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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ed's dead stick club
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Chris,

I'm sure I speak for all in the Fly Rotary group in giving thanks that
you're OK, and your airplane is re-usable.

My first instinct is to look at your fuel system.
     Do you have a fuel return for excess fuel back to the header tank, or
wing tank(s)?
     Do any of your fuel lines run close to your turbo?
     Does your EFIS capture data?
     Did you try mode B? (This is usually the first thing Tracy asks)
     Did you pull the cowl?  If so, did you see anything broken, melted, or
out of place?

Good flying, you are definitely entitled to a "Soiled Drawers" award.

Mark S.


On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net>wrote:

> I flew this morning over my controlled field (EFD) for about 30 minutes
> and all went well. Mustered the guts to take my first trip out of the
> pattern to a local airport (LVJ). Flew over LVJ for a few minutes and
> awkwardly entered the pattern.  Awkward as I was moving must faster than I
> am use to. Down to pattern altitude of 800 feet but was close to the
> opposite numbers. Started to correct for downwind and the engine quite.
> WTF!!
>
> Saw that since I was closer runway 32, made a descending S turn (kinda)
> and came over 32 fast. The plane wanted to keep flying. I bleed off speed
> and lowered the speed brake as I used up runway with the wind behind me,
> sat her down at about the correct 80 knt's and applied my human powered
> anti lock brakes and coasted to the last turn off. The 4000' runway seemed
> to pass quickly compared to my home fields 9000'.
>
> A buddy of mine was right behind me in his RV-8, recognizing me in the
> pattern. He landed and stopped. I then got a group from the airport who had
> heard my radio traffic and watched my landing.
>
> The engine started with some difficulty and ran a little rough as I taxied
> it to the tie down area.
>
> My buddy with the RV gave me a ride back to our home airport in his plane.
> I am here thinking about which tools I may need to take over there.  I have
> yet to pull the cowl. I may take a breath and wait until tomorrow as I only
> have a couple of hours of sunlight left.
>
> Just needed to share/purge and wrap my head around this.
>
> On a positive note, I flew twice today and left the pattern........  :-/
>
> Hey, Ed, I thought you were suppose to keep this reward?????
>
> Chris
> Houston
> Velocity 17010
>
> Sent from my iPhone 5
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Chris,=A0<div><br></div><div style>I&#39;m sure I speak fo=
r all in the Fly Rotary group in giving thanks that you&#39;re OK, and your=
 airplane is re-usable. =A0</div><div style><br></div><div style>My first i=
nstinct is to look at your fuel system. =A0</div>
<div style>=A0 =A0 =A0Do you have a fuel return for excess fuel back to the=
 header tank, or wing tank(s)?</div><div style>=A0 =A0 =A0Do any of your fu=
el lines run close to your turbo?</div><div style>=A0 =A0 =A0Does your EFIS=
 capture data?</div>
<div style>=A0 =A0 =A0Did you try mode B? (This is usually the first thing =
Tracy asks)</div><div style>=A0 =A0 =A0Did you pull the cowl? =A0If so, did=
 you see anything broken, melted, or out of place?</div><div style>=A0</div=
><div style>
Good flying, you are definitely entitled to a &quot;Soiled Drawers&quot; aw=
ard.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Mark S.</div><div style>=A0 =A0 =
=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
">On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Chris Barber <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:cbarber@texasattorney.net" target=3D"_blank">cbarber@texasatto=
rney.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I flew this morning over my controlled field=
 (EFD) for about 30 minutes and all went well. Mustered the guts to take my=
 first trip out of the pattern to a local airport (LVJ). Flew over LVJ for =
a few minutes and awkwardly entered the pattern. =A0Awkward as I was moving=
 must faster than I am use to. Down to pattern altitude of 800 feet but was=
 close to the opposite numbers. Started to correct for downwind and the eng=
ine quite. WTF!!<br>

<br>
Saw that since I was closer runway 32, made a descending S turn (kinda) and=
 came over 32 fast. The plane wanted to keep flying. I bleed off speed and =
lowered the speed brake as I used up runway with the wind behind me, sat he=
r down at about the correct 80 knt&#39;s and applied my human powered anti =
lock brakes and coasted to the last turn off. The 4000&#39; runway seemed t=
o pass quickly compared to my home fields 9000&#39;.<br>

<br>
A buddy of mine was right behind me in his RV-8, recognizing me in the patt=
ern. He landed and stopped. I then got a group from the airport who had hea=
rd my radio traffic and watched my landing.<br>
<br>
The engine started with some difficulty and ran a little rough as I taxied =
it to the tie down area.<br>
<br>
My buddy with the RV gave me a ride back to our home airport in his plane. =
I am here thinking about which tools I may need to take over there. =A0I ha=
ve yet to pull the cowl. I may take a breath and wait until tomorrow as I o=
nly have a couple of hours of sunlight left.<br>

<br>
Just needed to share/purge and wrap my head around this.<br>
<br>
On a positive note, I flew twice today and left the pattern........ =A0:-/<=
br>
<br>
Hey, Ed, I thought you were suppose to keep this reward?????<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
Houston<br>
Velocity 17010<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone 5<br>
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Homepage: =A0<a href=3D"http://www.flyrotary.com/" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
/www.flyrotary.com/</a><br>
Archive and UnSub: =A0 <a href=3D"http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/fl=
yrotary/List.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists=
/flyrotary/List.html</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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