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Bill,
Monty just doesn't know you mate if he thinks for
one minute, that you would mortgage the house/farm on it.
George
Monty,
The saying, "My momma didn't raise no fools" comes to mind. I know all
about the perils of production. With regards to Tracy, I'm sure he is a great
guy, but you couldn't pay me enough to trouble-shoot customer assembled
electronics! I am not looking to do even 1/2 of the things you listed, rather
I just want to put together the parts needed for a good FWF Mechanical
package. At that point the people can do with it what they wish. I don't want
a big score perhaps just making my hobby break even.
Bill Jepson
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Message----- From: MONTY ROBERTS <montyr2157@windstream.net> To:
Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> Sent: Fri,
Jun 11, 2010 3:11 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Not surprised, but still
disappointing...Mistral dimise
Hey! if I wanted a bunch of passive agreement,
I'd talk to myself.
I agree, you have to be ready to deliver before
you start the press release gambit. When I can go on your website, enter my
info, make a transaction and parts show up on my step the next week you will
sell some parts. Once you have a track record as a going concern, maybe
enough resources to field an NXT with your engine in it and spank
some LYCON booty at Reno a few times. A factory demo aircraft to take
people flying in, and a balance sheet to prove you aren't going to disappear
with the next downturn AND you pass certification, then you can probably get
in to talk to somebody at an airframe manufacturer. If that is your goal, I
suggest you draw up a plan to achieve it. I think you will be stunned at how
much money it will take. I think you can make a go of it making a run of parts
now and then like Tracy and do OK. Ask Tracy how much he enjoys being
technical support sometime ;-)
The wonderful thing about the marketplace (as
long as there is one) is you are free to go out and prove me wrong. I would do
a serious case study of all the other companies that have tried this first
from a business standpoint...not technical. On the technical aspects we agree.
The business....not so much.
I'll cheer for you. Just don't mortgage the
farm on it.
Monty
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 4:08
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Not surprised,
but still disappointing...Mistral dimise
Monty,
I disagree on some points, but that is life. Still my feeling is that
your best bet would be in the homebuilt market. I think pushing for
certification is crazy until you have customers and a track record. You're
correct that you would have a tough nut to crack in the STC world. I don't
think you can make a go of that EVER. I do think you can get manufacturers
to install a new certified engine in a new airframe often enough to survive,
just barely. I am mostly in agreement here... I think you're going to have
the best luck in the homebuilt market if your engine has advantages in
weight, compactness, multi-fuel capability, BSFC or power. I believe
that a properly configured rotary can hit several of those. The key is to
have tested the engine and FWF so that when a customer asks when
he can take delivery your answer is, "When your check clears." All this
years of waiting baloney just killls any enthusiam for a new product. You
absolutely MUST be ready to hit the gate running or you'll never get
anywhere.
Bill Jepson
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