Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 04:37:12 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [205.152.58.40] (HELO imf00bis.bellsouth.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b9) with ESMTP id 1801753 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:28:04 -0400 Received: from johns ([216.76.209.191]) by imf00bis.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with SMTP id <20021010042947.FARK20502.imf00bis.bellsouth.net@johns> for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:29:47 -0400 From: "John Slade" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Auto Coversion Judging X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:27:25 -0400 X-Original-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 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-reply-to: Importance: Normal Hi Ed, > However, if you did build you own > PSRU you would probably garner more points. That's the sort of attitude that sets my teeth on edge. What is the point of an automotive engine powered airplane? Smarty points, or moving together towards a viable alternative to a 40 year old price gouging monopoly? > So send me any suggestions and > I'll try to organize and pull it all together and then present it to the > list for comments. I'm sorry, but my comments won't be much help. While I will always welcome constructive critisism from anyone, my plane will NOT be available for judging. > they indicated that they are considering requiring > "Technical Data" and perhaps "Drawings". I'll happily write an article for a magazine like Contact, and will publish details of my installation on my web site, but I find this this whole concept of a bunch of self professed experts setting criteria and making judgements a little distasteful. My 2c. Regards, John Slade