X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao106.cox.net ([68.230.241.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2910204 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 May 2008 01:20:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.40; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080506052010.NVKB3568.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 01:20:10 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id N5L71Z00E1CvZmk035L9mP; Tue, 06 May 2008 01:20:09 -0400 Message-ID: <000801c8af38$d991cea0$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 22:20:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C8AEFE.2CEB6650" 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 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis First Start This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C8AEFE.2CEB6650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not too concerned. I've been flying tne RV-6A pretty regularly and also = flying my glider. Also have been taxiing the -4 around some though no = high speed taxi yet. Just a matter of jumping through the hoops to = satisfy the insurance guy. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob Perkinson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:04 PM Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [FlyRotary] Re: Renesis First Start Don't worry too much; it will come back to you just like riding a = bicycle. The RV 7 is a fun stable plane to transition in, and I didn't = scare Mike but one time when I landed about 10 degrees off course. But = he was quick to get on the rudder and point the nose in the right = direction. This was after about six or eight landings and I was feeling = like I had every thing under control, HA! I aught to know better than = think that I have everything under control. Bob Perkinson N658RP -------------- Original message from "Mike Wills" = : --------------=20 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_0005_01C8AEFE.2CEB6650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Not too concerned. I've been flying tne = RV-6A=20 pretty regularly and also flying my glider. Also have been taxiing the = -4 around=20 some though no high speed taxi yet. Just a matter of jumping = through the=20 hoops to satisfy the insurance guy.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bob Perkinson
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 = 10:04 PM
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] = [FlyRotary]=20 Re: Renesis First Start

Don=92t worry too = much; it will=20 come back to you just like riding a bicycle.  The RV 7 is a fun stable = plane to=20 transition in, and I didn=92t scare Mike but one time when I landed = about 10=20 degrees off course.  But = he was=20 quick to get on the rudder and point the nose in the right = direction.  This was after about six or = eight=20 landings and I was feeling like I had every thing under control, HA! =  I aught to know better than = think that=20 I have everything under control.

 

Bob Perkinson

N658RP

--------------=20 Original message from "Mike Wills" <rv-4mike@cox.net>: = --------------=20

Dave,
 
 Yes on the DAR if you can = find his=20 contact info.
 
 My insurance company wants me = to take=20 some dual with Mike Seager, the RV transition guy up in Portland. = Even=20 though I have 200 hours of RV time its in a nose dragger and I = havent flown=20 a tail dragger since I sold out my share of the Cessna 140 4 years = ago. I=20 think the plane will be ready before the pilot is.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 David=20 Leonard
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 = 5:51=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Renesis=20 First Start

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

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

--
David Leonard

Turbo = Rotary RV-6=20 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=20 starting to test my rotary I had to back the fuel pressure way = down to=20 get it to run relatively well. I'm backed off as far as the = Aeromotive=20 regulator will go and indicating about 33psi. Now that things = are=20 running better maybe I should try to bump it back up a little. I = think=20 Dave Leonard told me he had to go down on pressure as well. What = is the=20 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=20 in aircraft
Sent:=20 Sunday, May 04, 2008 5:50 PM Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Renesis First Start

Saturday with the help = of Mark=20 Steitle I was able to start my renesis. Had to run higher = rpm's=20 to 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=20 was able to idle much lower. My Advanced Flight System EFIS\ = engine=20 monitor fuel injector circuit is not putting out a tach = signal so=20 no idea on the actual rpm's. Two primer clicks and it starts = right=20 up. 
 
Bobby J=20 Hughes
 



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