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Kelsey,
Before you head over
there, let me give you the other side of this
perspective....
>He is without doubt
a talented engineer and has others who also contribute
regularly.
Personally, I would
remove the word talented and insert "opinionated" and last time I
looked, many of the "others" have given up trying to argue with him.
Look at the track
record:
PL said [many times]
that Electric Water pumps cant work for flying rotary engines- disproved by Todd
and others.
PL said [many times] you
can't cool a rotary with a NACA scoop - disproved by me
PL makes sells
[expensive] intake castings. My welder said it would have been easier (and
cheaper) to start from scratch
PL says Conversion Concepts mounts are dangerous, but people are
flying them fine.
PL sponsors an engine
mount design that other engineers say is dangerous.
PL has never built and
flown any of his own theories.
>I think that
everyone here should at least evaluate the info presented on ACRE for their own
edification.
True - there are
occasional nuggets of valuable information
there. But treat most of what you read there with a "pinch of salt" especially
if PL is backing it. Don't get me wrong - I have nothing personal against PL
(other than his rude behavior in heckling Ed's excellent presentation at Shady
Bend last year), but I do get worried when he suppresses comments that disagree
with his own beliefs or agenda. He gets so adamant that it's tempting to think
he knows what he's talking about. The evidence would tend to prove
otherwise.
Just my
2c.
John
Slade
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