V-8 powered Seabee

What's this "we" crap?

I've been very clear in the past many years I've been on this group that if
I had $150,000, a year, and an engine dyno, I'd build an auto conversion
that was turnkey and reliable. That $$$ would include testing at least 3 or
4 to engine destruction. THAT'S how you find out what's weak and what's
not.

Herein lies the rub.

I would have no problems whatsoever with the flying Corkymobile as long as
whatever information he presented was factual, full, and complete.
Successes AND failures.

If I'm going to by into something like an auto conversion, I want to know
how it's failed in the past JUST LIKE I KNOW HOW THE LYCOMINGS AND
CONTINENTALS HAVE FAILED BECAUSE IT'S PUBLIC RECORD FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS.

I hope I didn't scare you with my shouting. 8-)

I don't want to be flying and suddenly find that there's a cooling issue, or
a heat related failing issue on the ignition or electronics, or an oiling
issue on climbout only to call the people and have them tell me (as I've
heard so many times before with so many products) "Gee, nobody's EVER had
that problem before". Then, when you ask around with people that do have
that product, they say "yep, I've been through 3 of those Frizzens on the
Fratzit in the last year".

I want disclosure on how things go bad, not just how they work Corky,
because they might go bad while I'm at 150' on takeoff with trees 1300'
ahead. I want to decide what risk level I'm taking, I don't want others to
decide it for me. If I don't know what problems they've had, I can't make
an informed decision.

Again, this might be the best conversion since sliced bread. They surely
portray it as such. But they don't give enough information to decide that
on the website and my email has gone curiously unanswered.

Do they only respond to supporters and not people with critical questions?
I think that Bull**** flag just went up a little higher.

John Stricker

"Corky Scott" wrote in message
...
Should all experimenting stop
because some appear inadaquately thought through or improperly
assembled? Or should we learn from the failures of those who tried
ahead of us? In other words, should we seek solutions to known
problems, or give up?

Corky Scott