessna 140 4 years ago. I think the = plane will=20 be ready before the pilot is.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Leonard
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:51 = AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Renesis First=20 Start

You know, that whole "lower the pressure as much as = possible"=20 was before you guys found the issue with injector field decay and = fixed=20 it.  It may indeed be time to re-visit that issue.

So when = is the=20 first flight Mike???  My DAR was great, can get his name if = interested.=20 (though his inspection was minimal, mostly a paperwork = check).

--=20
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.nethttp://RotaryRoster.net

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Mike Wills = <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:
That's interesting. When I was = first starting=20 to test my rotary I had to back the fuel pressure way down to get it = to run=20 relatively well. I'm backed off as far as the Aeromotive regulator = will go=20 and indicating about 33psi. Now that things are running better maybe = I=20 should try to bump it back up a little. I think Dave Leonard told me = he had=20 to go down on pressure as well. What is the consensus = opinion?
 
Still some little tuning issues but = it's=20 running well enough to taxi around now. Runs great above 3000=20 RPM. Maybe a revisit to fuel pressure will help.
 
Need to find a DAR and get this = thing=20 inspected/flying!
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 = N144MW  
-----=20 Original Message -----
From:=20 Bobby J. Hughes
To:=20 Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Sent:=20 Sunday, May 04, 2008 5:50 PM Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Renesis First Start

Saturday with the help of = Mark Steitle=20 I was able to start my renesis. Had to run higher rpm's to=20 keep to it running. Wideband O2 showed lean at lower rpm's.=20  Today after adjusting the fuel pressure to 42 psi (was 30 = psi) I was=20 able to idle much lower. My Advanced Flight System EFIS\ engine = monitor=20 fuel injector circuit is not putting out a tach signal so no = idea on=20 the actual rpm's. Two primer clicks and it starts right up. =20
 
Bobby J = Hughes
 



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