X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from vms172073pub.verizon.net ([206.46.172.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with ESMTP id 3219551 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:23:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.172.73; envelope-from=expressben@verizon.net Received: from D15L1MG1 ([71.181.166.123]) by vms172073.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K8Z00LKCMHZLRT0@vms172073.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:22:48 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:22:51 -0400 From: "Ben Baltrusaitis" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: This Weekend... To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C931CC.42B7F010" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C931CC.42B7F010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Al, so that was you in the Starduster group of pictures! I'm glad you went there. I was going to put a 20B in my Acroduster Too = and had some discussion on the Starduster list a couple years ago. http://picasaweb.google.com/robin.pengelly/20081018StardusterFlyIn# Ben ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:11 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: This Weekend... How about some of you guys who are already flying your 13B's (and not = at Tracy's), go out and get in some air work this weekend and report to = the rest of us how things went, etc. If we get a few posts like that = then we may not feel so sorry for ourselves that we can't be at = Tracy's!!!! :)=20 Doug Lomheim Assuming you weren't really limiting this to 13B's, here's something = with a 20B. I went to the EAA Chapter 1 'Design Group' meeting at the historic = 'Flabob' Airport yesterday where I had been invited to give a = presentation on my Velocity and the rotary engine installation. It was = a beautiful clear day here in So Cal, and the air was smooth for the =BD = hr flight over from Ramona. They normally have 10 - 15 people show up for these meetings, and we = rolled the airplane into the hangar and took off the engine cowls. The = airplane itself was going to be the 'visual aids'. There were about 10 = people there, and just as I got up to make some introductory remarks, a = bunch of college age kids were coming in the door. It was the members = of an engineering club from UC Riverside, come to learn something about = airplanes. Suddenly I had an audience of about 60. Now we had the get = the microphone and get a little more formal. I gave an overview of the airplane and explained the various systems = of the engine installation, and then stood aside and answered questions = as people milled around looking at the installation. It was a good = meeting. =20 There was also a 'Starduster' convention at the airport, all the = beautiful biplanes were lined up along the taxiway, and a lot of people = were walking around. Many came wandering in, so the discussion continued = for about 2 hours. Later as I rolled out for takeoff, a crowd gathered, = and there were more questions. Of course the taxi and takeoff had a = sizable audience. =20 Lot's of folks heard about rotary engines yesterday; and I forgot all = about missing the rotary roundup at Tracy's. Al G P.S. Unfortunately, as things stand right now, I will not be able to = make it over to the Copper State Flyin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1731 - Release Date: = 10/17/2008 7:01 PM ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C931CC.42B7F010 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Al, so = that was you in=20 the Starduster group of pictures!
I'm glad you = went there. I=20 was going to put a 20B in my Acroduster Too and had some discussion on = the=20 Starduster list a couple years ago.
 http://picasaweb.google.com/robin.pengelly/20081018StardusterFlyIn= #
Ben
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 = 10:11=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: This=20 Weekend...

How about = some of=20 you guys who are already flying your 13B's (and not at = Tracy's), go = out and=20 get in some air work this weekend and report to the rest of us how = things=20 went, etc. If we get a few posts like that then we may not = feel so=20 sorry for ourselves that we can't be at Tracy's!!!! =20 :) 

Doug=20 Lomheim

Assuming = you=20 weren=92t really limiting this to 13B=92s, here=92s something with a=20 20B.

I went to = the EAA=20 Chapter 1 =91Design Group=92 meeting at the historic =91Flabob=92 = Airport yesterday=20 where I had been invited to give a presentation on my = Velocity and the = rotary=20 engine installation.  It was a beautiful clear day here in So = Cal, and=20 the air was smooth for the =BD hr flight over from = Ramona.

They = normally have=20 10 =96 15 people show up for these meetings, and we rolled the = airplane into the=20 hangar and took off the engine cowls.  The airplane itself was = going to=20 be the =91visual aids=92. There were about 10 people there, and just = as I got up=20 to make some introductory remarks, a bunch of college age kids were = coming in=20 the door.  It was the members of an engineering club from UC = Riverside,=20 come to learn something about airplanes.  Suddenly I had an = audience of=20 about 60. Now we had the get the microphone and get a little more=20 formal.

I gave an = overview=20 of the airplane and explained the various systems of the engine = installation,=20 and then stood aside and answered questions as people milled around = looking at=20 the installation.  It was a good meeting.  =

There was = also a=20 =91Starduster=92 convention at the airport, all the beautiful biplanes = were lined=20 up along the taxiway, and a lot of people were walking around. Many = came=20 wandering in, so the discussion continued for about 2 hours.  = Later as I=20 rolled out for takeoff, a crowd gathered, and there were more = questions. Of=20 course the taxi and takeoff had a sizable audience.  =

Lot=92s of = folks heard=20 about rotary engines yesterday; and I forgot all about missing the = rotary=20 roundup at Tracy=92s.

Al=20 G

P.S. = Unfortunately,=20 as things stand right now, I will not be able to make it over to the = Copper=20 State Flyin.


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