X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 951649 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 May 2005 20:18:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.245.18; envelope-from=wschertz@ispwest.com Received: from 7n7z201 (unverified [63.13.186.54]) by ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.1.361.0) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 17:17:04 -0700 Message-ID: <00e801c55d9a$b5800560$6401a8c0@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Seized 13b - accident prevention Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 19:19:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C55D70.CC236840" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C55D70.CC236840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Al, I think that is an excellent idea. My plane is not done yet, but I = welcome all reviewers of any work I have done, and would like to have as = many pairs of eyes look over my installation as possible. Willing to = travel some also. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Seized 13b - accident prevention This brings me back to a suggestion I made a couple of weeks ago; and = is further reinforced by our loss of Paul Conner. We have to help each = other prevent engine-out scenarios. This case with Andy could so easily = have caused an in-flight accident, and could so easily have been = prevented if someone had pointed out to him that he had a potential = failure mode waiting to happen. Or perhaps someone did, and he chose to = ignore; I don't know. I'm still wondering if would be possible to have regional teams of 2-3 = people with some knowledge and experience with rotary installations, who = could be called upon for critiques, questions, and suggestions on rotary = engine installations before first flights. Maybe we are just too spread = around. I would be willing to travel 2-3 hrs by car, or when my plane = is flying; 2-3 hrs by air at no charge to participate on such a team. = I'm certainly not the expert, but I think I could be potentially = helpful. And I'd certainly appreciate such a session with others going = over my installation. =20 Am I way off the mark here? Could/would this work? Are there others = out there who would participate as "examiners"? Would you welcome such = "look-over" on your project? Do you think it would do any good? I'd = like some feedback on this, and then see whether it makes sense to = pursue it any further. I'd be willing to coordinate with Paul Lamar to see if there are folks = on his list (that aren't also here) who would participate. Al ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C55D70.CC236840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Al,
I think that is an excellent idea. My = plane is not=20 done yet, but I welcome all reviewers of any work I have done, and would = like to=20 have as many pairs of eyes look over my installation as possible. = Willing to=20 travel some also.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 1:09 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Seized 13b = -=20 accident prevention

This=20 brings me back to a suggestion I made a couple of weeks ago; and is = further=20 reinforced by our loss of Paul Conner.  We have to help each = other=20 prevent engine-out scenarios.  This case with Andy could so = easily have=20 caused an in-flight accident, and could so easily have been prevented = if=20 someone had pointed out to him that he had a potential failure mode = waiting to=20 happen.  Or perhaps someone did, and he chose to ignore; I = don=92t=20 know.

 

I=92m = still wondering=20 if would be possible to have regional teams of 2-3 people with some = knowledge=20 and experience with rotary installations, who could be called upon for = critiques, questions, and suggestions on rotary engine installations = before=20 first flights. Maybe we are just too spread around.  I would be = willing=20 to travel 2-3 hrs by car, or when my plane is flying; 2-3 hrs by air = at no=20 charge to participate on such a team.  I=92m certainly not the = expert, but=20 I think I could be potentially helpful.  And I=92d certainly = appreciate=20 such a session with others going over my installation. =20

 

Am I way = off the=20 mark here?  Could/would this work?  Are there others out = there who=20 would participate as =93examiners=94?  Would you welcome such = =93look-over=94 on=20 your project?  Do you think it would do any good? I=92d like some = feedback=20 on this, and then see whether it makes sense to pursue it any=20 further.

 

I=92d be = willing to=20 coordinate with Paul Lamar to see if there are folks on his list (that = aren=92t=20 also here) who would participate.

 

Al

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