(pacplyer) wrote in message . com...
(bryan chaisone) wrote in message . com...
BWB,

I didn't know Allen, but I knew Gil. Gil's death was not pilot error
nor bad workmanship. It was bad design, and as you have said, bad
selection of non- AN hardware and engine. His machine and building
quality was excellent. I wonder what his wife Genie is doing now, I
lost her number. The poor woman just got married and her hubby was
taken away in such a manner.

Pacplyer,

The Russian truck engine is probably an improvement over the
over-taxed Rotax 582. Rotax makes good engines, just not for that
application.

The vietnamese guy,

I am sorry about your loss, ($30,000.00), that might as well be
$750,000.00 to us here in the US. The median income for vietnamese is
about $200.00/yr from what I hear.

Bryan Chaisone ~Fly safe, fly free~
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#C


Hey Bryan, nice R-22 shots. There's really something to be said about
certified helos isn't there? Despite the expense. oh well, the dream
of a cheap hovering continues... You ever get back to Laos? Bet some
of the flying their would be spectacular.



Hey Pac, thanks for the compliments. I don't own the R-22, I can't
afford to fly it more than 200 hrs per year, which is the breakeven
point between owning and renting. I went back to Thailand twice, once
in '96 and once last year early 2003. It was a blast. Offered BWB, I
mean Bill the Grump to tag along, he didn't take me up on it. Guess
it was one of his Grumpier periods. There's always next time. I am
emailing you an invitation to view my misc photo page, it contains
pictures of my trips to Thailand. My grandfather lives in Thailand,
so I spent some time with him there. One of the pictures is of me on
the bank of Mekong river, which divides Thailand and Laos. I nolonger
have relatives in Laos, and I only had two weeks there. I didn't have
time to fit Laos into the schedule. There's always next time.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#CHey PAC