From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] The Blue Mountain Controversy
To: lml
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 15:25:30 -0400
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Posted for "Ridge Dickey" <ridgedickey@hotmail.com>:

Jerry, thanks for the info.  From what little experience Ive had with FAA 
certified avionics and other systems, I, at an anecdotal level, see no 
positive correlation between quality or reliability and the fact that the item 
is certificated.  Performance in the field is the best test.  I believe the 
spirit of the EAA is innovative experimentation and since we humans don't 
havfe our own wings, the experimentation requires assuming a great deal of 
risk to one's life.  I liken it to working for someone else: those who stay on 
that path have a sense of security, but there is  no security in reality. 
  What you get for sticking with certificated systems is a sense of security, 
which isn't there in reality.
Ridge Dickey