Dear friends,


   Your plan to offer technical advise to builders is certainly
a noble one.  However, I have had little success with that idea.
I think that the people who build there own airplanes are a very
independant lot, and those who develop an auto engine conversion

are even more so, myself included.

   I am an EAA Technical Counselor and have advised many rotary
builders, but have yet to find one who will take advice. One
builder pleaded with me to be honest and critical before my
inspection, as everyone else just said "nice work", which was
no help at all.  He has ignored every important safety item which I explained.

My general advice:

   1. Develop your engine package on the ground.  Mine was
making full power for almost 40 hours before it went onto the
airplane. Why not do that?

   2. Know what altitude you need to have to turn back, and
what speed and turn angle to use.

   3. Do your test flights from a long runway which has lots
of clear ground for emergency landings.


None of those are new or original ideas, can you imagine
otherwise?

  
Sarasota Florida

   

George Graham
Mazda Rx7ez N4449E
Homepage <http://bfn.org/~ca266>



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