X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 18:35:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.200] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1121514 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 20 May 2006 17:53:59 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=167.206.4.200; envelope-from=jackcowell@optonline.net Received: from [192.168.1.101] (ool-457ae5f5.dyn.optonline.net [69.122.229.245]) by mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.03 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IZL00D373GQNWC2@mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 20 May 2006 17:53:15 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 17:53:13 -0400 From: Jack Cowell Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IVP Crash, Lancair handling characteristics In-reply-to: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-id: <446F8FC9.9050002@optonline.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) GHawk -- there you go again being reasonable. Geez, you could have your "List" privileges revoked if you make a habit of behavior like that. Sky2high@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 5/20/2006 6:00:38 A.M. Central Standard Time, > jackcowell@optonline.net writes: > > True, Peter Garrison is a writer for an aviation magazine that largely > deals with GA aircraft and related topics. Garrison also has built and > flown at least two of his own experimental Melmoth airplanes > however, so > it wouldn't seem that he has much of a bias against experimental > aircraft. > > and > > In a message dated 5/20/2006 6:11:17 A.M. Central Standard Time, > tom.gourley@verizon.net writes: > > I'm generally in agreement with your posts, and enjoy your writing > style, but I'm inclined to think Peter Garrison is not unduly biased > against experimental airplanes. True, he does write for Flying, but > he has designed and built two of his own airplanes. That sounds > pretty experimental to me. > > > Jack and Tom, > > Yeah, see what happens when someone goes off half cocked (or was that > crocked). I did read this: > > *Peter Garrison’s Melmoth 2 > *After 21 years of on again, off again construction time, Flying > magazine writer Peter Garrison finally completed his all-composite > Melmoth 2—and after a last minute paint job, flew it to Oshkosh where it > was displayed in front of Flying’s colorful pavilion. Powered by a > 200-hp Continental TSIO-360-A, Melmoth 2 is a long distance cruiser: its > wing holds 142 gallons of fuel! > > Peter’s article on the airplane was the cover story in the August 2003 > issue of Flying. > > And also: > > http://www.eaa.org/communications/eaanews/pr/030528_melmoth.html > > I am sure he thinks his airplane is superior in every way. So I will > change my argument to one that would take into account his self-interest > in his self-crafted craft. Perhaps a different bias. > > Otherwise, here we are just 5 months into 2006 and I am wrong again. > OK, I withdraw all commentary about Mr. Garrison leanings since I have > not read his stuff. Here, at the institution, the library is limited to > magazines like _Psychiatry Today_ with articles such as "Flights of > Fancy are Almost Normal", "Meditation Can Lead to Less Navel Lint" or > "Medication Can Calm Your Nerves When Someone Else is Landing the > Plane." Hmmmm, did I mis-place some title words? > > Grayhawk > > Oh, they are coming to up my meds now........ >