X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao101.cox.net ([68.230.241.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3822421 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:59:31 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.45; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20090824025853.KKGC16492.fed1rmmtao101.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:58:53 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.80.138]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id Y2yr1c00D2z3ATG042ytJ7; Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:58:53 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=70KgEAAc8TW27Tt-yXAA:9 a=yOsXmh-8G6LDrEJBtmPcuHrKjg0A:4 a=psVVoPA_51B66XVszC4A:9 a=cueq3fnoxFvP0L2FCU8A:7 a=TWR0JJTMxxjh01c32jOljqad5VYA:4 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: today's test flight Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:58:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01CA242C.239A5BC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01CA242C.239A5BC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mostly went pretty well. OAT at the airport was 24C (76F so pretty = nice). Max coolant temp seen was 185F, max oil temp was 190F, seen = during the climb to 5000'. Level at 5000 and flew for an hour with = coolant at 180 and oil at 185. Max RPM at full throttle was 5750 and max = IAS was 180MPH. Little disappointed in the speed but the ASI hasnt been = calibrated and I didnt have the GPS so dont know what the ground speed = was. The flight was to check out three problems I found during the last = flight: 1) Rudder trim still not right. I finally got it this time. 2) Radio volume too weak to hear the tower at cruise power. Bypassed the = intercom which was attenuating the volume somewhat. And borrowed my = buddy's Lightspeed Zulu headset. This flight cost me $850 - I gotta have = a Zulu. Tower was loud and clear. 3) Gear shimmy on landing rollout. A common problem with RVs (my -6A = also did it). I added gear leg stiffeners. Only one landing today, but = first with no shimmy. And my best landing so far. All in all a good flight until I switched tanks - and the engine quit. = Back to the right tank and it immediately restarted. One more time with = same result. Thats enough of that, lets troubleshoot that on the ground. = Of course on the ground it worked just fine like it always has. I think = I have a plan to fix it - will see how it goes. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01CA242C.239A5BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mostly went pretty well. OAT at the = airport was 24C=20 (76F so pretty nice). Max coolant temp seen was 185F, max oil temp was = 190F,=20 seen during the climb to 5000'. Level at 5000 and flew for an hour with = coolant=20 at 180 and oil at 185. Max RPM at full throttle was 5750 and max IAS was = 180MPH.=20 Little disappointed in the speed but the ASI hasnt been calibrated and I = didnt=20 have the GPS so dont know what the ground speed was.
 
The flight was to check out three = problems I found=20 during the last flight:
1) Rudder trim still not right. I = finally got it=20 this time.
2) Radio volume too weak to hear the = tower at=20 cruise power. Bypassed the intercom which was attenuating the volume = somewhat.=20 And borrowed my buddy's Lightspeed Zulu headset. This flight cost me = $850 - I=20 gotta have a Zulu. Tower was loud and clear.
3) Gear shimmy on landing rollout. A = common problem=20 with RVs (my -6A also did it). I added gear leg stiffeners. Only one = landing=20 today, but first with no shimmy. And my best landing so = far.
 
All in all a good flight until I = switched tanks -=20 and the engine quit. Back to the right tank and it immediately = restarted. One=20 more time with same result. Thats enough of that, lets troubleshoot that = on the=20 ground. Of course on the ground it worked just fine like it always has. = I think=20 I have a plan to fix it - will see how it goes.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
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