Thank you

Kelsey

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

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