wrote:=20 And you wonder why we prefer a Rotary over an expensive, certified = engine??. I think the certification part only means it is certified to = break and cost mucho money. You would think after their crankshaft = fiasco they would be more careful in QA. Repair cost (even with free = parts) apprently will cost on the order of $16,000.=20 Dave, here is another one for your file. Ed A --=20 Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C5CE3D.45674590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I agree, Dave.

Even after I lost the apex seals and = rotor on way=20 to Sun & Fun in April and flew back on one rotor, I knew that few=20 reciprocating engines would have done nearly as well on only 1/2 their=20 cylinders. Just further confirmed my opinion that the rotary = - like all things mechanical - can break but does so with the most = graceful=20 degradation of performance

Ed.

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Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 = 2:16=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: More = Lycoming=20 Problems

Thanks for the blooper entry Ed. I sure need some new = reminders=20 about why I chose the rotary. Even during a rebuild I am still = happy=20 with my decision to use the rotary.

Dave Leonard

On 10/10/05, Ed=20 Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;=20 wrote:=20

And you wonder why we prefer a Rotary over = an=20 expensive, certified engine??. I think the certification part = only=20 means it is certified to break and cost mucho money. = You=20 would think after their crankshaft fiasco they would be more careful = in=20 QA. Repair cost (even with free parts) apprently will cost on = the=20 order of $16,000.

Dave, here is another one for your = file.

Ed A

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