Oh well, no one can fault you for lack of persistence John.   Will report the findings when the EM2 arrives.  Will check your EC2 for more subtle problems that may have not shown up in my brief look at it yesterday.  Time is a real crunch factor right now and I haven't even had time to read most of the messages here.

 

ARPA (or whatever it ends up being)

The intent of the proposed organization sounds good and I'd support it's efforts but definitely would like the charter (or whatever) to reflect the voluntary aspect of it.  I have the same cautious attitude about malignant bureaucracies as Rusty does. 

 

Probably one of the most valuable things that could come out of it would be an FAQ 'book' with indexed subjects related to aircraft rotary use.  This on-line group would be ideal for developing the list of questions and appropriate answers.  Bob's (?) wiki site probably has a lot of material to start with but I haven't had much time to look at it.

 

  Which brings me to an important point:   It should be acknowledged up front that there will be differing opinions on what the correct answers to various questions will be.  Anyone who has read this list for awhile will know this.  It should be stressed to whoever uses the services of ARPA that there are frequently many answers to any given question and choosing the final answer is their responsibility.   The best this group can hope to accomplish is to get the really "off the wall" answers eliminated. 

 

If members have the opportunity to inspect & critique projects (at the builder's request), that's great.  Same caveat here as on the FAQ.

 

Tracy (coffee break over, back on my head)