Flierbk
Feb 02, 2003, 11:02 PM
Question,
Do you English gentlemen use a lot of Cool Power fuel over there?
Bill K
USA
"John Beynon" <ms@beynon.org.uk> wrote in message
news:b1jv73$hi7$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Cool Power, so i guess that's an American Gallon :(
>
> We've been Swindled!!
>
> > Is that a full english gallon or a half measure American gallon?
> >
> > "John Beynon" <ms@beynon.org.uk> wrote in message
> > news:b1jrnm$sag$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > with the wind like it was today in the UK it made it great for
> > autorotations - you could do some really cool stuff today - took ages
for my
> > Fury to come down without the engine :) Burnt a gallon playing...!
> > > john.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Got a little lesson in the amount of energy them there blades store
> > today!
> > > >
> > > > Having driven about 40 minutes to the flying field this afternoon, I
> > arrived
> > > > to find it empty, well the wind was blowing and the rain pissing
down. I
> > > > decided to wait for it to stop raining and then see if I could get a
fly
> > > > with the X-Cell.
> > > >
> > > > It was probably more windy than I have ever flow in before, but
decided
> > to
> > > > crank up the heli and see what would happen. Up came the revs as I
> > opened
> > > > the throttle and it was just getting light on the skids when the
engine
> > > > coughed and died. Cos the wind was a bit gusty and in an attempt to
slow
> > the
> > > > rotor a bit quicker I gave it a bit more collective, buy this time
the
> > > > engine had been dead for about 10 seconds. All of a sudden the
bloody
> > thing
> > > > took off! It went up about 4 feet and I was then able to hover it
back
> > to
> > > > the ground!!!
> > > >
> > > > Just amazed at how much energy there was left in the bugger with a
dead
> > > > engine:-o
> > > >
> > > > After a second try, and cutting the grass with the tail, I decided
that
> > it
> > > > was just a bit too windy;o)
> > > >
> > > > Phil Martin.
> > > >
> > > >
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Do you English gentlemen use a lot of Cool Power fuel over there?
Bill K
USA
"John Beynon" <ms@beynon.org.uk> wrote in message
news:b1jv73$hi7$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Cool Power, so i guess that's an American Gallon :(
>
> We've been Swindled!!
>
> > Is that a full english gallon or a half measure American gallon?
> >
> > "John Beynon" <ms@beynon.org.uk> wrote in message
> > news:b1jrnm$sag$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > with the wind like it was today in the UK it made it great for
> > autorotations - you could do some really cool stuff today - took ages
for my
> > Fury to come down without the engine :) Burnt a gallon playing...!
> > > john.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Got a little lesson in the amount of energy them there blades store
> > today!
> > > >
> > > > Having driven about 40 minutes to the flying field this afternoon, I
> > arrived
> > > > to find it empty, well the wind was blowing and the rain pissing
down. I
> > > > decided to wait for it to stop raining and then see if I could get a
fly
> > > > with the X-Cell.
> > > >
> > > > It was probably more windy than I have ever flow in before, but
decided
> > to
> > > > crank up the heli and see what would happen. Up came the revs as I
> > opened
> > > > the throttle and it was just getting light on the skids when the
engine
> > > > coughed and died. Cos the wind was a bit gusty and in an attempt to
slow
> > the
> > > > rotor a bit quicker I gave it a bit more collective, buy this time
the
> > > > engine had been dead for about 10 seconds. All of a sudden the
bloody
> > thing
> > > > took off! It went up about 4 feet and I was then able to hover it
back
> > to
> > > > the ground!!!
> > > >
> > > > Just amazed at how much energy there was left in the bugger with a
dead
> > > > engine:-o
> > > >
> > > > After a second try, and cutting the grass with the tail, I decided
that
> > it
> > > > was just a bit too windy;o)
> > > >
> > > > Phil Martin.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > > > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27/01/2003
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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