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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 21:30:01 -0800
From: Curtis Krouse <kc16@qwest.net>
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
Subject: Re: Pushrods - DANGER
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Ted,

I'm going to stick my foot in my mouth here...because I just can't help
it.  Let me preface this first by saying that I hope you take this with
an open mind and realize that I am not trying to flame you or totally
disagree.  I am one who will follow the kit sellers instructions,
because I don't know any better and am not an A&P or an aeronautical
engineer.

But.....here's where it starts.  I have some difficulty with your
language in your post.  Specifically, 
you said in your post:

>I'm afraid I'm not exactly familiar with all of the discussion regarding
> the difficulty of bucking standard solid AD rivets in the pushrod
> application but I can understand that it may be quite tempting to use some
> other fastener for the job. In the forum I see talk of screws, pop-rivets,
> Cherry-Max, etc.

I am the person who asked the lists advice as to whether blind rivets
might work for this application because I am not accomplished at
riveting solid rivets through hollow tubes.

you also said:

> Certain applications in aircraft require EXACT duplication of the
> manufacturer's instructions. 

You might want to understand that "I am" the manufacture of my
aircraft.  Lancair may have designed the aircraft...but I am the one who
is manufacturing the aircraft.  You may also discover as time goes by
for you that most of the improvements that you are going to enjoy in the
Legacy kit are a direct result of builders NOT following Lancairs
instructions and improving the design which Lancair was smart enough to
capitalize on.

again you said:

> If you don't want to follow the standard instructions CALL LANCAIR.

Now this kind of language I have a problem with.  I have even gotten
different directs FROM Lancair support when asking for clarifications of
the instructions.  A case in point was the aluminum insert on the
cockpit closeout rib.  Lancair support (name not mentioned, but someone
we all know and love) told me to forget the al. insert and replace it
with 6 bid of fiberglass to reduce the tendency for the al. insert to
vibrate excessively.

YOU..may think that it is extremely important to follow the instruction
manuals to the letter.  You may think that there are no deviations
allowed from the instruction manual.  But I can tell you this...there
are many builders here on this list who may go toe to toe with you on
that philosophy.

Again...I hope you take this all in good stride....and understand that
it's great to have an A&P license, but that doesn't mean you should
assert your opinions in such a manner.

Regards,
Curtis Krouse N753K
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