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Thanks for the good review Jim. Regarding your health, we're thinking of you and hope you stay in touch. Keep the faith... Dave and Di
On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 4:20 PM, Paul Fisher <rv7a.n18pf@...> wrote: Sorry to hear that Jimmy. I've noticed that getting old sucks. We missed you in Decorah. Keep up the good fight!
Paul Q-200 N17PF
Nice report Dugas. Almost like a QUICKTALK editorial I might write. Now a report from me.
I missed the event. I have been operating with diabetes for a number of years... and a slow loss of kidney function. Finally my "valves started sticking and a cylinder cracked" and I have been put on dialysis. OoooOOOps there goes my FAA medical and no more piloting. My dialysis is MWF for 4 hours each day... so no more Oshkosh either. Looks like weekend travel only. I'm still getting used to all of this, but....S.....H..I...T...!!!
JM
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD.
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Sorry to hear that Jimmy. I've noticed that getting old sucks. We missed you in Decorah. Keep up the good fight!
Paul Q-200 N17PF
Nice report Dugas. Almost like a QUICKTALK editorial I might write. Now a report from me.
I missed the event. I have been operating with diabetes for a number of years... and a slow loss of kidney function. Finally my "valves started sticking and a cylinder cracked" and I have been put on dialysis. OoooOOOps there goes my FAA medical and no more piloting. My dialysis is MWF for 4 hours each day... so no more Oshkosh either. Looks like weekend travel only. I'm still getting used to all of this, but....S.....H..I...T...!!!
JM
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD.
Dave D
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Rodney Herzig
Thank you Charlie for accepting my “failed engine application” it’s not an easy process.🤣
On Sep 28, 2022, at 3:27 PM, JMasal via groups.io <JMasal@...> wrote:
Nice report Dugas. Almost like a QUICKTALK editorial I might write. Now a report from me.
I missed the event. I have been operating with diabetes for a number of years... and a slow loss of kidney function. Finally my "valves started sticking and a cylinder cracked" and I have been put on dialysis. OoooOOOps there goes my FAA
medical and no more piloting. My dialysis is MWF for 4 hours each day... so no more Oshkosh either. Looks like weekend travel only. I'm still getting used to all of this, but....S.....H..I...T...!!!
JM
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150
into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned
to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would
take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve,
which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately
nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from
the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward
to next year's FOD.
Dave D
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Nice report Dugas. Almost like a QUICKTALK editorial I might write. Now a report from me.
I missed the event. I have been operating with diabetes for a number of years... and a slow loss of kidney function. Finally my "valves started sticking and a cylinder cracked" and I have been put on dialysis. OoooOOOps there goes my FAA medical and no more piloting. My dialysis is MWF for 4 hours each day... so no more Oshkosh either. Looks like weekend travel only. I'm still getting used to all of this, but....S.....H..I...T...!!!
JM
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD.
Dave D
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Richard Thomson
Interesting report Dave, glad you and Rod are OK.
Rich T
On 24/09/2022 04:06, Dave Dugas via
groups.io wrote:
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Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and
continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great
weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that
I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a
virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way.
On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to
his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's
1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake
turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave
the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my
view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind.
As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the
potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was
making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was
still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH
a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more
favorable.
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts.
Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While
the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were
making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150
into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early,
but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather
front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart
on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but
planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night
in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the
conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and
IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose
of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was
going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would
take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to
the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on
three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving
the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It
was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck
valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text
from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from
Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday
morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not
confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the
Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to
Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we
departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What
happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar
shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.
Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180
degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport,
approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000
AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances.
He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the
cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and
separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and
picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I
received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait
until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let
everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking
forward to next year's FOD.
Dave D
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Rodney Herzig
I’m hoping we haven’t used up all of the good luck!😳🍀🍀🍀
On Sep 24, 2022, at 8:25 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote:
Jerry
I agree with you!
