X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.51] (HELO smtp1.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5590097 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:12:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.51; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from MAIN (unknown [66.243.228.156]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp1.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08E81292695 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2012 14:11:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <19CE01797051436C88BDBE9E6DF0EC75@MAIN> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First flight - Velocity N17010 Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 13:11:48 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0077_01CD4641.6D58B100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01CD4641.6D58B100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations , Chris! well done! keep it up. Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html From: Chris Barber=20 Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 11:52 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] First flight - Velocity N17010=20 June 9, 2002 - A trailer pulled up in front of a simple but comfortable = home in Houston.=20 Lots of trails, tribulations blood, time, money, recreation, education, = fun, friendships, anger, frustration, problem solving, sweat, pondering = etc....repeat and repeat again and again.=20 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).=20 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.=20 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.=20 I called my mom.=20 I am mowing informing the world.=20 I did a walk around and did not see anything missing. I am about to pull = the cowl and check things out.=20 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.=20 Thank you for your support.=20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01CD4641.6D58B100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations , Chris! well done! keep it up.
 
Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html
 
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 11:52 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] First flight - Velocity N17010=20
 
June 9, 2002 - A trailer pulled up in front of = a simple=20 but comfortable home in Houston.

Lots of trails, tribulations blood, time, = money,=20 recreation, education, fun, friendships, anger, frustration, problem = solving,=20 sweat, pondering etc....repeat and repeat again and again.=20

Fast forward (it did go=20 fast)

June = 9, 2012=20 - Ellington Field - A lone, very nervous man arrives at the airport = shortly=20 before 0900 hrs. Pushes onto the ramp the contraption composed of = fiberglass,=20 metal et al and the ingredients listed above. He sits down and writes a = simple=20 holographic (hand written) will and short note with information to call = "Mom"=20 and work. Calls tower to relay intent via the=20 phone.

Preflights the contraption. Gets = in,=20 goes though basic Checklist. Cranks up the engine, which fires right up = at about=20 0920 hrs. Taxi to Juliet. Calls tower to verify intent and to taxi to = active,=20 35L. Taxis to Taxiway Echo. Checks temps. Pushing 195 with OAT reading = 95=20 degrees (geesh it is only about 0930 hrs).=20

Cleared to take active and hold. = Taxied out.=20 Lined up castering nose wheel down center stripe. Cleared to take off. = Added=20 power and engine smoothly ran up. Airspeed coming in. 30 kts...50 kts = ....60=20 kts, approximate rotation speed. Lots of runway (9000 ft).....hold = it....70=20 kts....72 kts... Slight pull on the yoke....AIRBORNE!!! Leaped into = ground=20 effect. Screw this, pulled back on yoke and I am climbing. Jiggled the = yoke a=20 bit to verify control authority.
 
Climbed to about 400 feet and turned right pattern to crosswind. = The Dynon=20 altitude and airspeed seem to be working. That's reassuring. Pattern = altitude is=20 only 600 feet and I was there already as I turned to downwind. Leveled = off and=20 noticed the clouds were lower than reported and appeared on the ground. = Also,=20 noticed coolant temps had dropped to 190....but oil temps were flashing = at me=20 and had reached 225 (synthetic Royal Purple). Damn. Ok. Fly the = airplane, the=20 oil is not at not a critical level. , but let's just finish the pattern = and=20 land. I grabbed my phone while on downwind and attempted to record some = data but=20 while I can hear the engine the video is  awful....uh, in my = defense, I was=20 a bit distracted and way more concerned with flying. I called the tower = and=20 informed them I was coming in. I think they were looking out for me = since as I=20 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=20 base. Wow. I really overshot it as I blew by the runway and had to use = full=20 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=20 no idea of stall characteristics so I did not yet wish too strep a turn. = I was=20 able to get over the runway and dump some altitude as I got over the = numbers and=20 pulled power. Crap, I am fast. I am lined up and right on the numbers = but at 95=20 kts. I come and touchdown and bounced. Pulled power to idles and settled = down=20 easily but fast at 90 and rolled out and exited at Delta. The tower was = clearing=20 me back to the city hangars as I was exiting the active. I taxi back and = noticed=20 the oil temps had decreased but I don't recall how much, just noticed = they were=20 lower.
 
I got back to my hangar and popped the door and shut her down. The = engine=20 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=20 the cowl and check things out.
 
I did notice I did not develop a slight hand shaking untill after I = landed=20 and exited the aircraft. ;-) Hey, how about that, it really is an aircraft now. Ten = years to=20 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=20 4

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