From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LOP vs ROP  Baffle -Cooling - Fuel flow
To: lml
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:52:30 -0400
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Posted for Walter Atkinson <walter@advancedpilot.com>:

  Scott:
  
  Please allow me to review the events as I remember experiencing them.
  
  The owner of the airplane George fixed did post his results.  He explained
  what a huge difference it made in his airplane and suggested that anyone
  interested could contact GAMI about a referral for the fixes that literally
  transformed his airplane.  I flew that airplane before and after the changes
  and the effects of those changes have not been exaggerated in the least.
  This owner had attended the APS class and knew what needed to be done based
  on what he learned there--correct the improperly baffled engine compartment
  AND the FF set-up.
  
  Quite frankly, his post was re-buffed here and a few members even were
  somewhat snide about what he paid for it, saying that they would just buy a
  cylinder every so often and continue to run the engine at the high
  temperatures it was running.  I was very disappointed in that response at
  the time and chaulked it up to the generalized lack of understanding about
  the science of baffling among the pilot and mechanic community.
  
  As we have learned more on this list, we may have come to appreciate that in
  the long run, that might not be the best way to treat the engine.  Cooler is
  better----by a lot--for more than a few reasons.
  
  GAMI is not in the business of baffle re-construction on Lancairs and could
  not afford to be fixing them instead of working on the many projects they
  are currently pursuing.  Steve Martin of Martin Aviation went to Ada to
  spend time with George to learn the details of these changes to be able to
  fix Lancairs if members wanted help.  The idea at the time was to have
  someone who was in the business of maintenance who had an above average
  understanding of these issues to be available to the Lancair community.
  That offer was made here.  To date, no one responded to that offer.
  
  I have been very involved in baffle design and research with George for a
  number of years and, although the fixes are not frequently difficult, they
  can be quite counter-intuitive.  BTW, the time and effort involved in this
  educational endeavor has involved a considerable amount of time and money
  and is not very easy to explain over a keyboard.  Almost everything I
  learned as an A&P about baffles and cooling was woefully inadequate and some
  of it was down-right wrong.
  
  I find George's offer to take a Saturday of his very valuable time in
  offering a Lancair workshop to be very generous.  His willingness to share
  this knowledge free of charge with this group to be an incredibly generous
  offering.  In this time of the internet, more and more people seem to think
  that all intellectual property should be available to everyone with a
  computer--for free.  In my opinion, George is exceptionally generous with
  the knowledge he has spent a lot of time and money to amass.
  
  This .02 worth of recollection and observation has been offered
  respectfully,
  
  Walter Atkinson
  Advanced Pilot Seminars