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Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:44:00 -0700
From: "Hans Conser" <hansconser@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Considering buying used 20b
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My .02:  Buy it and have a 3rd party go through it, like Bruce Turrentine.

On 2/20/07, Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Mark was a member of my Lancair Mail List all during the time he was talking
> about doing the 20B in his ES.  I can tell you that Mark is an honorable man,
> a good builder, and someone you can trust.  I met both him and Lisa at a
> couple of the fly-ins and remember him to be a pretty good guy.  (I know, that
> and a buck will buy you part of a cup of coffee, but it's the truth. <g>)  As
> for the engine, I spoke to Dave Atkins about it several years ago when I
> visited him in WA while picking up some stuff for my RX7 and the 13B for my
> L360.  Since Dave put that particulat package together, a requisite part of
> your due diligence should include talking with him about it.  I know he was
> very proud of it after he'd done his part and was pretty involved in whatever
> changes Mark did, if memory serves.  You could certainly do far worse than
> purchasing that package, as much of the aggravation has aleady been handled
> with the engine mount, and many of the accessories.  That's what I know for
> now.  If anything else comes to mind I'll let you know.
>
>     <marv>
>
>
>
> "Michael McMahon" <michael@aeromotogroup.com> wrote:
>
>   I'm an on-again, off-again lurker for the past five years and I'm building a
>   Lancair ES.  In my heart I've always wanted to use a 20b, but I'd almost
>   resigned myself to an IO-500 when I came across an ad for a used 20b with 50
>   hours on it, built by Atkins.  It's being sold by Mark Lally in North
>   Carolina, who has made a few changes since he bought it.  The engine has
>   been on the market for a while and he's offering it at a good price.  Before
>   I commit to purchasing and shipping it cross country to California I thought
>   I'd check with the members of the list to see if anyone knows anything about
>   this engine, or about the gentleman who is selling it.  All our interactions
>   have been via email and Mr. Lally has been very helpful, so I want to make
>   sure that nobody thinks I have any reason to doubt him, I'm just trying to
>   do my homework and be an informed buyer.
>
>   I can provide a photo and details on what I'm supposed to receive to anyone
>   who is interested in providing an opinion, but as a newcomer I didn't know
>   if it was "proper" to post all that info to the list.  Contact me directly
>   at michael@aeromotogroup.com
>
>   Thanks in advance for any help.  I look forward to becoming another member
>   of the rotary aviation community.
>
>   Michael McMahon
>
>
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