---------------------------------------------------------- Pulsar-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 07/20/15: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:13 AM - Sunday Flight (Bernard Wilder) 2. 09:28 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (barrynorman) 3. 09:37 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (Dennis Tubbs) 4. 09:58 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (GREGSMI@aol.com) 5. 10:25 AM - Re: Sunday Flight (Brian Anderson) 6. 01:01 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (Casey King) 7. 02:17 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (Dennis Adams) 8. 06:12 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (Rick Thomason) 9. 06:37 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (pilot623) 10. 10:00 PM - Re: Sunday Flight (mjb777) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:13:54 AM PST US Subject: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight From: Bernard Wilder I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was over 10 miles. I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily. When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episode. When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at the leading edge of the wing. The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any oil since the change. The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home. The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her pilot. The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the flight celebrated my 84th birthday. Bernie Wilder P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:28:09 AM PST US Subject: RE: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight From: barrynorman CiAgICAKQmVuaWUsIEkgc3VyZSBob3BlIEkgY2FuIHN0aWxsIGZseSBhdCA4NC4gTmljZSBsaXR0 bGUgdHJpcCByZXBvcnQuIEkga25vdyB0aGF0IGhhemUgb3ZlciB0aGUgYmF5IGNhbiBiZSB0cmlj a3kgYnV0IGJlYXV0aWZ1bCBhcmVhIHRvIGZseSBvdmVyLgpCYXJyeQoKClNlbnQgZnJvbSBteSBW ZXJpem9uIFdpcmVsZXNzIDRHIExURSBzbWFydHBob25lCgotLS0tLS0tLSBPcmlnaW5hbCBtZXNz YWdlIC0tLS0tLS0tCkZyb206IEJlcm5hcmQgV2lsZGVyIDxiZXJuYXJkLndpbGRlcjJAZ21haWwu Y29tPiAKRGF0ZTogMDcvMjAvMjAxNSAgMTI6MTIgUE0gIChHTVQtMDU6MDApIApUbzogUHVsc2Fy IE5ldCA8cHVsc2FyLWxpc3RAbWF0cm9uaWNzLmNvbT4gClN1YmplY3Q6IFB1bHNhci1MaXN0OiBT dW5kYXkgRmxpZ2h0IAoKSSBwYXJ0aWN1bGFybHkgd2FudGVkIHRvIGdvIGZseWluZyBTdW5kYXkg ZGVzcGl0ZSB0aGUgZmFjdCB0aGF0IHRoZSB0ZW1wZXJhdHVyZSB3YXMgaW4gdGhlIG1pZC05MHMg YW5kIHdlIGhhZCB0aGUgdXN1YWwgbWlkIEF0bGFudGljIEhhemUgaGFuZ2luZyBvdmVyIHRoZSBy 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_____________________________________ Time: 09:37:15 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight From: Dennis Tubbs Thank you Bernie, for posting this simple but enjoyable account. I enjoyed it a lot on several levels... as a current owner of a Rotax 912ULS (in Titan Tornado II-s) and as someone who is very intrigued by the Pulsar design and as a fellow pilot. Rock On Fellow Pilot! Dennis On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Bernard Wilder wrote: > I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the > temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze > hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the > visibility was over 10 miles. > > I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning > sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having > taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which > manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. > The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the > starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do > the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the > starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months > ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily. > > When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers > water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I > didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up > very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques > suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. > Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the > leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 > mile an hour spiral dive episode. > > When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing > that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess > one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct > tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in > place at the leading edge of the wing. > > The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the > fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades > that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are > the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the > rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the > engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours > on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not > had to add any oil since the change. > > The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of > runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of > the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean > on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because > of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed > up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area > so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns > around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight > trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river > enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent > River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home. > > The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air > speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., > > The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. > > 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her > pilot. > > The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the > flight celebrated my 84th birthday. > > Bernie Wilder > > P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? > > * > > > * > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:58:10 AM PST US From: GREGSMI@aol.com Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight Happy Birthday Bernie, what a way to celebrate. Saturday, I attended my high school class birthday party, we turn 70 this year. I just got my Pulsar airborne again, after taking it down almost two years ago. I rebuilt main gear and did other maintenance items, she has 1500 hours and is showing her age. I did some taxi test and all seemed well so headed down the runway and the magic came back, there is nothing to compare to flying this plane, I hope I can continue to enjoy it into my eighties. Be safe and enjoy. Greg PS. Leaving for