X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5590049 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:42:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=keltro@gmail.com Received: by obbun3 with SMTP id un3so3684553obb.25 for ; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:41:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=cl9s60b4TIhq8eXmqyctIvN0EXrO0j5WF/gqXUn3iv8=; b=oLYfF9vkBc9ZbfAN1Sl4+HwZ91SwsbwSjkuGzqkAqZea9KUAEv9SrmNpx/986Nh/k5 UcqwX2pIcZFf7YS4xSTpntc1fVOos8jAnTK4Vhnz9168SlzVXfMOjFMQH/P7PqNRWbIq LQMCYsMRQDfHCGQjMK1uxh7WKEz3dqImrXr9RrOugF0tfj2JBlVuOm+rkJGaHvU4H0fS evnBkGn09VtMxaFELZcfbibCUKcFekkD3Rymw3no+qCg8zeB/1G1OkirEHF7fEsHTWrj X1Vxj/Wp3g9qaEWa+hGjzoI7pKfrKmm3XEKlp/fw9KsXgFONhZkM1hU5QrXlE6u9sk+S 2S9g== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.13.74 with SMTP id f10mr11119091obc.36.1339263706966; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:41:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.28.70 with HTTP; Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:41:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:41:46 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First flight - Velocity N17010 From: Kelly Troyer To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0444ee3d83ac0904c20da14e --f46d0444ee3d83ac0904c20da14e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 YAA-HOO Chris !!.................Congrats and keep the reports coming............Be interested in if your oil temp was just hi power takeoff temp that would come down with reduced power and more airspeed............Did you notice what MAP was (amount of boost) ??......................<:) Kelly Troyer On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Bobby J. Hughes wrote: > Congrats Chris. Be safe and keep the reports coming. Does your Dynon > have ant data logging capability? > > Bobby > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 9, 2012, at 11:53 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, 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 nervous man arrives at the > airport shortly before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the ramp the contraption > composed of fiberglass, metal et al and the ingredients 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 to 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. 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 smoothly > ran 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 pull on the yoke....AIRBORNE!!! Leaped into ground effect. Screw > this, pulled 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 > altitude is only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwind. > Leveled 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 reached 225 (synthetic Royal Purple). Damn. Ok. > Fly the airplane, the oil is not at not a critical level. , but let's just > finish the pattern and land. I grabbed my phone while on downwind and > attempted 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 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 turn > base. Wow. I really overshot it as I blew by the runway and had to use full > right rudder to get back to the runway. I wish I had had more rudder. In > hindsight 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 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 > power to idles 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 active. I taxi back and noticed the oil temps had decreased > but I don't recall how much, just noticed they were lower. > > I got back to my hangar and popped the door and shut her down. The engine > 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 pull > the 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 > > --f46d0444ee3d83ac0904c20da14e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
YAA-HOO Chris !!.................Congrats and keep the reports coming.= ...........Be interested in if your oil temp was just
hi power takeoff temp that would come down with reduced power and more= airspeed............Did you notice what
MAP was (amount of boost) ??......................<:)
=A0
Kelly Troyer

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Bobby J. Hughes= <bhughes@qnsi.net> wrote:
Congrats Chris. =A0Be safe and keep the reports coming. Does your Dyno= n have ant data logging capability?

Bobby

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 9, 2012, at 11:53 AM, "Chris Barber" <cbarber@texasattorn= ey.net> wrote:

June 9, 2002 - A trailer pulled up in front of a simple but comf= ortable home in Houston.=A0=20

Lots of trails, tribulations blood, time, money= , recreation, education, fun, friendships, anger, frustration, problem solv= ing, sweat, pondering etc....repeat and repeat again and again.=A0
Fast forward (it did go fast)

June 9, 2012=A0- Ellington Field - A lone, very nervous m= an arrives at the airport shortly before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the ramp the= contraption composed of fiberglass, metal et al and the ingredients listed= above. He sits down and writes a simple holographic (hand written) will an= d short note with information to call "Mom" and work. Calls tower= to relay intent via the phone.

Preflights the contraption. Gets in, goes though bas= ic 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. T= axis to Taxiway Echo. Checks temps. Pushing 195 with OAT reading 95 degrees= (geesh it is only about 0930 hrs).=A0

Cleared to take active and hold. Taxied out. Lined u= p castering nose wheel down center stripe. Cleared to take off. Added power= and engine smoothly ran up. Airspeed coming in. 30 kts...50 kts ....60 kts= , approximate rotation speed. Lots of runway (9000 ft).....hold it....70 kt= s....72 kts... Slight pull on the yoke....AIRBORNE!!! Leaped into ground ef= fect. Screw this, pulled back on yoke and I am climbing. Jiggled the yoke a= bit to verify=A0control authority.=A0

Climbed to about 400 feet and turned right pattern to crosswind. The D= ynon altitude and airspeed seem to be working. That's reassuring. Patte= rn altitude is only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwin= d. Leveled off and noticed the clouds were lower than reported and appeared= on the ground. Also, noticed coolant temps had dropped to 190....but oil t= emps 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&#= 39;s just finish the pattern and land. I grabbed my phone while on downwind= and attempted to record some data but while I can hear the engine the vide= o is =A0awful....uh, in my defense, I was a bit distracted and way more con= cerned 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 characteristics so I did not yet wish too strep a tu= rn. I was able to get over the runway and dump some altitude as I got over = the numbers and pulled power. Crap, I am fast. I am lined up and right on t= he numbers but at 95 kts. I come and touchdown and bounced. Pulled power to= idles 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 active. I taxi back and noticed the oil temps had decreased but I don&#= 39;t recall how much, just noticed 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.=A0

I called my mom.=A0

I am mowing informing the world.=A0

I did a walk around and did not see anything missing. I am about to pu= ll the cowl and check things out.=A0

I did notice I did not develop a slight hand shaking untill after I la= nded and exited the aircraft. ;-) Hey, how=A0about that, it really is= an aircraft now. Ten years to the day following delivery.=A0

Thank you for your support.=A0

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




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