Dave D
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 6:25 PM, Jerry Marstall
<jerrylm1986@...> wrote:
Whoa! The rest of us are safe. You two used up all of the bad luck. So glad you both are OK and will fly another day.
Me too Sam. A lot of questions need to be looked at in Rodney's case. He also has damage to the cowling from the cylinder banging into it after it let go. A bit of nose gear damage also.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Crain
Whoa! You are both to be commended! Makes the sphincter pucker though doesn’t it! Will Rod be able to rebuild the bottom end and top end or buy a different engine before he heads for Hawaii?
Bruce
Right on Charlie. Both incidents were totally unpredictable.
Dave D
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 8:39 AM, One Sky Dog via
groups.io
Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
Charlie
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via
groups.io <davedq2=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that
I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way.
On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the
landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my
way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable.
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150
into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned
to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would
take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve,
which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately
nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from
the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward
to next year's FOD.
Dave D
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Good job under extreme circumstances! Getum fixed up, to fly again soon. Glad everyone made it home from FOD 22, albeit, not without some excitement!
Kevin Boddicker
TriQ 200 N7868B 590 hrs
Luana, IA.
Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 6:25 PM, Jerry Marstall <jerrylm1986@...> wrote: Whoa! The rest of us are safe. You two used up all of the bad luck. So glad you both are OK and will fly another day. Me too Sam. A lot of questions need to be looked at in Rodney's case. He also has damage to the cowling from the cylinder banging into it after it let go. A bit of nose gear damage also.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Crain Whoa! You are both to be commended! Makes the sphincter pucker though doesn’t it! Will Rod be able to rebuild the bottom end and top end or buy a different engine before he heads for Hawaii? Bruce Right on Charlie. Both incidents were totally unpredictable. Dave D On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 8:39 AM, One Sky Dog via groups.io
Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
Charlie
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Whoa! The rest of us are safe. You two used up all of the bad luck. So glad you both are OK and will fly another day.
Me too Sam. A lot of questions need to be looked at in Rodney's case. He also has damage to the cowling from the cylinder banging into it after it let go. A bit of nose gear damage also.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Crain Whoa! You are both to be commended! Makes the sphincter pucker though doesn’t it! Will Rod be able to rebuild the bottom end and top end or buy a different engine before he heads for Hawaii? Bruce Right on Charlie. Both incidents were totally unpredictable. Dave D On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 8:39 AM, One Sky Dog via groups.io
Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
Charlie
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Me too Sam. A lot of questions need to be looked at in Rodney's case. He also has damage to the cowling from the cylinder banging into it after it let go. A bit of nose gear damage also.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Crain <jcrain2@...> wrote: Whoa! You are both to be commended! Makes the sphincter pucker though doesn’t it! Will Rod be able to rebuild the bottom end and top end or buy a different engine before he heads for Hawaii? Bruce On Sep 24, 2022, at 7:40 AM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote:
Right on Charlie. Both incidents were totally unpredictable. Dave D On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 8:39 AM, One Sky Dog via groups.io <Oneskydog@...> wrote:
Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
Charlie
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote: Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Whoa! You are both to be commended! Makes the sphincter pucker though doesn’t it! Will Rod be able to rebuild the bottom end and top end or buy a different engine before he heads for Hawaii?
On Sep 24, 2022, at 7:40 AM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote:
Right on Charlie. Both incidents were totally unpredictable. Dave D On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 8:39 AM, One Sky Dog via groups.io <Oneskydog@...> wrote:
Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
Charlie
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote: Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Dave,
You and Rodney have had more than your share of excitement. Good to hear you are both home safe. Hope that next year you will both be flying fresh engines.
On Sep 23, 2022, at 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote:
Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Right on Charlie. Both incidents were totally unpredictable.
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 8:39 AM, One Sky Dog via groups.io <Oneskydog@...> wrote:
Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
Charlie
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote: Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Dave and Rod,
Great you guys made an airport. Much better than a field.
Dave you have to figure out what is going on with engines at Orange “familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell.”
