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"Dave S" wrote

So.. how much would you pay for the priveledge of flight testing a Lyc
or Continental crankshaft after the most recent recall on those products?

Dave


Not very well. If a manufacturer screws up, it ought to foot the bill for
all costs incurred.

I'm not flying at present because of some medical issues, but once I get
that squared away, plus the finances recovered from said problems, I would
much rather test fly my *own* homebrew power plant. g
--
Jim in NC


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Morgans wrote:
"Dave S" wrote


So.. how much would you pay for the priveledge of flight testing a Lyc
or Continental crankshaft after the most recent recall on those products?

Dave



Not very well. If a manufacturer screws up, it ought to foot the bill for
all costs incurred.

I'm not flying at present because of some medical issues, but once I get
that squared away, plus the finances recovered from said problems, I would
much rather test fly my *own* homebrew power plant. g

Can I interest you in the Mazda Rotary line of power? Very few
catastrophic failure modes...

Dave

"Dave S" wrote:
Can I interest you in the Mazda Rotary line of power? Very few
catastrophic failure modes...

Don't get me wrong: I love the Mazda (more properly "Wankel"), too. But the
single most common causes of engine failure apply to it as well: fuel
problems. And because every Wankel installation is a unique experimental
installation, it is perhaps more at risk of problems than your
run-of-the-mill Lycoming installation.

As best as I see it, there's only one certain way to avoid engine or prop
failu fly a glider!

Russell Kent

As best as I see it, there's only one certain way to avoid engine or prop
failu fly a glider!

Russell Kent
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Fly a GLIDER?!?!?!?!?

Surely, you jest.

It has amazed me how many power pilots
would not give our sailplane club ships a try.
Every excuse in the book has been used to beg off.

IMO, many power jockeys secretly fear embarrassment or worse,
when no engine is available to mask possible shortcomings of
basic skills and judgment required for true mastery of flight.

Barnyard BOb --

Barnyard BOb - wrote:

As best as I see it, there's only one certain way to avoid engine or prop
failu fly a glider!

Russell Kent

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Fly a GLIDER?!?!?!?!?

Surely, you jest.

It has amazed me how many power pilots
would not give our sailplane club ships a try.
Every excuse in the book has been used to beg off.

IMO, many power jockeys secretly fear embarrassment or worse,
when no engine is available to mask possible shortcomings of
basic skills and judgment required for true mastery of flight.

Barnyard BOb --

Now Uncle Bob, I have flown a glider a couple of times and lived to
tell about it. Of coure it was not by choice, it was when the fan up
front quit turning on its own. I was not embarrassed at all when I
walked away from them. :-)

Jerry

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote:
IMO, many power jockeys secretly fear embarrassment or worse,
when no engine is available to mask possible shortcomings of
basic skills and judgment required for true mastery of flight.

I'm reminded of the old gem: "How does one acquire good judgment? By making
bad decisions."

Russell Kent

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote:
IMO, many power jockeys secretly fear embarrassment or worse,
when no engine is available to mask possible shortcomings of
basic skills and judgment required for true mastery of flight.

I'm reminded of the old gem: "How does one acquire good judgment? By making
bad decisions."

Russell Kent
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Great sound bite, and repeatable...
for Tiddlywinks or MS Flight Simulator.

In the real flying world, surviving multiple
bad flight decisions is nearly impossible.

JFK Jr. is but one tragic example.


Barnyard BOb - Fate is the hunter.

Someone said that we each start our flying careers with a full glass of luck
and an empty glass of skill. The idea is to fill the skill glass before the
luck glass is empty!
-Bob Korves

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message
...

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote:
IMO, many power jockeys secretly fear embarrassment or worse,
when no engine is available to mask possible shortcomings of
basic skills and judgment required for true mastery of flight.

I'm reminded of the old gem: "How does one acquire good judgment? By
making
bad decisions."

Russell Kent
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Great sound bite, and repeatable...
for Tiddlywinks or MS Flight Simulator.

In the real flying world, surviving multiple
bad flight decisions is nearly impossible.

JFK Jr. is but one tragic example.


Barnyard BOb - Fate is the hunter.

I'm not flying at present because of some medical issues, but once I get
that squared away, plus the finances recovered from said problems,

I would
much rather test fly my *own* homebrew power plant. g
--
Jim in NC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

CORVAIR or Volkswagen derivative?


Barnyard BOb -

I'm not flying at present because of some medical issues, but once I get
that squared away, plus the finances recovered from said problems,

I would
much rather test fly my *own* homebrew power plant. g
--
Jim in NC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

CORVAIR or Volkswagen derivative?


Barnyard BOb -

I *knew* this would bring you back from the dead. g Simply too much to
resist!

Nothing air-cooled, thank you. I'm thinking water cooled, and smaller, to
fit in the sport pilot class. A Chevy 4.3 would be great, but I would have
to make an airframe that weighed about 57 pounds. g Not likely.

Motorcycle engine? Soob? I don't know. I've got a while to think about
it.
--
Jim in NC


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