Re: Coupe Maintenance & Mods

[Mi Vida Loca]

At 06:06 PM 1/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I've posted a very self-serving website at
>http://members.xoom.com/N3719H/Ercoupe.htm : I'm trying to learn all I can
>about coupes, because I am an A&P becoming an owner. For my own use, this
>site is where I am organizing information regarding Coupe care& feeding,
>along with all mods I may reasonably contemplate on my plane (a 415-C) -
>She's my first plane, and I'm a little smitten ; )
>
>I'm happy to include Alon, Forney, and Mooney data. If any of y'all want to
>contribute, I would appreciate especially info on STCs and 337s that aren't
>through Univair, TCM, McCauley, and Sensenich: Those I mostly have, and I'm
>in the process of formatting those for the site.
>
>Any electronic format to my email address is fine. If you prefer fax, let
>me know and I'll set that up. Most useful data would include a description
>of the mod, STC holder contacts, cost, man-hours, recommended
>shops/mechanics, and satisfaction reports. Be advised if an opinion is very
>negative, I won't post it... I'd rather avoid feather-ruffling (or worse).
>If it appears any info is some "trade secret", I also don't want it. STC or
>337 duplicates have sometimes been construed as some kind of commercial
>release, but that is not the case. An original hard-copy document from the
>holder is the only legal title to a proprietary mod.
>
>I also would like to build a database of squawks and remedies, so reports of
>that nature are welcome. It's likely to evolve rather slowly, because I
>have a fairly busy schedule flight instructing.
>
>If you notice that I'm duplicating someone else's effort anywhere on the
>site, I'd like to know, so that I can simply post a link or reference.
>Thanks to each of you who have encouraged me to take on this
>work-in-progress.
>
>-Rob Craigmyle, N3719H, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Rob is doing an excellent page here, he sent me a copy of the STC's, SB and AD's he has accumulated to post on my WEB site, fortunately for me he has decided to go ahead and post them on his own new site. At this time he does not have it all posted yet, but there is a ton of work there to code all this into HTML so be patient, it will be worth everybody's wait, I've seen a lot of the content that has not been posted yet.

Rob, I would urge you not to weed out what you feel to be a negative opinion, let the reader use their own judgment, it may just be that the author of the opinion does not express him or herself in a way you like but the content may be useful. Even a wrong opinion can be useful. Nobody has all the answers, even Fred didn't have all the answers. The Coupe is a good plane but it's not perfect and each of us will modify our particular Coupe to better suit our needs. Any mod you find useful to you or what you feel was not worth it should be passed along. Not all mods may be "legal" but that does not mean they shouldn't be shared. It may be a good mod that someone else with more time, money or enthusiasm may wish to develop into an STC or maybe just get a 337 for.

Rob I am glad you seem to be approve of my suggestion to you that it is time that those of us with WEB pages pool our resources and avoid duplication of efforts where possible. We should just link to the other persons WEB pages for specific information or in many cases page content not just to the WEB site's main page. In that way we can each do a better job of keeping our pages up to date. WEB site maintenance can take a lot of time, time better spent flying or what ever. It would also help to provide more of a community spirit, where we all join together to provide information for Wanna Be's, New Be's and experienced Coupers alike. I would like to hear from the other WEB site owners on their views, and if you agree, how we could best implement this.




Dave
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