Just proves certified or experimental engines fail be ready, at the slightest sign the engine is not happy a precautionary landing is in order.
Well Roddy the “ Failed Engine Club” has accepted your application for membership.
Regards,
On Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote: Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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Thanks for the good report Dave.
I'm glad you are both safe and home.
I figured you were hanging out in NY for the crazy rains and now winds that we are having.
Talk soon and have a good flight on Monday.
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On Sep 23, 2022, at 11:06 PM, Dave Dugas via groups.io <davedq2@...> wrote:
Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift
too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way.
On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the
landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my
way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable.
Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150
into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned
to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far.
Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would
take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill.
After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve,
which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field.
Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE.
Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable.
With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately
nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from
the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm.
Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward
to next year's FOD.
Dave D
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Here's an update on the 2022 FOD adventure that Rod and I had and continues still. First though, I'd like to thank Kevin for a great weekend with great weather, held at the friendliest airport that I've ever been to. Thanks for the cool gift too. Even had a virtual visit with Jim and Mary Masal, who look great by the way. On Thursday, Rod arrived quite a bit earlier than I, due to his high speed Cozy III, while I flew in with the aero club's 1961 Cessna 150, far behind, and safely behind, Rodney's wake turbulence. I announced entry to the traffic pattern, which gave the landing judges time to assemble on the ramp, clearly in my view, as I fought the 16, gusting to 23 knots, direct crosswind. As a landing judge myself, I knew that the landing had the potential to provide a high level of entertainment, and as I was making my way to a more favorable airport, Kevin asked if I was still in the pattern. I replied "Negative", and returned to KDEH a couple of hours later, when the conditions were more favorable. Sunday morning we began the return flights to Massachusetts. Our destination was Lima Ohio, one of our favorite stops. While the rest of the departing pilots faced strong headwinds, we were making great time due to the 25 knot tailwind, pushing the C150 into the Q2 groundspeed range. We arrived at KAOH, Lima, early, but we knew that we were going to catch up to a strong weather front, so we stayed for the night. We were in no rush to depart on Monday because the weather was blocking our route, but planned to go as far as we could. We decided to spend the night in Sidney NY and fly home on Tuesday or Wednesday, when the conditions were better. Perfect so far. Tuesday was a long day at the airport in Sidney, and MVFR and IFR was showing up on the weather map, along with a healthy dose of scattered and much worse weather. I decided that if I was going to try to get home, 5 pm was the latest time that I would take off. Rod took off at around 4:00, and I decided to taxi to the fuel pump and fill up. This is where things went down hill. After refueling I restarted the plane and it was running on three cylinders. After checking mags and unsuccessfully revving the engine, it was time to remove the cowl and investigate. It was easy to identify the cooler cylinder and suspect a stuck valve, which proved to be the case. Meanwhile I received a text from Rod that he had made it home, a 1.5 hour flight from Sidney. I arranged to get to work on the engine Wednesday morning with the mechanic on the field. Wednesday morning we were able to free up the valve, but not confident that it would be reliable, I decided to leave the Cessna there and return when it was fixed. Rod offered to fly to Sidney, N23, and fly me to Orange, KORE. Flying conditions could not have been better, and we departed Sidney for the less than one hour flight home. What happened next was unbelievable. With an ETE of less than 15 minutes, a way too familiar shock went through the plane and everything shook like hell. Remarkably the engine kept running and Rod made an immediate 180 degree turn back to KPSF, Pittsfield Municipal Airport, approximately nine miles away. We were at 5500' MSL, about 4000 AGL, and Rod did an amazing job landing under the circumstances. He had power available to taxi to the ramp, where we removed the cowl and discovered that the #3 cylinder had broke in half, and separated from the crankcase. My wife Di drove to Pittsfield and picked us up, arriving home at 8:30 pm. Today we trailered Rod's Cozy back to his hangar and I received news that the C150 is ready to go. I'll have to wait until Monday to get the Cessna and fly back to Orange. I'll let everyone know when my adventure is done, meantime..... looking forward to next year's FOD. Dave D
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