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From: kelseyjewett <kelseyjewett@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: ACRE - Paul Lamar
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 20:25:18 -0700
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Thank you

Kelsey

On Jul 7, 2004, at 7:21 PM, John Slade wrote:

> Kelsey,
>  Before you head over there, let me=A0give you the other side of this=20=

> perspective....
> =A0
> >He is without doubt a talented engineer and has others who also=20
> contribute regularly.=A0=A0=A0
> Personally, I would remove the word talented and insert "opinionated"=20=

> and last time I looked,=A0many of the "others" have given up trying to=20=

> argue with him.
>  =A0
> Look at the track record:
> PL said [many times] that Electric Water pumps cant work for flying=20
> rotary engines- disproved by Todd and others.
>  PL said [many times] you can't cool a rotary with a NACA scoop -=20
> disproved by me
> PL makes=A0sells [expensive] intake castings. My welder said it would=20=

> have been easier (and cheaper) to start from scratch
> PL says Conversion Concepts mounts are dangerous, but people are=20
> flying them fine.
> PL sponsors an engine mount design that=A0other engineers say is=20
> dangerous.
> PL has never built and flown any of his own theories.
> =A0
> >I think that everyone here should at least evaluate the info=20
> presented on ACRE for their own edification.=A0
> True - there are occasional =A0nuggets of valuable information there.=20=

> But treat most of what you read there with a "pinch of salt"=20
> especially if PL is backing it. Don't get me wrong - I have nothing=20
> personal against PL (other than his rude behavior in heckling Ed's=20
> excellent presentation at Shady Bend last year), but I do get worried=20=

> when he suppresses comments that disagree with his own beliefs or=20
> agenda. He gets so adamant that it's tempting to think he knows what=20=

> he's talking about. The evidence would tend to prove otherwise.
> =A0
> Just my 2c.
> John Slade
> =A0
> =A0
> =A0
> =A0

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Thank you


Kelsey


On Jul 7, 2004, at 7:21 PM, John Slade wrote:


<excerpt><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>Kelsey,</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param> Before you head over there, let
me=A0give you the other side of this perspective....</color>

=A0

<smaller>>He is without doubt a talented engineer and has others who
also contribute
=
regularly.=A0=A0<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FF=
FF</param>=A0</color></fontfamily></smaller>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>Personally, I would remove the
word talented and insert "opinionated" and last time I looked,=A0many of
the "others" have given up trying to argue with him.</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param> </color>=A0

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>Look at the track record:</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>PL said [many times] that Electric
Water pumps cant work for flying rotary engines- disproved by Todd and
others.</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param> PL said [many times] you can't
cool a rotary with a NACA scoop - disproved by me</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>PL makes=A0sells [expensive] intake
castings. My welder said it would have been easier (and cheaper) to
start from scratch</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>PL says Conversion Concepts mounts
are dangerous, but people are flying them fine.</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>PL sponsors an engine mount design
that=A0other engineers say is dangerous.</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>PL has never built and flown any
of his own theories.</color>

=A0

<smaller>>I think that everyone here should at least evaluate the info
presented on ACRE for their own
=
edification.<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</=
param>=A0</color></fontfamily></smaller>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>True - there are occasional
</color>=A0<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>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.</color>

=A0

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>Just my 2c.</color>

<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>John Slade</color>

=A0

=A0

=A0

=A0

</excerpt>=

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