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Thanks Ben, kind of missed going to Oshkosh this year but I feel good about getting the -8 ready for it's inspection next week. Only about 5 years after my goal but Oshkosh 2010 should be a no brainer : )
Yep, I spend at least as much time trying to talk builders out of auto conversions as I do 'into' it. Definitely not the fastest way to get into the air.
Realizing how little time I've had to work on and fly my own plane lately brought me to a decision this week. In the past, I've taken on every request to do custom engine controllers and monitors for virtually any engine that builders asked for. These end up as one of a kind systems that take hundreds of hours to develop and support and I realized that is no longer possible for me to keep up with. Time to simplify.
Glad there were some of you guys at Oshkosh to fly the rotary flag this year though.
Tracy
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Ben Schneider <plumberben@yahoo.com> wrote:
All,
Got back from Oshkosh, talked rotary with several rotary people, and a few newbies. One thing I have tried to do when people ask about the rotary installation is not to give people a pair of rose colored glasses. AL tell them that if they just want to bolt on and go, then the rotary is not there yet, put on a Lycoming. But if they enjoy tinkering, some problem solving, and building things by hand, then it may be a good option for them. Don't want to discourage people from the rotary movement, but also don't want to paint a false picture only to have them start, then change, and badmouth the rotaries, we get enough of that the way it is.
Rotary airplanes on the field were, Chuck Dunlop, Dave Atkins, and one other fellow, I met on Tuesday that was in homebuilt camping area that I cannot for the life of me remember his name. (sorry, I know you are on the list, please chime in if you read this)
As far as the 11:00 am rotary gatherings, I think I did not do a very good job of organizing that. Perhaps next year I will try to do better. I was there Tuesday and we had three guys, Wednesday two, and Thursday I got tied up somewhere else, and time got away from me. I think there were more that showed up, but we had no way of identifying each other. I am not sure what the best way to make it more obvious is, perhaps next year we meet at one particular airplane at a given time, instead of just in front of the homebuilt headquarters. There were about 75 to 100 people hanging around there most anytime I walked buy there. Maybe we can get Tracy to fly his RV8 next year and that can be the meeting place. Might make for some easier to tell who is there for the rotary, and who is just sitting in the shade. (actually, perhaps all those 75 to 100 people were there for the rotary meet up! ;)
David Cook - I was hoping to meet you this year, I met a guy last year that is in your EAA chapter (if I remember right) and he told me about your project. Sorry we didn't cross paths.
Tracy - you were missed there this year. Just isn't the same without you there. Perhaps next year with the 8. :)
Ben
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