X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.129.170.194] (HELO VIRCOM1.fcdata.private) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4631071 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:07:35 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from fcd-mail06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([2002:404:40b::404:40b]) by FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([::1]) with mapi; Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:06:46 -0600 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Today I am a man! Thread-Topic: Today I am a man! Thread-Index: AcuVZ/Zxb+rHLnJGRSWIBa3rlpulgQ== Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 17:06:45 +0000 Message-ID: <2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30349D8DB5@FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30349D8DB5FCDMAIL06FCDATA_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30349D8DB5FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, yesterday actually. I completed the EAA Sport Air workshop yesterday= on Welding. While I know the Gas Oxy method it just a BIT antiquated by a= ll the new stuff, the class removed much of the mystery involved. I was am= azed at the progress made in just two days. From dripped, blotchy beads, t= o "not all that bad", somewhat consistent beads. I know it is not much of a leap for many of y'all, but I always felt quite = lacking not having a base understanding of the process (videos and books ju= st do not breach the gap). Now I will be looking for a Tig course, or even= , now with a basic comprehension, even a friends input. The Velocity is no= t a big welded craft, but there were a few things I would at least have ent= ertained, even if I would have farmed them out anyway. On the rotary front, since I dedicated a bus for just the EM2/EC2 and reins= talled the units in the plane (currently using Rino's old unit since the wi= ring is correct for it...my unit has a pin difference being a later unit), = I am currently NOT having my tach dropping out at 6000 rpm (so far). Last = night I did a quick run up after leaving from the welding class and ran up = to 6450 rmp static at about 34.5 MAP. I had trouble holding it with the br= akes...and this was on rough asphalt. I hope to get out there in a bit and= do some tuning and RE-determine best cranking settings. It is starting qu= ickly when cold at full rich mixture. Gotta keep it a full mixture for a f= ew minutes till it warms. However, it is taking quite a bit of fudging aro= und to get it to start hot. Per Mistral, my injectors are large so I think= I may need to go leaner (about 10 o' clock currently) when hot...or so my= preliminary feeling is such. For those who are not there yet, you pretty = much have to start over with base mapping every time you get your units bac= k from Tracy. Of course, I am getting much better at it...... ;-) All the best, Chris Barber Houston, Texas Velocity 13b turbo with Mistral intake --_000_2D41F9BF3B5F9842B164AF93214F3D30349D8DB5FCDMAIL06FCDATA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well, yesterday actually. I completed the EAA= Sport Air workshop yesterday on Welding. While I = know the Gas Oxy method it just a BIT antiquated by all the new stuff,= the class removed much of the mystery involved. I was amazed at the progress made in just two days. From dripped, blotchy beads, = to "not all that bad", somewhat consistent beads.&nbs= p;

I know it is not much of a leap for many of y'all, but I always felt q= uite lacking not having a base understanding of the process (videos and boo= ks just do not breach the gap). Now I will be looking for a Tig<= a> course, or even, now with a basic comprehension, even a friends input. The Velocity is not a big= welded craft, but there were a few things I would at least hav= e entertained, even if I would have farmed them out anyway.

On the rotary front, since I dedicated a bus for just the EM2<= /a>/EC2 and reinstalled the units in the plane (curren= tly using Rino's old unit since the wiring is correct fo= r it...my unit has a pin difference being a later unit), I am currently NOT having my tach <= /a> dropping out at 6000 rpm (so far). Last night I did a quick run u= p after leaving from the welding class and ran up to 6450 rmp static at about 34.5 MAP. I had trouble holding it with the brakes...and this was on rough asphalt. I hope to get out t= here in a bit and do some tuning and RE-determine best cranking settings.&n= bsp; It is starting quickly when cold at full rich mixture.&nbs= p; Gotta keep it a full mixture for a few minutes till it warms. However, it is taking quite a bit of fudg= ing around to get it to start hot. Per Mistral, my injectors are larg= e so I think I may need to go leaner (about 10 o' clock currently) &nb= sp;when hot...or so my preliminary feeling is such. For those who are not there yet, you pretty much have to start over with b= ase mapping every time you get your units back from Tracy. = ; Of course, I am getting much better at it...... ;-)

All the best,

Chris Barber

Houston, Texas

Velocity 13b turbo with Mistral intake

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