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joelhaynes

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 19
Location: Bozeman, MT

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:29 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my inspection.  After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to fly up and do the deed.  After two hours of poring over the airplane he finally gave up trying to find something wrong.  

  

 This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power.  She handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off.  I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to work on directing better air flow through the cooler.  CHT's stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it is a new engine running straight mineral oil.  The airplane is equiped with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem.  I know I need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants.  After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder and still keep the temps reasonable.  Any advice on CHT and oil temp contro  l is welcome.

  

 Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh.

  

 Joel Haynes

 Bozeman, MT

 N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin'

shempdowling2(at)earthlin
Guest

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

Alls it takes is about another 100 hours of messing  around with your baffling and oil cooler setup to get this fixed!  Dont ask  

  

 Shemp/Jeff Dowling

RV-6A, N915JD

295  hours

Chicago/Louisville

  

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jeffpoint

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 72
Location: MKE

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

Congratulations!



On the oil temp, the first thing I would do (if you haven't already) is 

calibrate the oil temp probe in some boiling water, to make sure it is 

accurate.  Beyond that, we'll need some more details on your cooling 

setup to troubleshoot.



Jeff Point

RV-6

Milwaukee

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Jeff Point
RV-6
Milwaukee WI

lhelming(at)sigecom.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: N557XW Flies

Way to go Joel.  Enjoy the flights and your  plane.  How is that grin anyway?   

  

 You still have a lot of testing work to do during  the next 39.5 hours and if you are anything close to average, you will find some  small set backs as you progress through the testing.  I hope you do not  rush through the 40 hours just putting on hours to just get r done.   Review the EAA materials and you will find lots of test flight stuff if you need  to take a look at it.  Best wishes.  ( There is always next year for  flying to O when it will be much safer for everyone.)  

  

 ON HEAT ISSUE:  I had some debris between the  fins on the cylinders near the spark plugs that was not allowing air to  pass through easily and had to file/clean this away.  

  

 Larry in Indiana

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rdhowey(at)telus.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: N557XW Flies

Congratulations Joel and well  done!!!!    Bet that's a great feeling.      Keep us informed on your trials with the cooling.......you have the  engine prop combo I'm going to use....

  

 do not archive

  

 Ralph....8qb   rudder 

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shirleyh

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Perth, Western Australia

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: Re: N557XW Flies

Congratulations, Joel - isn't it a great feeling?!  Regarding the cooling - I have an 0-360 in my recently completed RV6 - operating in the warmth of Western Australia. I'm not having any oil cooling problems at the moment - rather the opposite!  I installed a larger oil cooler than standard because I expected to be operating in high temps. Now that winter is here I've had to tape over about a third of the cooler to keep temps in the green.  What size oil cooler have you installed?



Shirley Harding

RV6 VH ASF Flying 10 hours

crowbotham(at)hotmail.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:40 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

Joel,



CONGRATULATIONS and WELL DONE !!!

Chuck & Dave Rowbotham

RV-8A

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		  From: joelrhaynes(at)aol.com

Subject: N557XW Flies

Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:25:19 -0400

This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. 

of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power.  She handled 

well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off.


	


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		  Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh.



Joel Haynes

Bozeman, MT

N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin'

davemader(at)bresnan.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:47 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

Joel,  

Congratulations on your first flight!  Just for your info or anybody else in your area, there is a DAR that lives in Greybull, Wyo.  I believe he is the only one in the state of Wyo. But he would be much closer than Colo.                  

His name is Tim Mikus and I’m sure he’s in the book;.  I had him do my inspection in Jan. and he is a heck of a nice guy and did a good job, I feel.  I also have an RV-6 with 0-360 and Sensenich.  My only complaint is the fact the I can turn it almost 2900 rpm at wide open throttle.  The engine was built up by a guy in Colo. And he “tweaked” it a little bit.  Higher comp pistons, etc.  I think I will leave it as is so I don’t loose my climb performance.   Don’t know what to tell you as far as  temps go, other than 400 is  not bad considering a new engine and mineral oil.  As far as oil temp., maybe the larger Stewart Warner cooler?  They seem to help most guys when they go to it.  Kind of pricey though.  Anyway, congrats and have fun.  Stop in Sheridan sometime and give me a call.  

