I seemed to remember a comment in the Lancair Newsletter, 4th qtr. 1996,
about an electronic ignition system from Klause Savier, (no I don't have that
good of a memory but I just got a stack of newsletters and read it last
night).  In it on page 4, Robert Hanney Lancair 360 got to 23,000' on a hot
day at 1750 pounds and credits Klause's system for part of that.  He also
states that the only system to use is one which changes the timing from 0
degrees to 42 degrees and he claims that type of adjustment is the only type
which makes sense.  And that "an electronic timing system ... with no timing
change provision isn't worth the trouble" and further that "transistor
systems aren't worth the trouble".

By the way, Klause is a very interesting guy.  I got to stay in the same
house with him at Oshkosh this year.  He has the worlds fastest Varieasy and
is now building a Longeasy (or maybe I have that reversed).  An article was
written about a year or so ago about it in Sport Aviation I think.  He
designed his own foils on the canard and he built his own props, too.  And it
not just marginally faster but BUNCHES faster.  I'd lie if I tried to give
you the details but he DOES know his stuff.  Just DON'T ask him about the
John Denver crash!!!!

Probably a lot has changed since that was written but maybe that helps you.

Dan Newland
ES #61
0% complete and remaining so until the damn racing sailboat is finished!