Oshkosh this week, are you going? In a message dated 7/20/2015 11:14:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time, bernard.wilder2@gmail.com writes: I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was over 10 miles. I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which ma nifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily. When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episode. When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at the leading edge of the wing. The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any oil since the change. The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home. The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her pilot. The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the flight celebrated my 84th birthday. Bernie Wilder P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:25:15 AM PST US From: Brian Anderson Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight Hi Bernie, Nice story. When we met at the reunion in Lawrence in 2002 I thought we may have been ab out the same age. Our Pulsars are certainly the same age, as are our engines .. But no, I have a few years to go to catch up to you yet, but I still expec t to be flying at 84. I remember well your experience, testing the ultimate strength of the XP. We were all amazed that the wings didn't depart, but grateful that you were ab le to describe the experience for us. My Pulsar has just over 500 hours. During that time I've flown a number of o ther different types, but nothing can compare to the speed, economy, and ove rall brilliant handling of the Pulsar. I've had CFIs in awe over the performance when doing my BFR. One was amazed a t the climb rate. It was a good cool day and we were climbing at 1200 ft/min .. Another was amazed at the glide performance. I nominated a target area aft er a simulated EFATO. The instructor thought there was no way we would get t here. Well done Bernie, and Happy 84 th. Brian > On 20/07/2015, at 6:12 pm, Bernard Wilder wrot e: > > I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temper ature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was o ver 10 miles. > > I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning s un light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken h er first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests i ts self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear t ip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard eleva tor. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other probl ems resolved themselves as easily. > > When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water- based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have t he technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. Howe ver the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the w ings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings wh ere the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episo de. > > When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing t hat holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess on e might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at t he leading edge of the wing. > > The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the f act that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades tha t Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the o riginal ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber i s still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total a nd it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any oil since the change. > > The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 2 9er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesap eake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little s ightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze s o I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward For t AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads t oward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its t wists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Ba y it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. Th ere I turned north northwest and headed back home. > > The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air sp eed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., > > The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. > > 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her pilot. > > The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the f light celebrated my 84th birthday. > > Bernie Wilder > > P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:01:11 PM PST US From: Casey King Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight V2VsbCBkb25lLiBUaG9yb3VnaGx5IGVuam95ZWQgcmVhZGluZyB0aGUgZmxpZ2h0IHJlcG9ydCAm IGFtIHJlbWluZGVkIG9uY2UgYWdhaW4gb2YgYWxsIHRoZSBwZW9wbGUgdGhhdCBJ4oCZdmUgbWV0 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Dennis Adams Sent from an IPad On Jul 20, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Bernard Wilder wrote: I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was over 10 miles. I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily. When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episode. When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at the leading edge of the wing. The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any oil since the change. The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home. The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her pilot. The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the flight celebrated my 84th birthday. Bernie Wilder P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? * <3D"http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pulsar-List"> <3D"http://www.matronics.com/contribution"> * ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:12:12 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight From: Rick Thomason Happy Birthday Bernie! Nice write up. I sure hope I get to celebrate my 84th exactly as you did. Rick Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Bernard Wilder w rote: > > I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temper ature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was o ver 10 miles. > > I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning s un light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken h er first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests i ts self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear t ip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard eleva tor. