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Sounds stifling to me. At this point, the rotary installation is still
evolving rapidly and new ideas appear all the time. Trying to comply with "old"
ADs is a different mind set entirely. I think every builder should be encouraged
to follow Georges' recommendations, especially about ground testing but beyond
that is is up to the builder. I realize I am the only voice that is not
enthusiastic about the formation of the safety police. Jerry
Hi
Jerry,
Well, you've
been the only "voice", but you're not the only one who opposes this
idea. I've been sitting back and just hoping this fizzles out on it's
own.
I for one,
will not follow the recommendations of any one person, or group of people,
unless I personally agree with that recommendation. The thought of having
a full fledged, tax exempt, card carrying organization that essentially tells
the insurance company what's right and wrong just rubs me the wrong way.
The list
already allows us to get other's opinions, far more than the roving pack of
inspectors <g>, and on more than a few occasions, I've been convinced that
one idea or another wasn't the best choice. As I said before, anyone on
this list should feel perfectly comfortable asking anyone else to inspect, or
allow them to inspect each others projects. With or without the
organization, that only works if you have someone relatively close, so
I see no advantage to having the
organization.
As for
accident inspections, didn't PL just do this? If so, then an official
organization is clearly not required. I do think there could be merit in
having a knowledgeable rotary person look over the engine and systems
after an accident, but I'm not convinced it will make a
significant difference. For the most part, we tend to
survive our accidents, and I haven't seen one person yet who wasn't perfectly
honest with the list as to the cause, even though it meant admitting to a bad
choice or mistake. In the (thankfully) very rare case such as Paul's,
the actual reason will likely never be known, unless it was really
obvious, and then the NTSB folks will catch it.
Sorry folks,
but that's the way I see it.
Cheers,
Rusty (in
trouble now)
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