X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f177.google.com ([209.85.192.177] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6655484 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Dec 2013 21:38:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.192.177; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by mail-pd0-f177.google.com with SMTP id q10so9491378pdj.22 for ; Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:37:55 -0800 (PST) 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=nap4ocegSu21+/pea893dnRwODoV4J5TvG1iEF0FXRc=; b=LZjx4nVPtUC0b5N8vcPP3YjANTvN1IUQWFCkku8/l5HTXXkhc/3ieKOcqmkc/oOyzV U3unknsuXt5Y/00EMS6jhNNiWEYO+u4nEe/M3DJdmokXuAoqb3ySUvymmlEQdBiJ8CnW Uigcl+swTOmNbPzXpXwKrL1Glnzdp3XHevox+U7jh2cZqdBU+CxZu9SUW9h+ga03/Yv8 b+dH2DQQ3cmcuElEzv8cPT4qOgTz+otVhFiHxakJkEgvuU0McRMZaslsDGCW2YkimMou 6pj71cwGzv5Y09RQ+IbIycharFiqxWiGphYmxDXfqNskyxH6DAJLLPzeK+fJ1VU3uP1+ K8oA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.219.131 with SMTP id po3mr4145963pac.87.1388198275532; Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:37:55 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.29.228 with HTTP; Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:37:55 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:37:55 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight N89SE From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5d51ba174ea604ee8f19f4 --047d7b5d51ba174ea604ee8f19f4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 What a great Christmas present! Congratulations. I agree with Bill that you will enrich for that high RPM and ultra low MP region. Plenty of time to do that on long descents during the next 40 flight hours. Well done. Dave Leonard On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 12:02 PM, wrote: > Congrats on first flight from Michigan also in the 30's but has not been > real clear untill today. David R. Cook RV6A Rotary. > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Thomas Giddings" > *To: *"Rotary motors in aircraft" > *Sent: *Friday, December 27, 2013 6:27:17 AM > *Subject: *[FlyRotary] Re: First Flight N89SE > > > GREAT NEWS!! CONGRATULATIONS on your first flight > KIND REGARDS > Thomas Giddings > n360tg@earthlink.net > 727 858 1772 > > > > On Dec 27, 2013, at 1:38 AM, shipchief@aol.com wrote: > > December 26, 2013 marks the first flight of N89SE. My 13BT powered RV-8, > with Tracy Crook EC-2, EM-3 and RD-1a took to the air (slipped the surly > bonds of earth!) in the perfect conditions of late afternoon, no wind, > temps in the high 30s. Sun at my back for take off and landing. > The 13BT ran perfectly during high speed taxi testing, so I surprised > myself this time when I didn't pull the throttle at .7 take off speed. > Within 5 seconds of adding take-off power, it floated into the air and > climbed out briskly. The RV-8 performed flawlessly, the engine did too. > Smooth steady power from take off thru crosswind and into downwind, where > power reduction was controlled and smooth. 1/2 flaps were added about 2/3 > of downwind and power reduced again on base & final, where the engine > seemed to sound a little rough with essentially no-load, but small > additions of throttle provided reassurance of available power. A high > approach required some slipping to bring it down, and a smooth landing. > However, I must have been 'covering the brakes' a little too well, the > video shows a little tire squeaking and puffs of tire smoke on initial > contact. (oops!) > Left hand turning propeller is a little different! not difficult, but > caught my attention. You know this 'intellectually' but still, the first > time required a few adjustments. > Ernest; > I'm saddened by the news that you must sell your Delta. I hope something > can be worked out so you could continue, but if you must turn a new chapter > in your life, I hope you get a good offer. > > > --047d7b5d51ba174ea604ee8f19f4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
What a great Christmas present! =A0Congratulations. =A0I a= gree with Bill that you will enrich for that high RPM and ultra low MP regi= on. =A0Plenty of time to do that on long descents during the next 40 flight= hours.

Well done.

Dave Leonard
=


On Fri, Dec 2= 7, 2013 at 12:02 PM, <hoursaway1@comcast.net> wrote:
Congrats on first flight from Michigan also in the 30's but ha= s not been real clear untill today.=A0 David R. Cook=A0 RV6A Rotary.

From: "Thomas Giddings" <n360tg@earthlink.net>
To: &quo= t;Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 6:27:17 AM
Subject: [FlyRo= tary] Re: First Flight N89SE


GREAT NEWS!! CONGRATU= LATIONS on your first flight
KIND REGARDS
Thomas Giddings



On Dec 27, 2013, at 1:38 AM, shipchief@aol.com wrote:

December 26, 2013 marks t= he first flight of N89SE. My 13BT powered RV-8, with Tracy Crook EC-2, EM-3= and RD-1a took to the air (slipped the surly bonds of earth!) in the perfe= ct conditions of late afternoon, no wind, temps in the high 30s. Sun at my = back for take off and landing.
The 13BT ran perfectly during high speed taxi testing, so I surprised = myself this time when I didn't pull the throttle at .7 take off speed. = Within 5 seconds of adding take-off power, it floated into the air and clim= bed out briskly. The RV-8 performed flawlessly, the engine did too. Smooth = steady power from take off thru crosswind and into downwind, where power re= duction was controlled and smooth. 1/2 flaps were added about 2/3 of downwi= nd and power reduced again on base & final, where the engine seemed to = sound a little rough with essentially no-load, but small additions of throt= tle provided reassurance of available power. A high approach required some = slipping to bring it down, and a smooth landing. However, I must have been = 'covering the brakes' a little too well, the video shows=A0a little= =A0tire squeaking and puffs of tire smoke on initial contact. (oops!)
Left hand turning propeller is a little different! not difficult, but = caught my attention. You know this 'intellectually' but still, the = first time required a few adjustments.
Ernest;
I'm saddened by the news that you must sell your Delta. I hope som= ething can be worked out so you could continue, but if you must turn a new = chapter in your life, I hope you get a good offer.


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