   

Dave Mader  

674-7027  

davemader(at)bresnan.net (davemader(at)bresnan.net)         

  

From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of joelrhaynes(at)aol.com

 Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:25 AM

 To: rv-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: N557XW Flies  

  

       

AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my inspection.  After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to fly up and do the deed.  After two hours of poring over the airplane he finally gave up trying to find something wrong.    

    

   

    

This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power.  She handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly hands-off.  I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to work on directing better air flow through the cooler.  CHT's stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it is a new engine running straight mineral oil.  The airplane is equiped with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem.  I know I need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants.  After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder and still keep the temps reasonable.  Any advice on CHT and oil temp contro l is welcome.  

    

   

    

Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh.  

    

   

    

Joel Haynes  

    

Bozeman, MT  

    

N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin'

Tony Marshall

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 11
Location: Polson, MT

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:26 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

Congratulations Joel,

  

 Great to have another flying RV in Montana.  If, when  OSH time rolls around, you are ready to go, let me know.  It would  be fun to have a small gaggle of RVs from the West parade out there  together.

  

 tony marshall

 rv6

 polson, mt

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RV6
Polson, MT

joelhaynes

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 19
Location: Bozeman, MT

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:06 am Post subject: N557XW Flies

...much safer for everyone?

  

 Not sure what you are implying but I have a complete flight test program mapped out that will be conducted in a SAFE manner.  I have time to complete it before Oshkosh and will do so if no major surprises are encountered.

  

 Joel Haynes

 RV-7A 0.5 hours

  

 > You still have a lot of testing work to do during the next 39.5 hours 

 	  Quote: 	
		   and if you are anything close to average, you will find some small set 

 backs as you progress through the testing.  I hope you do not rush 

 through the 40 hours just putting on hours to just get r done.  Review 

 the EAA materials and you will find lots of test flight stuff if you 

 need to take a look at it.  Best wishes.  ( There is always next year 

 for flying to O when it will be much safer for everyone.)

hansconser(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject: N557XW Flies

Congratulations Joel, sorry I couldn't be there.  I am available to 

help with oil cooler changes or any other help you may want.



Hans



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		   From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com 

 [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of 

 joelrhaynes(at)aol.com

 Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:25 AM

 To: rv-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: N557XW Flies

  

 AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday 

 to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). 

 Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my 

 inspection.  After 5 years and 2 months of building, head scratching 

 and the occasional cursing I said, "Forget that!" So I hired George to 

 fly up and do the deed.  After two hours of poring over the airplane 

 he finally gave up trying to find something wrong. 

  

 This morning I proved the point that large sums of cash can make 1070 

 lbs. of aluminum, fiber glass and steel fly under its own power.  She 

 handled well and a small amount of aileron trim allowed her to fly 

 hands-off.  I have some high oil temps (235) so I definitely need to 

 work on directing better air flow through the cooler.  CHT's 

 stabilized around 400 which is also a little on the high side but it 

 is a new engine running straight mineral oil.  The airplane is equiped 

 with an 0-360-A2A from AeroSport Power and an 85 inch pitch Sensenich 

 cruise prop. Despite the warm temps and 5000 ft field elevation, 

 takeoff performance with the cruise prop was no problem.  I know I 

 need to run it hard the first few hours to seat the rings but because 

 of the higher temps I had throttled back to 2200 to 2300 and was still 

 showing 140 kts on the GPS without gear leg fairings or wheel pants.  

 After some tweaking under the cowling I'll see if I can run it harder 

 and still keep the temps reasonable.  Any advice on CHT and oil temp 

 contro l is welcome.

  

 Only 39.5 Phase I hours to go before Oshkosh.

  

 Joel Haynes



 Bozeman, MT



 N557XW Flyin' and Grinnin'

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