X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.magma.ca ([206.191.0.250] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTPS id 986924 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Jun 2005 00:35:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.191.0.250; envelope-from=ianddsl@magma.ca Received: from mail4.magma.ca (mail4.magma.ca [206.191.0.222]) by mx2.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j574YLwN016113 for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:34:22 -0400 Received: from binky (ottawa-hs-64-26-156-111.s-ip.magma.ca [64.26.156.111]) by mail4.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with SMTP id j574YI3G031853 for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:34:21 -0400 Reply-To: From: "Ian Dewhirst" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Rotary Risks Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:34:07 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Hi Todd, In addition to the elegant simplicity of the rotary, the esthetic value of hanging a really cool looking power sport style cowling on the front of your RV should not be underestimated :-) Cheers -- Ian -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Todd Bartrim Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:07 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Rotary Risks Hi Al; I've been a silent lurker on your GlassCockpit list for a few years and am happy to see you on this list even if temporarily to discuss this current topic. As I'm currently off at tech school I'm temporarily unable to keep up with all on this list and usually avoid commenting unless I'm up to date to avoid bringing up issues already covered. I'm several hundred messages behind, but I'd just like to make a quick comment. Many of us here simply just "like" the rotary engine and it's elegant simplicity. That implies an emotional attachment that you can't number crunch, which explains some of the disgruntled responses to your original cross posted e-mail. It was like you was talkin 'bout our momma :-) Your posts here may dissuade a few who are looking for a better alternative, but don't really possess the experimental spirit, which is probably a good thing lest they become another grim statistic. However a large majority of us will not acquiesce to any pressure (nor do I think you want us to) to give up on our beloved engine, but most of us are more than happy to listen to your opinions and ideas. Even if we disagree, we still consider all ideas when trying to make the most informed decision. Welcome to the list and I hope you stick around for awhile. Todd Bartrim (not always making the best decisions) C-FSTB RV-9endurance 13B Turbo >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html