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I am new to the club, so I don't have the historical perspective... Has the convention ever been held out West? I'd like to make next year's convention, but a cross-continent flight is a tall order. Maybe we could meet in the middle next time! NBC >From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Coupe-List" <[email protected]> >Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Next year's National Convention >Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:06:25 -0500 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > >Was there a vote on where next year's National Convention will be? > > > >Ed Burkhead > >http://edburkhead.com/ > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sydney Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 8:16 AM >To: Ed Burkhead >Cc: Coupe-List >Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] morning group > > > >Hi Ed, > I'm sure that our fuel figures are a combination of a lot of factors. >Actually, Dennis was exaggerating a bit. I had 4.5 >gallons/hour and he had 6.5. Another Couper flew with us from Daytona >Beach to Lawrenceville, GA, and his fuel consumption was a >little worse than Dennis'. Engine efficiency would also be a factor. > We missed you at the convention. > > Syd > >Ed Burkhead wrote: > > > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > >Syd, > >Those drag elements don't sound like enough to account for a 47% >increase in fuel consumption. Overly rich mixture on his engine (or >overly lean on yours) or both might account for a big portion of the >difference. > >4.25 versus 6.25 is a BIG difference. > >Ed Burkhead >http://edburkhead.com/ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sydney Cohen [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:48 PM >To: Greg Bullough >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; >Coupe-List >Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] morning group > >Hi Greg, > Dennis' Coupe has more drag due to two large venturis as opposed to >one small one on mine; landing lights on the gear legs, and I have none; >a bubble windshield and mine is flat; more antennas than mine; and no >nose gear fairing, but I have one. Also, in order to go the same >airspeed with the added drag, he would have to be turning more rpm. I >believe his tachometer reads low, maybe 100 rpm or more. Neither of us >leaned, and he didn't follow directly behind me, so I don't think he was >making a lot of power adjustments. I think the drag is the reason. I >don't know his empty weight, but remember, I was carrying a passenger >and he was not. His carburetor could be set richer too. No, I don't >have an EGT, but have had no problems with valves or oil temps. In >fact, my oil temps were usually about 10 degrees less than Dennis'. > >Syd > >Greg Bullough wrote: > > >At 10:46 PM 6/25/2003 -0500, Sydney Cohen wrote: > > >We both have D models, both have 85 hp engines, both have 71 x 48 >props, both ran 2450 rpms, both flew at the same airspeed (we were >together) and I had a passenger and Dennis didn't. Explain that one >if you can. I can't. But I'm happy. :-) > > >There can be one and only one explanation...Dennis is running a richer >mixture. > >Probably richer than necessary. That said, 4.25 gph at cruise is >suspiciously towards >the lean side of things except at 10,000 feet. Do you have an EGT? > >Greg > > > > > > >========================================================================= ===== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > >========================================================================= ===== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > >========================================================================= ===== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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