X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2436887 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:45:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.19] (really [66.57.38.121]) by cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20071028154429.FOAO3242.cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com@[192.168.0.19]> for ; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:44:29 +0000 Message-ID: <4724AF31.6020305@nc.rr.com> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:48:01 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.14pre (X11/20071023) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bud Warren- Geardrives .com References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit thomas walter wrote: > Spotted a neat marker/strobe wingtip lights at one booth. No details other than "only takes 250mA". 250mA @ 12V is 3W, yet holding the acrylic light in my hand it felt much warmer. The comment "adjust voltage to make it brighter" and the fact it was "toss into trash can" if anything failed left me wondering about reliability. Folks explained "all details on the web". Well, no details on the web other than pricing. www.aveousa.com My thought is 'wait five years.... " before buying to see if they are still around and have a reliable track record. > > > Considering.... 1) their marker/strobe light defies the laws of physics for any commercially available light product... 2) they're advertising a "Two Week to Taxi" program for an aircraft for which they have nothing to show except some computer renderings and a static mockup without a propeller... 3) a low wing version of the non-existent airplane "coming soon"... 4) they have 8 different glass panels, a "glass yoke", a new airplane design, and air*PORT* lighting products... 5) NO dealer network... I'd say that either someone with a lot of money has invested in a lot of engineering work while remaining in the shadows. Their strategy being to burst onto the market and make their name ubiquitous with light aircraft -or- There are some young people with lots of web development skills and time on their hands who have a plan to make a fortune in light aircraft.