X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:07:47 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from carbinge.com ([69.5.27.218] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with SMTP id 4648080 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:54:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.5.27.218; envelope-from=jbarrett@carbinge.com Received: (qmail 8254 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2010 14:54:00 -0000 X-Originating-IP: [66.235.49.247] Reply-To: From: "John Barrett" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Performance Engines X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:53:58 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <008d01cba055$bc192560$344b7020$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008E_01CBA012.ADF5E560" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcugTStTtaNS/NdJSrSl5y5+TSe8UgACDZhQ Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008E_01CBA012.ADF5E560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Don, =20 Please share your light shedding with the LML because there are at least = a few =96 maybe many =96 of us who have engines from this purveyor and we = need to have as much information as possible to know how reliable they are and = to decide what to do with them. =20 Thank you, =20 John Barrett =20 From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Don Karich Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 5:53 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Performance Engines =20 danny i can shed some light. contact me privately and we can discuss = your observations. On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Danny Miller wrote: I'm just a guy like you and so many others who wants to depend on his airplane as a safe means of travel. I've been a pilot for 30+ years, = former FBO owner, licensed A&P, Aerospace Engineer and FAA Program Manager. I contacted the LA FSDO as a private citizen to see what they could or = would tell me regarding PE's past and present repair station status. I was subsequently contact by Mr. Jeff Plants as a follow up and asked to = assist in the gathering information he has requested. Please don't misunderstand my motives. I have no interest in hanging PE = out to dry. What I want is to know when they began their indiscretions, if = it has ended, and how they plan to make good on the engines/people they = have done wrong. I don't necessarily want to see them closed down but I do = want to see them get slapped upside the head for putting lives at risk. = Forcing them out of business will serve no purpose because they could simply = reopen under another name. Does this help? Danny Miller N 38=B0 43' 27" W 77=B0 30' 38" -----Original Message----- From: Hamid Wasti [mailto:hwasti@lm50.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 12:28 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Performance Engines Hi Danny, I am NOT questioning your intentions. I am NOT questioning your integrity. I am NOT questioning what you are doing. But...... Can you please tell us who you are and how you have found yourself in possession of a Letter of Marque from the FAA in this investigation? Before you question my motives, I will explain them concisely as: "once almost bitten, twice shy." The last time a private party approached me soliciting information for the FAA, it turned out to be a front for lawyers collecting data for a class action lawsuit. The fundamental difference between the situations is that I was dealing with a certified engine in a Mooney and here we are talking experimental engines. But as I said before: "once almost bitten, twice shy." Regards, Hamid Danny wrote: > I've confirmed the FAA is looking into the indiscretions of > Performance Engines. I've been asked to assist in gathering > information from the experimental community regarding any failures or > other findings you may have regarding your PE overhauled engines. > Please send any information you may have directly to me. Pictures are > very helpful. I'll provide feedback as this develops. For > clarificaiton, the FAA has no interest in malicious prosecution. But > items such as this have cost many of you thousans fo dollars > unneccessarily and put your lives ar significant risk. If PE is > truely acting in an unethical manner, they must be stopped. > > Danny > -- > > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html =20 _____ =20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 1435/3326 - Release Date: 12/19/10 ------=_NextPart_000_008E_01CBA012.ADF5E560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Don,

 

Please share your light shedding with the LML because there are at = least a few – maybe many – of us who have engines from this = purveyor and we need to have as much information as possible to know how = reliable they are and to=A0 decide what to do with = them.

 

Thank you,

 

John Barrett

 

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Don Karich
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 5:53 = AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: = Performance Engines

 

danny i can shed some light. contact me = privately and we can discuss your observations.

On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Danny Miller <danny.miller@verizon.net>= wrote:

I'm just a guy like you and = so many others who wants to depend on his
airplane as a safe means of = travel.  I've been a pilot for 30+ years, former
FBO owner, = licensed A&P, Aerospace Engineer and FAA Program Manager. =  I
contacted the LA FSDO as a private citizen to see what they = could or would
tell me regarding PE's past and present repair station = status.  I was
subsequently contact by Mr. Jeff Plants as a = follow up and asked to assist
in the gathering information he has = requested.

Please don't misunderstand my motives.  I have no = interest in hanging PE out
to dry.  What I want is to know when = they began their indiscretions, if it
has ended, and how they plan to = make good on the engines/people they have
done wrong.  I don't = necessarily want to see them closed down but I do want
to see them = get slapped upside the head for putting lives at risk. =  Forcing
them out of business will serve no purpose because they = could simply reopen
under another name.

Does this = help?


Danny Miller
N 38=B0 43' = 27"
W 77=B0 30' 38"

-----Original Message-----
From: Hamid Wasti = [mailto:hwasti@lm50.com]
Sent: = Thursday, December 16, 2010 12:28 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net

Subject: Re: [LML] Performance = Engines

Hi Danny,

I am NOT questioning your = intentions.

I am NOT questioning your integrity.

I am NOT = questioning what you are doing.

But......

Can you please = tell us who you are and how you have found yourself in
possession of = a Letter of Marque from the FAA in this investigation?

Before you = question my motives, I will explain them concisely as: = "once
almost bitten, twice shy."

The last time a = private party approached me soliciting information for
the FAA, it = turned out to be a front for lawyers collecting data for a
class = action lawsuit. The fundamental difference between the situations
is = that I was dealing with a certified engine in a Mooney and here = we
are talking experimental engines. But as I said before: "once = almost
bitten, twice = shy."

Regards,

Hamid



Danny wrote:
> I've confirmed the FAA is = looking into the indiscretions of
> Performance Engines. =  I've been asked to assist in gathering
> information from = the experimental community regarding any failures or
> other = findings you may have regarding your PE overhauled engines.
> = Please send any information you may have directly to me.  Pictures = are
> very helpful.  I'll provide feedback as this develops. =  For
> clarificaiton, the FAA has no interest in malicious = prosecution.  But
> items such as this have cost many of you = thousans fo dollars
> unneccessarily and put your lives ar = significant risk.  If PE is
> truely acting in an unethical = manner, they must be stopped.
>
> Danny
> = --
>
> For archives and unsub
http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html


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