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 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5589983 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:05:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.129.170.194; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE (unverified [172.16.5.24]) by VIRCOM1.fcdata.private (Vircom SMTPRS 5.1.1024.13396) with ESMTP id for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:04:19 -0500 X-Modus-BlackList: 172.16.5.24=OK;cbarber@texasattorney.net=OK X-Modus-RBL: 172.16.5.24=Excluded X-Modus-Trusted: 172.16.5.24=NO X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Received: from FCD-MAIL06.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::697f:d6aa:b87:78d8]) by FCD-MAIL05.FCDATA.PRIVATE ([fe80::809d:a06e:5913:452e%13]) with mapi id 14.01.0355.002; Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:03:44 -0500 From: Chris Barber To: Rotary motors in aircraft CC: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First flight - Velocity N17010 Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: First flight - Velocity N17010 Thread-Index: AQHNRmEec1l+aST31kqe746zXecLapbyNzO4 Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 17:04:51 +0000 Message-ID: <7D45B98C-72B9-46B4-9FD9-D0207B1291F9@texasattorney.net> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_7D45B98C72B946B49FD9D0207B1291F9texasattorneynet_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_7D45B98C72B946B49FD9D0207B1291F9texasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Dave. I tried to call you Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jun 9, 2012, at 11:58 AM, "Dave" > wrote: Well Done Sir! Dave On 6/9/2012 11:52 AM, Chris Barber wrote: June 9, 2002 - A trailer pulled up in front of a simple but comfortable hom= e in Houston. Lots of trails, tribulations blood, time, money, recreation, education, fun= , friendships, anger, frustration, problem solving, sweat, pondering etc...= .repeat and repeat again and again. Fast forward (it did go fast) June 9, 2012 - Ellington Field - A lone, very n= ervous man arrives at the airport shortly before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the = ramp the contraption composed of fiberglass, metal et al and the ingredient= s listed above. He sits down and writes a simple holographic (hand written)= will and short note with information to call "Mom" and work. Calls tower t= o relay intent via the phone. Preflights the contraption. Gets in, goes though basic Checklist. Cranks up= the engine, which fires right up at about 0920 hrs. Taxi to Juliet. Calls = tower to verify intent and to taxi to active, 35L. Taxis to Taxiway Echo. C= hecks temps. Pushing 195 with OAT reading 95 degrees (geesh it is only abou= t 0930 hrs). Cleared to take active and hold. Taxied out. Lined up castering nose wheel = down center stripe. Cleared to take off. Added power and engine smoothly ra= n up. Airspeed coming in. 30 kts...50 kts ....60 kts, approximate rotation = speed. Lots of runway (9000 ft).....hold it....70 kts....72 kts... Slight p= ull on the yoke....AIRBORNE!!! Leaped into ground effect. Screw this, pulle= d back on yoke and I am climbing. Jiggled the yoke a bit to verify control = authority. Climbed to about 400 feet and turned right pattern to crosswind. The Dynon = altitude and airspeed seem to be working. That's reassuring. Pattern altitu= de is only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwind. Levele= d off and noticed the clouds were lower than reported and appeared on the g= round. Also, noticed coolant temps had dropped to 190....but oil temps were= flashing at me and had reached 225 (synthetic Royal Purple). Damn. Ok. Fly= the airplane, the oil is not at not a critical level. , but let's just fin= ish the pattern and land. I grabbed my phone while on downwind and attempte= d to record some data but while I can hear the engine the video is awful..= ..uh, in my defense, I was a bit distracted and way more concerned with fly= ing. I called the tower and informed them I was coming in. I think they wer= e looking out for me since as I turned to base I noticed the fire departmen= t staged just off the runways threshold I noted I was a bit far out on down wind so I stared easing over to turn ba= se. Wow. I really overshot it as I blew by the runway and had to use full r= ight rudder to get back to the runway. I wish I had had more rudder. In hin= dsight I think I was not using much aileron as I was cognoscente that I had= no idea of stall characteristics so I did not yet wish too strep a turn. I= was able to get over the runway and dump some altitude as I got over the n= umbers and pulled power. Crap, I am fast. I am lined up and right on the nu= mbers but at 95 kts. I come and touchdown and bounced. Pulled power to idle= s and settled down easily but fast at 90 and rolled out and exited at Delta= . The tower was clearing me back to the city hangars as I was exiting the a= ctive. I taxi back and noticed the oil temps had decreased but I don't reca= ll how much, just noticed they were lower. I got back to my hangar and popped the door and shut her down. The engine w= ent silent without any hissing or gushing. I called my mom. I am mowing informing the world. I did a walk around and did not see anything missing. I am about to pull th= e cowl and check things out. I did notice I did not develop a slight hand shaking untill after I landed = and exited the aircraft. ;-) Hey, how about that, it really is an aircraft = now. Ten years to the day following delivery. Thank you for your support. Christopher Barber, JD Houston, Ellington Field (EFD) Velocity N17010 Turbo Rotary 13b RWS Re-drive and engine computers Dynon Skyview Mistral intake Sent from my iPhone 4 --_000_7D45B98C72B946B49FD9D0207B1291F9texasattorneynet_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Dave. I tried to call you 

