Posted for "John Hafen" <j.hafen@comcast.net>:

 Joe:  Many thanks.
 
 
 
 I admit that I have been biased in certain ways as a result of some military
 background, and flying certified aircraft after that.  This is my first
 experimental.  So please bear with the FNG until he learns the ropes a
 little better.
 
 
 
 Having said that, I'm confused about a lack of consistency.  It would seem
 to me that if you have 10 IVPs that all have the same Lancair fast build
 Continental TSIO 550 and no deviations from the instructions, that they
 would all run the same.  Reading the posts, it seems that 6 different guys
 operate their boost pumps 6 different ways.  Do you have any ideas as to
 what causes the variations in operating requirements?  I do not understand
 why some guys don't need to use their low boost, others need it on at 6k
 feet, others at 10k feet, and others only at cruise.   Others need high
 boost pump.  Why the variation, with the same plane and same engines?
 
 
 
 Perhaps "Safety Czar" is the wrong label for the function.  But it would be
 nice to have a repository of safety lessons learned, especially when things
 go really wrong or when birds go down.
 
 
 
 Thanks and Regards,
 
 
 
 John Hafen