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I realize I am the only voice that is
not enthusiastic about the formation of the safety police.
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.
Rusty (in
trouble now)
Hi
Jerry, Rusty, etc;
You're not alone in this sentiment as I absolutely despise
bureaucracy, however I do support the efforts that are being made here. I am
concerned however that too much authority could be wielded by certain
authoritarian types, but I also wouldn't want anybody refused membership
either (ya'll know who I'm talkin' about) as this could be turned against us as
well.
I love the entire experimentation experience and while
I value input from others, there are some ideas that I've had that I just had to
try. Some worked well and some didn't, but I've survived all of them and learned
allot in the process.
But I'm also noticing more interest in the rotary
installation from builders that don't really have the desire to experiment as
some of us do, but instead have been waiting for an easy standard installation
to be developed. Some of those are now building or about to build and would
benefit from a technical advisor team. This could help prevent another tragedy
and also reduce the negative publicity that the rotary would undoubtly receive,
which would be a benefit to all of us, particularly those that carry full
insurance.
In no way would I want to see them have any
sort of power to prevent those of us who prefer to experiment from
incorporating new ideas in order to improve the installation in favour of making
us comply with standard practices. However great care would need to be taken to
ensure the organization is never railroaded by any power hungry individual eager
to make his ideas "the law".
What I'm much more interested in, is to have this
organization be accepted by the NTSB in order that they be included or at least
consulted during an investigation in order for us to attempt to learn the truth
behind some of these accidents, while also doing our best to ensure the rotary
isn't used as a convenient scapegoat as to the accident
cause.
Tracy's manual is often cited as a great guideline and
while I bought it and certainly learned from it, I would suggest that it is out
of date as Tracy's installation has also evolved over time from his own
experimentation. I would like to see him write another book (after he develops a
datalogger:-) based on the knowledge he has learned in the last few years
with his Renesis installation in the Otter as well as the 20B in the RV8. I'd
certainly buy it, if for no other reason than to be
entertained.
Todd Bartrim
RV9Endurance
13B Turbo Rotary
C-FSTB
"The world will always have a place for those that bring hard work and
determination to the things they do."
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