I've got facts that might save your life.  You guys are taking a lot of
risks.  I know what they are, but I'm too busy to tell you right now.

Give me a break!

Bob W.


On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 20:31:30 -0500
Jerry Hey <jerryhey@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I used to waste my time actually responding to stuff like this. It is
> unfocused and really uninformed  blather that  adds nothing to the
> knowledge pool.   Jerry
>
>
> On Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at 08:08 PM, <atlasyts@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > You guys are in trouble:
> >>
> >> From: al p wick <alwick@juno.com>
> >> Date: 2005/06/01 Wed PM 05:53:06 EDT
> >> To: Cozy_Builders@mailman.qth.net
> >> Subject: COZY: Rotary risks
> >>
> >> I'm part way thru measuring Rotary risks. Using Tracy's newsletters as
> >> basis(what a neat guy). One thing is abundantly clear, it is a very
> >> high
> >> risk install. Substantially higher than the Lycoming. I know this is
> >> going to upset a lot of people. I don't want to remain silent when I
> >> have
> >> facts that may save a life.
> >> Each change you make to a system increases your risk. Tons of changes.
> >> Marginal cooling of oil and water 6+ years later. Having to watch
> >> something is a root cause of pilot oversight.
> >> High shut down risk of his EFI system(too bad, as his EFI could be a
> >> huge
> >> risk reduction if designed differently).
> >> Repeat root cause failures to design changes... the same pattern to
> >> all
> >> the failures.
> >>
> >> Doesn't mean don't use rotary, Perry had much lower risk as he didn't
> >> modify all those systems. It means, if you go that route, you better
> >> make
> >> sure you use every skill you can muster to anticipate failures and
> >> qualify each change while on the ground.
> >>
> >> I'll itemize the risk items in future, too many pans in fire right
> >> now. I
> >> also have to look at other info sources.
> >>
> >> Risk is not measured by how many moving components you have. That is
> >> propaganda. As are terms like "hand grenade" and "melting aluminum".
> >> It's
> >> the total system that counts.
> >>
> >> Fire away!
> >>
> >> -al wick
> >> Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by stock Subaru
> >> 2.5
> >> N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland, Oregon
> >> Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel design
> >> info:
> >> http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html
> >>
> >> On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 09:13:16 -0700 "Keith N91KS" <kspreuer@yahoo.com>
> >> writes:
> >>  The rotary guys are coming in much lighter and
> >>> the reliability of those engines sounds like they have made great
> >>> improvements.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Keith
> >>> Cozy N91KS
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> >
> >
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