Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 08:56:13 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2047364 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 08 Mar 2003 19:48:17 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030309004816.VEMA2338.sccmmhc01.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 00:48:16 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Powersport News? X-Original-Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:48:08 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000801c2e5d5$90c353b0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C2E5A3.4628E3B0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 In-reply-to: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C2E5A3.4628E3B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is not good news for me or the industry. I want reliable companies out there promoting the rotary engine more than I want a few more controller sales. This is bound to hurt the acceptance of the engine in the long run. Powersport, Please say it isn't so! As much as I'd hate to see Powersports pack it in, I can't say I'd be surprised. They have a very nice product, but they've engineered it out of the price range of the market. Since you can buy a new Lycoming for the price of their package, 99.8% of builders will do just that. That's just the sad fact. Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C2E5A3.4628E3B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

This is not good news for me or the industry.  I = want=20 reliable companies out there promoting the rotary engine more than I = want a few=20 more controller sales.  This is bound to hurt the acceptance of the = engine=20 in the long run.

Powersport,  Please say it isn't = so!

 
As much = as I'd hate to=20 see Powersports pack it in, I can't say I'd be surprised.  They = have a very=20 nice product, but they've engineered it out of the price range of the=20 market.  Since you can buy a new Lycoming for the price of their=20 package, 99.8% of builders will do just that.  That's = just the=20 sad fact.
 
Rusty
 

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