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1. 04:32 AM - Re: Re: Auto pilot (JOSEPH MATHIAS LINDA MATHIAS)
2. 06:38 AM - Re: Fw: SYI Fly-In (N1BZRich@aol.com)
3. 10:49 PM - another arrival (sttwig)
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Tom,
I don't have my settings written down either; next time I'm at the
airport, I will try to remember them and let you know.
Linda
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From: N1BZRich@aol.com
To: lightning-list@matronics.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Auto pilot
In a message dated 9/24/2007 8:18:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tlhuffy@aol.com writes:
What did you use for setting on the trutrak set ups?
Tom,
Sorry to say, I do not have the settings written down. I can
see what they are this afternoon if you think it will help. I started
with the basic settings they recommended and only had to change the ones
having to do with altitude hold (pitch sensitivity and servo torque I
think). However, based on the different wing, it will probably be
different for your airplane. I recently was up with Linda in her
Lightning doing the initial Trutrak set up so the settings she used
would probably be similar for your airplane. By the way,
congratulations on your first flight.
Blue skies,
Buz
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Subject: | Re: Fw: SYI Fly-In |
In a message dated 9/25/2007 9:42:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
pequeajim@gmail.com writes:
Is 2950 a typical cruise RPM? Is that running around 80%, and how does the
3300 like that RPM range?
Jim,
The short answer is yes, my engine seems perfectly happy at 2950. In
fact, it seems happy running as high as 3150. That is the highest I have run
it for extended periods. So for my airplane, engine and propeller
combination all seems to be good at those rpms. My engine currently has about
365
hours total time in the past 21 months, and other than routine maintenance, it
has been trouble free.
The prop I am currently running is a Sensenich 64-ZK-55, and it is not
the right prop as it still allows my engine to turn up quite a bit over 3300
rpm at full throttle. Nick is also experimenting with different props and we
look forward to trying a 62-FJ-58 on the prototype and N31BZ as soon at they
arrive. The prototype is currently running a 62-FJ-56, and this blade
profile seems better for the entire rpm range. It will still turn over 3300 at
full throttle, but the big difference we see with this blade profile is that
the rpm is up on takeoff roll and climb out which results in shorter takeoff
rolls and higher rates of climb. The extra pitch should allow a higher top end
or the same speed at a lower rpm and thus less fuel flow. It remains to be
seen if we will need to once again adjust the carb jets to optimize
performance with the new prop. Along this line, Don in Australia has done some
great
experimenting putting a Revmaster throttle body injector on the 3300. In the
long run, that may turn out to be the way to go, as it gives additional rpm
and with a manual mixture control is more efficient at the higher altitudes.
Blue Skies,
Buz
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Hello all,
My Lightning, #48 was delivered late this afternoon, September 26th way up in the
northwest part of the country, in Yakima, WA by Partain Transport. It was
in the same truck that delivered #49 to Bill in Arizona last Friday. Since Friday
it has been to Los Angeles, shared the trailer with a car, visited Van's
in Oregon and arrived here sharing the trailer with a RV-10.
My delivery experience was the same as Bill's in Arizona right down to the rubbed
area on the inside of the canopy. In my case the Partain driver, Seth, investigated
the cause and determined that the scraped area was caused by a bundle
of three aluminum tubes that was packed unprotected and unsecured inside the
fuselage. He removed them from the fuselage so they couldn't cause any more
damage. Note to factory: those tubes need to have bubble wrap around the ends
of them when they are packed for shipping.
I can't say enough about the TLC that Partain's driver Seth used in caring for
my Lightning while it was under his care.
Thanks in advance for the support that I have seen demonstrated to previous builders
and that I hope to experience.
Steve
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