Everything will fail, just a
matter of how, and when.
My decision to use an engine that
is manufactured to work principally in an automobile was based only on personal
perception. That perception is
automobile engines take a lot of abuse and keep on ticking, they have to because
the general public wouldn’t have it any other way.
I am not under the illusion that
this is going to be easy, cheep, or without risk. In fact if I were installing a Lyc I
probably could have it installed in half the time with about the same money, and
Insurance wouldn’t be a problem.
Flying behind or in front of one of these engines is not for the
mechanically challenged. They are
not a kick the tires and light the fires operation, although we might like them
to be. An intimate knowledge of all
the systems is a must. The
configuration of these systems will be as different as the individuals that
installed them, but they will all have the same goal in mind, to make that
system as safe, efficient, and reliable as possible. There is not one person on this list
that would intentionally make a bad decision. Decisions are made in our own best
interest with the knowledge at hand at the time that it was made. That is where this list and the wiki
come into play, THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE, it is just a matter of finding it, and
putting it to use. For myself that
truth might need to be thrown in my face for me to see it, so if I come up with
a far fetched idea and post it to the list don’t call me a DUMB A** just explain
to me how and why I am going to hurt myself.
Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9 N658RP
Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing changes
Wishing this list
had a DO NOT ARCHIVE
On 2/15/06, al p
Wick <alwick@juno.com>
wrote:
Wow.
This is so cool!
I can ignore all those years of training in failure
prevention. Next time
there is an incident with my engine of choice, all
I need do is come up
with some anecdotes about Lycoming. You know, just
throw out some little
story about a lyc failure and wham! Totally solves
my problem. No need to
seek facts anymore. Just rely on anecdotes!
I
know all the experts warn you about making decisions using impressions
and feelings. But hey, what do they know? I mean, it just FEELS so
good.
I'm sure it won't take too much effort and soon I'll forget about
that
failure last week, and that one last month, and that one two months
ago.
Oh, yeah, and since no one died, then it's not really a risk.
Right? I
mean, he made it back to the ground, so it's not engine related.
As long
as it's not the "engine" then there's no real risk. Yeah! Wow, I
think I
can rationalize anything. To hell with facts.
Yeah, next
failure, I'll just remove a part from my plane. Less parts,
less
failures. Right? Why do I need to test theories for significance
any
more? No need, just need to use my FEELINGS. Yes sir.
-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
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