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other probl ems resolved themselves as easily. > > When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water- based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have t he technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. Howe ver the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the w ings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings wh ere the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episo de. > > When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing t hat holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess on e might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at t he leading edge of the wing. > > The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the f act that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades tha t Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the o riginal ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber i s still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total a nd it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any oil since the change. > > The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 2 9er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesap eake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little s ightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze s o I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward For t AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads t oward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its t wists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Ba y it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. Th ere I turned north northwest and headed back home. > > The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air sp eed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., > > The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. > > 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her pilot. > > The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the f light celebrated my 84th birthday. > > Bernie Wilder > > P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:37:05 PM PST US From: "pilot623" Subject: RE: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight Bernie, Nice story and what a great reason to go up. My flight regime has changed such that my Hobbs may soon catch up with my number of landings. When we start, there are multiple landings per hour but these days, I'm seeing about 4 hours flight time per landing. Makes the tires last a lot longer. Thanks for sharing your birthday flight story and may it be repeated every year for many more. Jim N623JF 722 hours and 831 landings _____ From: owner-pulsar-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-pulsar-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bernard Wilder Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 10:12 AM Subject: Pulsar-List: Sunday Flight I particularly wanted to go flying Sunday despite the fact that the temperature was in the mid-90s and we had the usual mid Atlantic Haze hanging over the region. Despite the haze the AWOS at 3W6 was saying the visibility was over 10 miles. I pulled my Pulsar XP ((390XP)) out of the hanger into the bright morning sun light and looked her over. She is beginning to show her age having taken her first flight 15 years ago. She suffers from hanger rash which manifests its self in the form of a few dings and scrapes here and there. The top rear tip of the rudder is bent over, as is the outer corner of the starboard elevator. The cushions which I upholstered myself no longer do the plane justice. There has been a very slow brake fluid leak in the starboard wheel cylinder that for some reason stopped leaking six months ago. I wish all other problems resolved themselves as easily. When I was doing the development of techniques to apply Poly Fibers water-based Topcoat I used my plane on which to try the techniques. I didn't have the technique down until I got to my wings which have held up very well. However the fuselage where I was using earlier techniques suffers from cracks in the topcoat and at some point must be repainted. Though the surface of the wings have stood up well there are places on the leading edge of the wings where the topcoat was peeled away during my 325 mile an hour spiral dive episode. When the bacon saver came loose I couldn't find the hole within the wing that holds the metal tube on which the bacon saver is mounted. And I guess one might expect that something that is 15 years old might have some duct tape on it somewhere and on my pulsar it is keeping the bacon saver in place at the leading edge of the wing. The Rotax 912 that I paid $8900 for in 1998 still runs great despite the fact that in the intervening 17 years I have not done any of the upgrades that Rotax has tried to sell me. The rubber mounts for the carburetors are the original ones and are still in very good condition. No cracks and the rubber is still supple. But then, I have a technique I use to start the engine that eliminates the bang at startup.The engine has almost 700 hours on it total and it has been 65 hours since the last oil change. I have not had to add any oil since the change. The engine started up and ran smoothly so I went out to the end of runway 29er and took off. I had intended to cross from the west side of the Chesapeake Bay to the east side and continue on to the Atlantic Ocean on a little sightseeing trip. However I couldn't see across the bay because of the haze so I turned around and went south across the Potomac and headed up toward Fort AP Hill. There the Rappahannock abuts the restricted area so I turned and headed down the Rappahannock River. It twists and turns around as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay. This makes for a nice flight trying to match its twists and turns. Close to the point where the river enters the Chesapeake Bay it goes under the restricted area of the Patuxent River Naval Air Base. There I turned north northwest and headed back home. The engine had continue to run smoothly at 4850 RPM. At this RPM my air speed trues out at the required 135 mph - she is a light sport, you know., The trip back across the Potomac River and the landing was uneventful. 390XP is still a thrill to fly even though she is old and beat up like her pilot. The flight was especially significant for me because of the fact that the flight celebrated my 84th birthday. Bernie Wilder P.S. Is there anyone regularly flying a Pulsar who is over 84? ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:00:02 PM PST US Subject: Pulsar-List: Re: Sunday Flight From: "mjb777" Thanks for sharing your latest adventure and just like everyone else, I too hope to be able to still fly at 84! wow! Could you please outline your starting technique that you mentioned? Congrats and regards, Matt. -------- Pulsar 1 TD Kit. Captain B777. Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. 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