X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3593490 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.64; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from OMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.11]) by QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id im0u1b00B0EPchoA7mzkgo; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:59:44 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([71.57.77.95]) by OMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id imzi1b00V23NHuF8Mmzjhr; Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:59:43 +0000 Message-ID: <1B987E8996814105A7FB257F29EE23A7@WschertzPC> From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight N343BS Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:59:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01AB_01C9C374.1BAA7B70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01AB_01C9C374.1BAA7B70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Bobby, bear in mind that 3000 engine rpm is just 1052 on the = prop, I have to go to 2800 to get moving, then after it is rolling it = can be reduced. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bobby J. Hughes=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:21 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight N343BS Bill, I have 22 ground run hours on my engine with about half at high speed. = I have become accustom to the high rpm sound but my taxi rpm just sounds = wrong. I have to hit 3000 rpm to start moving.=20 Bobby -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of wschertz@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:59 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight N343BS Today I did first flight in a "Rotary Powered", KIS Cruiser N343BS . = Total flight time (hanger to hanger ) was 30 minutes. Three circuits = around the airport and land since the wind was coming up and getting = gusty. Have some rigging to do, was right wing heavy. Engine ran okay, still = not used to the sound at cruise, but that will come with time and = experience. oil temp peaked at 210 into the engine during climb and water at 188. = Air through the radiator is heated 100*F . More Later, Bill schertz ------=_NextPart_000_01AB_01C9C374.1BAA7B70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Bobby, bear in mind that 3000 = engine rpm is=20 just 1052 on the prop, I have to go to 2800 to get moving, then after it = is=20 rolling it can be reduced.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bobby J. = Hughes=20
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 = 6:21=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First = Flight=20 N343BS

Bill,
 
I have 22 ground run hours on my engine with = about half=20 at high speed. I have become accustom to the high rpm sound but my = taxi rpm=20 just sounds wrong. I have to hit 3000 rpm to start moving.=20
 
Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of wschertz@comcast.net
Sent:= =20 Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:59 PM
To: Rotary motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight=20 N343BS

Today I did first flight in a "Rotary Powered", KIS Cruiser N343BS = . Total=20 flight time (hanger to hanger ) was 30 minutes. Three circuits around = the=20 airport and land since the wind was coming up and getting gusty.

 

Have some rigging to do, was right wing heavy.  Engine ran = okay, still=20 not used to the sound at cruise, but that will come with time and=20 experience.

 

oil temp peaked at 210 into the engine during climb and water at = 188. =20 Air through the radiator is heated 100*F .

 

More Later,

 

Bill schertz

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