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Rob, I sincerely don't mean this to be nasty, but I think you'd better achieve your goals if you didn't make sweeping disdainful assumptions that appear insulting. Frankly, the way you have chosen to go about this makes you come off as a bit of a prick. Notice that I am very careful not to say that I think you're a prick - I don't even know you, and you may be a really fine person, but that's how you come off. You're confusing people's reactions to the poor way you're going about this with stubbornness or foolishness. There are some here who have forgotten more about aircraft maintenance than you will ever know. Experience has taught us that expertise, diligence and common sense contribute more to aircraft safety than beauracracy and sometimes poorly conceived ADs. Remember, this is the FAA we're dealing with, not NASA or the JPL. Did it ever occur to you that each aircraft is an individual case, and will not exhibit exactly the same issues you had with yours? It appears that you are bitter and remorseful because you happen to buy an aircraft with corrosion problems. I don't claim to be an expert, but I am pretty certain that you are not either, and I would almost bet this was your first aircraft purchase. Try to get over your disappointment, and move on. Don't try to blame others for your choice. I once found main spar corrosion on a Luscombe I bought. I didn't lash out at my friends who told me what a great plane the Luscombe is. I fixed the wings and put 700 hours on it, before I sold it for more than I paid. It IS a great airplane, as if the Ercoupe. All you have given us so far in some anecdote about one aircraft you owned that had some corrosion. I would be more sympathetic if you had ANY real statistics, facts, or other hard data to offer. Believe me, the Ercoupe owners of the world have not bought off the NTSB. Peace Artie ----- Original Message ----- From: "TRUTH TELLER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:24 AM Subject: RE: [COUPERS] THE ERCOUPE TRUTH > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Maybe I will, though in fact, I think if people would read what is > already there in the Articles section they would find much of what I > say. These folks can go on about the safety of their planes but as I > said before, most have not inspected enough to know. Take my aircraft. > It looked okay through the holes but eventual disassembly for covering > found plenty of corrosion in the area where the ailerons bolt on. We > should not fight AD's that are coming along on the corrosion. Some > peoples' conspiracy theories about the AD's strike me as pretty goofy. > These planes are old and will require more and more care as time goes > by. Just saying we feel they are safe when we cannot really determine > if this is the case will not help matters. Acting like the plane won't > hurt you because it's your friend is foolish. Rob D. > > Tom Laird-McConnell wrote: > > Rob, I encourage anything that makes Ercoupes or any other plane safer. > > > > Your approach before (I assume it was you with sneek ANONYMOUS blanket > > statements about ercoupes are dangerous) was inappropropiate. Our > > entire community is based on being able to communitcate and decide for > > ourselves. My general knowledge is based on the experence of lot of > > older people. > > > > Why on earth would I listen to an anonymous person? > > > > At any rate. Welcome to our group. Why don't you write up an article > > with everything that you are concerened about and post it in the > > articles section. It doesn't belong in the ForSale section. > > > > -Tom Laird-McConnell > > > > > > > > > > Dedicated to honestly in aviation safety. > > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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