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Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:06:31 -0700
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From: al p wick <alwick@juno.com>


On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:28:12 -0400 Ernest Christley
<echristley@nc.rr.com> writes:
>> Oh, no.  Trust me on this one.  NOBODY gets away with that one.
> 
> You could fill a book with the number of possible causes this list 
> came 
> up with for Ed's latest 'adventure'.  And that has hopefully been 
> folded 
> back in to positive steps that people who've been following can take 
> to 
> improve their success and reliability.

I'm impressed Earnest. It's rare to see more than one or two causes
addressed. I've found it's rare to find ways to prove the causes too.
Tendency to grab a theory and go with it. Know what I mean? 

> 
> One thing you could not be aware of is the latest discussion on 
> forming 
> and 'inspection' organization.  The biggest objection to it has been 
> the 
> idea of 'approved systems'.  Nobody wants it like that.  It is a 
> very 
> independant group over here.  As soon as someone comes up with an 
> optimized cnc manifold, a few will buy it and a whole bunch of 
> others 
> will say they're trying something different.  We're kinda weird like 
> 
> that.  Go figure.

I understand. When you design something yourself, and then it works, it's
quite a feeling of satisfaction. I'm a victim of that need myself....even
though it's risky.


-al wick
Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by stock Subaru 2.5
N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland, Oregon
Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel design info:
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html