You are absolutely right Kelly; I think that we were asking for the 2.85 even before Paul L.  Matter of fact, you were probably the first since I think you already had a 2.85 Ross when we first started talking about this stuff years ago.  And of course there are a few 2.85 Ross drives flying.  

I received my RD-1C last week.  It's beautiful and I really wish that I had a FINISHED RV to put it on.  Maybe I'll get laid off so that I will have some time off to finish my airplanes.

But mostly, we are really fortunate to have a man of Tracy's abilities leading the way and building the parts that most of us couldn't build in a thousand years.  Thanks Tracy.

Ken Powell
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> > I hate to tell you guys 'I told you so, but...'.  An't the 2.85 ratio great!  
> > Congradulations Tracy on your results so far.  I have also been preaching the
> > benefits of peripheral ports, but to no avail.  And since it doesn't look like
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> > am going to get an airplane built anytime soon, it looks like someone else
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> > have to prove the superiority of the PP.  Of course, the Renesis will probably
> > prove superior to the PP so this may not matter.  Tracy, BTW my prop program
> > (written by the guy that did the RV-9 wing, I can't seem to remember his name
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> > realize that there alot of other factors as well.
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> > Ken Powell
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>       Ken,
>        How long have we been begging Tracy to produce the 2.85? My 2.85 should
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>     Kelly Troyer
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