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Ryan,
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I have a lot to focus on to make my son into a man of character. Sad so many do not seem to think this matters. Pity.
Lucky you. I have not flown in a Velo for a while now...hmmmmm, back in 2006 at the Velocity Symposium North of Dallas. Flew in Rene Dugas' (Dr Dugas) XL with David Staten.
I am using Tracy Crooks (RWS-Real World Solutions) PSRU with and IVO in flight adjustable prop. I am not aware of any major issues with Tracy's PSRU and I believe it to be well proven by others on the list. Also, the price is not as steep as many others seem to be.
I will be tickled when you boss....uh, wife, lets you pull the trigger. Let us know when it happens. Of course, you could go ass backwards from all of us and buy, build, develope and test your engine now so by the time you get your kit you will already hurdled the alternative engine issue. Just a thought. If you need some old engine parts to mess around with and are in the Houston area....come on down and I can likely set you up.
All the best,
Chris Barber
Houston
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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ryan Wilkins [ryan@deadfrog.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:24 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Too damn quiet....and announcemet of myhopefully future pilot sidekick
Chris,
While I can't quite beat Ed's example of an older father, I came about
when my father was 45. My father was a great father to me and he
helped form me into what I am today. Was he perfect? Not by any
means. He made mistakes and lost his temper occasionally, but I ask
you to find me a parent that doesn't make a mistake or lose a temper.
Unfortunately, he passed away 10 years ago at the relatively young age
of 70. I am now 35 with two kids of my own (4 and 2) so I understand
a small bit of your situation. All I can suggest for you is to do
what you think is right (everybody has an opinion on and is eager to
tell you how you should raise your kid to their standards or lack
thereof), and try to be the best dad that you can be for him. That's
all your son will ask of you. You won't always get it right, and
that's OK.
On a different note, I had my Velocity ride and tour today. I love
the airplane. I was ready to buy one before I got off the airplane
but my wife tells me that we really need to wait a year or so.
Begrudgingly, I'll have to wait, but I'll keep working on her. :-)
They, of course, don't recommend the use of an auto conversion engine
and PSRU. It seems to me that the Mazda rotary is fairly well suited
for aircraft use but perhaps the real problem lies in the PSRU.
Obviously, I really don't want my prop to stop spinning because of a
PSRU failure, especially if my family is in the plane. What did you
end up doing about a PSRU?
Cheers,
Ryan Wilkins
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