X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:35:33 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([216.148.227.151] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 848412 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:20:19 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.151; envelope-from=colwells@comcast.net Received: from office (c-67-187-168-121.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[67.187.168.121]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <200511280419340130094ifpe>; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:19:34 +0000 From: "Steve/Claudette Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: To TSO or not to TSO, that is the question. X-Original-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:19:20 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0098_01C5F38F.DFBDFBD0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcXzcBtP5X/aWpPGTsS6xz3ig3jy6wAVy8Wg In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C5F38F.DFBDFBD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Even the Collins and Honeywells of the world, who have done this for decades and have in-house experts that have more knowledge and experience than the entire experimental community combined, do not always get it right the first time. " Some years ago I bought a used Collins VHF251 Com. I was new to aviation at the time but being a Texas resident I knew Collins as a major Aerospace Company. After the third trip to the Avionics Shop to solve the same problem I was appalled to learn that this simple com radio had over 20 Mods. A couple of the mods that "should have fixed it" had already cost over half what I paid for the radio. Collins had over 20 attempts to get it right at their customer's expense. I finally accepted a marginal radio because I was unwilling to bet again with those odds. You can't be too careful before you lay your money down. Steve Colwell -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/ ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C5F38F.DFBDFBD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

”Even the = Collins and Honeywells of the world, who have done this for decades and have = in-house experts that have more knowledge and experience than the entire = experimental community combined, do not always get it right the first time. “

 

 

Some years ago I bought a used = Collins VHF251 Com.  I was new to aviation at the time but being a Texas resident I knew Collins as a = major Aerospace Company.   After the third trip to the Avionics Shop = to solve the same problem I was appalled to learn that this simple com = radio had over 20 Mods.   A couple of the mods that “should have = fixed it” had already cost over half what I paid for the radio. =  

 

Collins had over 20 attempts to get = it right at their customer’s expense.  I finally accepted a = marginal radio because I was unwilling to bet again with those odds.  You = can’t be too careful before you lay your money down. =

 

Steve = Colwell

 

 

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