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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:21:36 -0600
From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
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Haven't heard from Chuck lately, but I bought his Lyc powered -4, not 
his -6. I remember well the flight to Pecan Plantation. My fingers & 
toes are almost thawed out now. ;-)

Charlie

Ed Anderson wrote:
> Hi Charlie, you caught my attention when you mentioned buying an RV-6 from
> Chuck Dunlap - has Chuck build a second rotary powered aircraft?  Have not
> heard from/about him since he failed to make it cross Texas to the Pecan
> Plantation flyin - you remember that joyful flight do you not??
>
> Ed
> Ed Anderson
>
> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
>
> Matthews, NC
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> eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
> Behalf Of Charlie England
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:39 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Second flight
>
> Mike Wills wrote:
>  >snipped>
>   
>>  Other impressions. The airplane is loud, but not painfully so. At 
>> least not from the pilot's seat. The handling and control power still 
>> seem quite a bit better than my RV-6A (which was great). Not really 
>> clear why but most of my flying in the -6A I had someone in the right 
>> seat so maybe the weight? Other than the rudder, the airplane flies 
>> perfectly straight.
>>  
>>  All things considered I'm real happy. This flight was considerably 
>> less stressful than the first and I actually was able to enjoy it. I 
>> honestly dont remember a lot of the first flight. Also, I took my 
>> glider data logger with me on this flight. I havent downloaded it yet, 
>> but when I do I'll know more about speeds, climb rate, etc.
>>  
>>  Dont know how you guys feel about these flight reports. Give me some 
>> feedback if you want more as my testing progresses. I know that I like 
>> reading about other's flight experiences as it motivated me to keep 
>> going. After 13 years of building I'll tell you, its worth it. Now I 
>> wish I'd pressed harder to get it done sooner.
>>  
>>  Next flight will have to wait until I get gear leg stiffeners added. 
>> Classic RV - pretty bad shimmy on the roll out after landing. 38.5 
>> hours to go!
>>  
>> Mike Wills
>> RV-4 N144MW
>>     
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> Keep 'em coming; that's how I learn.
>
> RV handling: As nice as  the -6's handling is, it's nothing compared to 
> a -4 (I'm currently flying my 2nd one, purchased from Chuck Dunlap).  
> I've heard that the -3 is even better than the -4; if anyone wants to 
> let me fly one to find out for myself, just let me know.
>
> Charlie
> RV-7 finish kit stage
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