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.
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