X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5080776 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:06:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=SOlsIBN44tkg4MqIq+y2aLZdhoA3kHpmiRsLue6rfnM= c=1 sm=0 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:17 a=AO_UmdlMu9Wqk36JHIkA:9 a=xSrk-fNGvaddWtPXmwcA:7 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=Y2VNeNrzAAAA:8 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=TW66zc2HAAAA:8 a=HQ31llbKAAAA:8 a=pedpZTtsAAAA:8 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=l3CCWSSQvp7Ye_TvFnUA:9 a=P4OvoPfJw7PYQIhEB6kA:7 a=eJojReuL3h0A:10 a=aTnxH5rqqb0A:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.167.5 Received: from [174.110.167.5] ([174.110.167.5:57878] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 53/DD-15242-8D1793E4; Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:05:44 +0000 Message-ID: <47DA97B4A4DF4FE59E50FC1738B657FC@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Fw: Leon Prgomet death Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 12:04:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01CC51D5.8D830680" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01CC51D5.8D830680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forwarding this message from Rusty about the demise of Leon Promet - one = of the "down under" gang who had some unique views on the rotary. Many = of the older heads will remember Leon. Ed From: Russell Duffy=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:35 AM To: 'Ed Anderson'=20 Subject: Leon Prgomet Hi Ed, =20 I lost track of Leon years ago, and have tried on a few occasions to = look him up to see how he was doing. Unfortunately, I could never = locate him. This morning, I was surprised to see his name on the = subject of an email, and as I feared, the purpose of the message was to = inform me that Leon passed away. The message was from one of his = friends, who had been copied on some of the emails we exchanged years = ago. It only said that he died last Tuesday, and it didn't give any = details. =20 =20 Leon was a really interesting guy, and I imagine him as the rotary = version of Bert Munro from "The World's Fastest Indian". One of his = friends had confirmed that it was pretty accurate. BTW, Prgomet was = his real name, though he used Promet after his father died. There was a = really long (in Leon's usual style) story about that, but I don't recall = the details offhand. =20 =20 I'd appreciate it if you'd pass the news along to the list, since I'm = not on it these days. I do peek at the archive occasionally to see = who's still active. Glad to see that you and Tracy are still going = strong. No flying news for me. I haven't flown anything in years, and = don't own a single rotary engine part anymore. I bought a new Corvette = instead, so I'm a traitor :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01CC51D5.8D830680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Forwarding this message from Rusty about the = demise of=20 Leon Promet - one of the "down under" gang who had some unique views on = the=20 rotary.  Many of the older heads will remember Leon.
 
Ed

Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:35 AM
Subject: Leon Prgomet

Hi=20 Ed,

 

I lost=20 track of Leon years ago, and have tried on a few occasions to look him = up to see=20 how he was doing.  Unfortunately, I could never locate him.  = This=20 morning, I was surprised to see his name on the subject of an email, and = as I=20 feared, the purpose of the message was to inform me that Leon passed = away. =20 The message was from one of his friends, who had been copied on some of = the=20 emails we exchanged years ago.  It only said that he died last = Tuesday, and=20 it didn=92t give any details. 

 

Leon was=20 a really interesting guy, and I imagine him as the rotary version of = Bert Munro=20 from =93The World=92s Fastest Indian=94.  One of his friends had = confirmed that=20 it was pretty accurate.   BTW, Prgomet was his real name, = though he=20 used Promet after his father died.  There was a really long (in = Leon=92s=20 usual style) story about that, but I don=92t recall the details = offhand. =20

 

I=92d=20 appreciate it if you=92d pass the news along to the list, since I=92m = not on it=20 these days.  I do peek at the archive occasionally to see who=92s = still=20 active. Glad to see that you and Tracy are still going strong.  No = flying=20 news for me.  I haven=92t flown anything in years, and don=92t own = a single=20 rotary engine part anymore.  I bought a new Corvette instead, so = I=92m a=20 traitor :-)

 

Cheers,

Rusty

 =20

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