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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@aanet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oshkosh Rotary people and planes
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 06:56:31 +1000
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 Ben,
How about T-shirts for identification, black ones with a big silver rotor on 
the back and a small breast rotor on the front.
Perhaps Tracy sells something like that?
George (down under)

> All,
>
>   Got back from Oshkosh, talked rotary with several rotary people, and a 
> few newbies.  One thing I have tried to do when people ask about the 
> rotary installation is not to give people a pair of rose colored glasses. 
> AL tell them that if they just want to bolt on and go, then the rotary is 
> not there yet, put on a Lycoming. But if they enjoy tinkering, some 
> problem solving, and building things by hand, then it may be a good option 
> for them. Don't want to discourage people from the rotary movement, but 
> also don't want to paint a false picture only to have them start, then 
> change, and badmouth the rotaries, we get enough of that the way it is.
>
>  Rotary airplanes on the field were, Chuck Dunlop, Dave Atkins, and one 
> other fellow, I met on Tuesday that was in homebuilt camping area that I 
> cannot for the life of me remember his name. (sorry, I know you are on the 
> list, please chime in if you read this)
>
>  As far as the 11:00 am rotary gatherings, I think I did not do a very 
> good job of organizing that. Perhaps next year I will try to do better. I 
> was there Tuesday and we had three guys, Wednesday two, and Thursday I got 
> tied up somewhere else, and time got away from me. I think there were more 
> that showed up, but we had no way of identifying each other. I am not sure 
> what the best way to make it more obvious is, perhaps next year we meet at 
> one particular airplane at a given time, instead of just in front of the 
> homebuilt headquarters. There were about 75 to 100 people hanging around 
> there most anytime I walked buy there. Maybe we can get Tracy to fly his 
> RV8 next year and that can be the meeting place. Might make for some 
> easier to tell who is there for the rotary, and who is just sitting in the 
> shade. (actually, perhaps all those 75 to 100 people were there for the 
> rotary meet up! ;)
>
>   David Cook - I was hoping to meet you this year, I met a guy last year 
> that is in your EAA chapter (if I remember right) and he told me about 
> your project. Sorry we didn't cross paths.
>   Tracy - you were missed there this year. Just isn't the same without you 
> there. Perhaps next year with the 8. :)
>
> Ben
>
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