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On Jun 9, 2012, at 11:58 AM, "Dave" <david.staten@gmail.com> wrote:

Well Done Sir!

Dave


On 6/9/2012 11:52 AM, Chris Barber wrote:
June 9, 2002 - A trailer pulled up in front of a simple but comfortable home in= Houston. 

Lots of trails, tribulations blood, time, money, recreation, educatio= n, fun, friendships, anger, frustration, problem solving, sweat, pondering = etc....repeat and repeat again and again. 

Fast forward (it did go fast)

June 9, 2012=  - Ellington Field - A lone, very nervous man arrives at the airpo= rt shortly before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the ramp the contraption composed of fiberglass, metal et al and the ingredients li= sted above. He sits down and writes a simple holographic (hand written) wil= l and short note with information to call "Mom" and work. Calls t= ower to relay intent via the phone.

Preflights the contraption. Gets in, goes though basic Checklist. Cra= nks up the engine, which fires right up at about 0920 hrs. Taxi to Juliet. = Calls tower to verify intent and to taxi to active, 35L. Taxis to Taxiway E= cho. Checks temps. Pushing 195 with OAT reading 95 degrees (geesh it is only about 0930 hrs). 

Cleared to take active and hold. Taxied out. Lined up castering nose = wheel down center stripe. Cleared to take off. Added power and engine smoot= hly ran up. Airspeed coming in. 30 kts...50 kts ....60 kts, approximate rot= ation speed. Lots of runway (9000 ft).....hold it....70 kts....72 kts... Slight pull on the yoke....AIRBORNE= !!! Leaped into ground effect. Screw this, pulled back on yoke and I am cli= mbing. Jiggled the yoke a bit to verify control authority= . 

Climbed to about 400 feet and turned right pattern to crosswind. The D= ynon altitude and airspeed seem to be working. That's reassuring. Pattern a= ltitude is only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwind. L= eveled off and noticed the clouds were lower than reported and appeared on the ground. Also, noticed coolant= temps had dropped to 190....but oil temps were flashing at me and had reac= hed 225 (synthetic Royal Purple). Damn. Ok. Fly the airplane, the oil is no= t at not a critical level. , but let's just finish the pattern and land. I grabbed my phone while on downwi= nd and attempted to record some data but while I can hear the engine the vi= deo is  awful....uh, in my defense, I was a bit distracted and way mor= e concerned with flying. I called the tower and informed them I was coming in. I think they were looking out for= me since as I turned to base I noticed the fire department staged just off= the runways threshold

I noted I was a bit far out on down wind so I stared easing over to tu= rn base. Wow. I really overshot it as I blew by the runway and had to use f= ull right rudder to get back to the runway. I wish I had had more rudder. I= n hindsight I think I was not using much aileron as I was cognoscente that I had no idea of stall characterist= ics so I did not yet wish too strep a turn. I was able to get over the runw= ay and dump some altitude as I got over the numbers and pulled power. Crap,= I am fast. I am lined up and right on the numbers but at 95 kts. I come and touchdown and bounced. Pulled pow= er to idles and settled down easily but fast at 90 and rolled out and exite= d at Delta. The tower was clearing me back to the city hangars as I was exi= ting the active. I taxi back and noticed the oil temps had decreased but I don't recall how much, just noti= ced they were lower.

I got back to my hangar and popped the door and shut her down. The eng= ine went silent without any hissing or gushing. 

I called my mom. 

I am mowing informing the world. 

I did a walk around and did not see anything missing. I am about to pu= ll the cowl and check things out. 

I did notice I did not develop a slight hand shaking untill after I la= nded and exited the aircraft. ;-) Hey, how about that, it really is an aircraft now. Ten years to the day following deliver= y. 

Thank you for your support. 

Christopher Barber, JD
Houston, Ellington Field (EFD)
Velocity N17010
Turbo Rotary 13b
RWS Re-drive and engine computers
Dynon Skyview
Mistral intake


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