X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] (67%) X-MAILER: mail headers not consistent with User Agent "Outlook" (33%) BODY: contains stock spam words Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:37:43 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1748160 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:03:25 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=lancair@USTEK.COM Received: from 24.208.175.80 ([24.208.175.80]) by server1.USTEK ([192.168.2.2]) with Microsoft Exchange Server HTTP-DAV ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:04:40 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C73449.FFF100F1" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: AHRS From: Lancair In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: AHRS Thread-Index: Acc0Y8jMjV0NsYTYRG6TamqmPOfl4w== X-Original-Message-ID: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Web Access 6.5.7638.1 X-MimeCtl: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7638.1 X-Original-Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:02:37 -0500 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C73449.FFF100F1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike Smith of Crossbox wrote: Crossbow has publicly detailed the fixes and procedures established to corr= ect the bugs initially found in the NAV425EX=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 I experienced a catastrophic failure of the Chelton Sport/Crossbox 425 coup= ling, fortunately in VFR weather. This event was I believe a couple years = after the combination was introduced to the market as tested and approved. = I fully understand that these complex systems are trial and error (sorry a= bout the lives at risk) but how can we accept that the system which has bee= n tweaked by that same staff at Crossbox is this time truly ready for prime= time? Crossbow has given us reasons to believe them now. It would be int= eresting if Crossbow would also disclose to us where they went wrong the fi= rst time. =20 Instead I chose to change horses in mid-stream and go with the Pinpoint GAD= AHRS. D2A and Pinpoint tested it before I got it and I as an early adopter= was probably considered a beta site. It passed our flight testing with, w= ell, flying colors. The questionnaire and phone conversations I exchanged = with D2A just weeks ago led me to believe that my experience was typical. = Perhaps the re-designed 425 will work as well. I certainly hope so. We ne= ed choices Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES ------_=_NextPart_001_01C73449.FFF100F1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Mike Smith of Crossbox wrote:=

Crossbow has publicly det= ailed the fixes and procedures established to correct the bugs initially fo= und in the NAV425EX

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I experienced a catastrophic = failure of the Chelton Sport/Crossbox 425 coupling, fortunately in VFR weat= her. This event was I believe a couple years after the combinati= on was introduced to the market as tested and approved. I fully under= stand that these complex systems are trial and error (sorry about the lives= at risk) but how can we accept that the system which has been tweaked by t= hat same staff at Crossbox is this time truly ready for prime time?&nb= sp; Crossbow has given us reasons to believe them now. It would be in= teresting if Crossbow would also disclose to us where they went wrong = the first time.

Instead I chose to change hor= ses in mid-stream and go with the Pinpoint GADAHRS. D2A and Pinp= oint tested it before I got it and I as an early adopter was prob= ably considered a beta site. It passed our flight testing with, well,= flying colors. The questionnaire and phone conversations I exch= anged with D2A just weeks ago led me to believe that my experience was= typical. Perhaps the re-designed 425 will work as well. I cert= ainly hope so. We need choices

Robert M. Simon=

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