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 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3735815 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:43:57 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.40; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090629034320.MWMM25927.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:43:20 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.87.229]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id 9fjK1c00d4wtUdQ04fjMM0; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:43:21 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=ft0OPl0xJhMA:10 a=Uqx4Q7A2zcLlufVQR7cA:9 a=qHzAHdnI42lquofUkkDyjzpdVBAA:4 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=TNJhwmikq7rYIh_N9b0A:9 a=IhTi18FNycf24nAbvbAA:7 a=-MZGbKb8vw0IfBD0PGbzkn3zO5wA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <7F4DC215247040C49361B694731DE820@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: More progress, more questions.... Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:43:20 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004D_01C9F831.128EE390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C9F831.128EE390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, Good to see that not everyone has had to deal with the gremlins. It = indicates light at the end of the tunnel. Another setback for me this = weekend, but hopefully will figure it out sooner or later and finally = get back to flight test. BTW, if you have RD-1 #1, I guess that means I have RD-1 #0? Mine was = the prototype Tracy flew after removing the Ross. I think he said it had = around 160 hours on it when he swapped it for a production RD-1A, but = dont remember the details. Man that was a long time ago. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Eslick=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:11 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: More progress, more questions.... I have been watching all this EC2 problem solving going on for some = time now. Maybe I was just lucky, but I certainly don't remember having = near the problems that seem to be plaguing builders now. Or is it just = that those who don't have problems don't post? For me, it wasn't quite plug and play, but it was darn close. = Following the manual exactly is almost mandatory. I had to read and = re-read sections until it became clear in my mind what was going to = happen. Generally, if you call Tracy, he will point out some sentence = in the manual that you have glossed over. Sorry if this looks like a rant, but just wanted to point out that not = everyone has problems with the EC2. Bill Eslick 610 hours 13B NA RD-1(#1) EC-2 As has been pointed out, the EC2 is not a plug and play device and = does take some degree of ghostbusters poltergeist work to chase the = gremlins down.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C9F831.128EE390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
 
 Good to see that not everyone has = had to deal=20 with the gremlins. It indicates light at the end of the tunnel. Another = setback=20 for me this weekend, but hopefully will figure it out sooner or later = and=20 finally get back to flight test.
 
 BTW, if you have RD-1 #1, I guess = that means=20 I have RD-1 #0? Mine was the prototype Tracy flew after removing the = Ross. I=20 think he said it had around 160 hours on it when he swapped it for a = production=20 RD-1A, but dont remember the details. Man that was a long time = ago.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill = Eslick=20
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 = 6:11 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: More = progress,=20 more questions....

I have been watching all this EC2 = problem=20 solving going on for some time now.  Maybe I was = just=20 lucky, but I certainly don't remember having near the problems that = seem to be=20 plaguing builders now.  Or is it just that those who don't have = problems=20 don't post?

For me, it wasn't quite plug and play, but = it was=20 darn close.  Following the manual exactly is almost = mandatory.  I=20 had to read and re-read sections until it became clear in my mind what = was=20 going to happen.  Generally, if you call Tracy, he will point out = some=20 sentence in the manual that you have glossed over.

Sorry if = this looks=20 like a rant, but just wanted to point out that not everyone has = problems with=20 the EC2.

Bill Eslick
610 hours  13B  NA =20 RD-1(#1)  EC-2


 As has been pointed out, the EC2 is not a plug and play device = and=20 does take some degree of ghostbusters poltergeist work to = chase=20 the gremlins down.=20

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