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Subject: Continental Engine Maintenance Course
From: Dennis Ramsey <doramsey@gmail.com>
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Rarely in aviation do we come across something that we would consider a
great deal.   If you could not attend the Continental Engine Course in
Fairhope, Alabama, you really missed a great deal, not to mention a great
experience.   This will be offered again next year and I encourage you to
take advantage of it.

I can't adequately cover the topics here, but if you are person like me
that learns more from seeing something than just reading or hearing about
it, this might be the course for you.  The operations of systems were
reviewed, the physical parts were available to look at in the disassembled
state,   and intermingled with this were photos of failures and what caused
them.    We got a tour of the factory and got to see the various stages
of fabrication, assembly and testing of our engine parts.

Continental demonstrated  the fuel system set-up on a Lancair IVP and part
of the setup on Lancair Legacy (until they identified an issue with the
fuel pump).  They demonstrated engine timing, engine compression testing,
and boroscopic inspection.

They showed us how to access information on line and really went out of
their way to make sure our questions were answered.

In the end, they invited us back and challenged us to bring more people
next time.  You could not possibly ask for more gracious hosts.   Many
thanks to Bob Pastusek and LOBO for setting this up and to Continental for
really making it a valuable experience.   And of course thanks to all the
people who attended.  Its always fun to talk to others who share your same
passion for these airplanes.

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Rarely in aviation do we come across something that we would consider a gre=
at deal. =A0 If you could not attend the Continental Engine Course in Fairh=
ope, Alabama, you really missed a great deal, not to mention a great experi=
ence. =A0 This will be offered again next year and I encourage you to take =
advantage of it.<div>
<br></div><div>I can&#39;t adequately cover the topics here, but if you are=
 person like me that learns more from seeing something than just reading or=
 hearing about it, this might be the course for you. =A0The operations of s=
ystems were reviewed, the physical parts were available to look at in the d=
isassembled state, =A0 and intermingled with this were photos of failures a=
nd what caused them. =A0 =A0We got a tour of the factory and got to see the=
 various stages of=A0fabrication, assembly and testing of our engine parts.=
</div>
<div><br></div><div>Continental demonstrated =A0the fuel system set-up on a=
 Lancair IVP and part of the setup on Lancair Legacy (until they identified=
 an issue with the fuel pump). =A0They demonstrated engine timing, engine c=
ompression testing, and boroscopic inspection. =A0 =A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>They showed us how to access information on line and re=
ally went out of their way to make sure our questions were answered. =A0=A0=
</div><div><br></div><div>In the end, they invited us back and challenged u=
s to bring more people next time. =A0You could not possibly ask for more gr=
acious hosts. =A0 Many thanks to Bob Pastusek and LOBO for setting this up =
and to=A0Continental for really making it a valuable experience. =A0 And of=
 course thanks to all the people who attended. =A0Its always fun to talk to=
 others who share your same passion for these airplanes.</div>
<div><br></div><br><div><br></div><div><br><br></div>

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