I had a great weekend last week at GAMI in Ada, OK attending the Advanced
Pilot Seminar offered by Mssrs. George Braly, Walter Atkinson and John Deakin
(Pelican's Perch fame). A special thanks to Tim Roehl, president of GAMI for the
use of his facility and great tour. I must say I never thought you could teach
an old dog new tricks but I came away very impressed by these gentlemen and
their expertise in operating piston engines. The course is not about selling
you anything except the knowledge required to operate your engines properly and
safely. The course was very well attended and included two gents who flew over
from Europe, folks from the west coast, east coast and every where in
between. Bonanza pilots, Cirrus pilots, Mooneys, Cessna twins and singles and of
course two LIVP's.

I met David Riggs (please call me when you read this-- I need to get the name
of the fellow who makes the remote oil access door (memory is the first);
Nathan East and David's very charming and lovely pilot bride- Kathryn.

What was amamzing about the course was that the knowledge we gained probably
saved the lives of two individuals who flew from Seattle to Ada in a new 206.
After performing the inflight checks taught in the class on Saturday they
discovered they had a cylinder likley heading for catastrophic failure. Not as
good thing to have flying home across the mountains.

Anyway, the info I learned about power , leaning, cooling, baffling, go fast-
go far, big mixture pull , etc had never been explained, nor certainly taught
by any flight instructor to the level of detail these gents provided. For
example, my trip home from Ada was faster coming home at 50 degrees Lean of Peak
on less fuel with cooler temperatures and was done with the certain knowledge
I wasn't hurting the engine.

I highly recommend the course for all Lancair drivers.

Jeff Edwards
LIVP N619SJ