X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [201.225.225.167] (HELO cwpanama.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1333222 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:51:59 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=201.225.225.167; envelope-from=rijakits@cwpanama.net Received: from [201.224.93.110] (HELO usuario5ebe209) by frontend1.cwpanama.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 74367598 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:18:36 -0500 Message-ID: <001901c6ce86$19a26350$6e5de0c9@usuario5ebe209> From: "Thomas y Reina Jakits" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport Aviation Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 06:51:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C6CE5C.3057A080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C6CE5C.3057A080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:55 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport Aviation In a message dated 8/1/2006 8:11:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, = dcarter11@sbcglobal.net writes: I cancelled my subscription to Sport Aviation two years ago when it=20 deteriorated to where there were zero articles with useful or = interesting=20 info to tear out and file. I kept my membership in EAA but use = Kitplanes=20 for my source of info. David Carter David, As a chapter VP I sent messages to the EAA about the magazine. They = replied that when they included tech articles people complained they = were too complicated. (A pure BS answer IMHO) This was supposedly the = rationale behind dropping funding of the CAFE tests. The EAA actually = says that the articles in SA and the other magazines are written at the = 8th grade level or less! Rather pitiful what they think of us. I = actually believe that it is just simpler to produce a "dumber" magazine. = FWIW Bill Jepson PS Kitplanes is almost as useless on a technical level.WRJ You are right, but at least Kitplanes gets you started in the right = direction - you can't even find that anymore in SA. David, who are doing this, staying a member, but not subscribing to = SA? I thought you get one mag automatically - SA or Sport Pilot? Got myself suckered in this year - again, but if there is not a = radical turn back to the SA-style 10-15 years ago, this will be the last = year. There is a netbased mag with lots of tech, but I forgot the name....a = friend of mine (Flying a Glassair III, built/helped with 6, and just = started NXT#7- with a 720 turbo--self overhauled, cut oilpan, external = intake-spider, etc.) has this mag and I find it great - will check on = the title, if no one here comes up with it first! :) Thomas J. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C6CE5C.3057A080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 WRJJRS@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 = 11:55=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA = Sport=20 Aviation

In a message dated 8/1/2006 8:11:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, dcarter11@sbcglobal.net=20 writes:
I=20 cancelled my subscription to Sport Aviation two years ago when it=20
deteriorated to where there were zero articles with useful or=20 interesting
info to tear out and file.  I kept my = membership in EAA=20 but use Kitplanes
for my source of info.

David=20 Carter
David,
 As a chapter VP I sent messages to the EAA about the = magazine. They=20 replied that when they included tech articles people complained they = were too=20 complicated. (A pure BS answer IMHO) This was supposedly the rationale = behind=20 dropping funding of the CAFE tests. The EAA actually says that the = articles in=20 SA and the other magazines are written at the 8th grade level or less! = Rather=20 pitiful what they think of us. I actually believe that it is just = simpler to=20 produce a "dumber" magazine. FWIW
Bill Jepson
PS Kitplanes is almost as useless on a technical level.WRJ
 
You are right, but at least Kitplanes gets = you=20 started in the right direction - you can't even find that anymore in=20 SA.
David, who are doing this, staying a = member, but not=20 subscribing to SA?
I thought you get one mag automatically - = SA or Sport=20 Pilot?
Got myself suckered in this year - again, = but if=20 there is not a radical turn back to the SA-style 10-15 years ago, this = will be=20 the last year.
There is a netbased mag with lots of tech, = but I=20 forgot the name....a friend of mine (Flying a Glassair III, = built/helped with=20 6, and just started NXT#7- with a 720 turbo--self overhauled, cut = oilpan,=20 external intake-spider, etc.) has this mag and I find it great - will = check on=20 the title, if no one here comes up with it first! :)
 
Thomas=20 J.
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