>>>>Bosch, huh? They had quite a conniption fit when I told them that I wanted to use their EFI components in an aircraft engine. Seems that the top US officials spoke to the home office in Germany and the edict came down that no
Bosch products were to be sold to aircraft builders.>>>>

Say it isn't so.  I was a little depressed when I learned that Garmin would void the warranty for builder-installed radios because they think that builders can't follow directions and insert pins into the right holes.  Now you're suggesting that Bosch won't even sell to builders because they're afraid of what they might do with their parts.  Maybe Lancair should stop selling pre-preg to builders because the builders might screw up the epoxy ratios when they do their lay-ups.

This country needs tort reform in the worst way.  Sorry...I just find it so depressing.