First of all Happy New Year to All! I would like to thank Tom Laird-McConnell for making this list possible, I believe it has been a big success. I'm sure a lot of us don't know the work involved in keeping it going. I would also like to thank all of you for making it work. Thanks again Tom!
I put together a site called Ercoupe.net to learn how to make a web page, when the spiders started hitting it and it showed up in the search engines I got an over overwhelming response from Coupe enthusiasts all over the world. When Tom made the mailing list I started to direct people to use it for information that I did not know. This had made the dissemination of information a lot more efficient, not to mention my life a lot easier. With a name like Ercoupe.net people think I am an expert on Ercoupes, when in reality I'm just an owner that loves them. I am now trying to make my web site the network of Ercoupe owners and enthusiasts, and provide a static site for the information you folks want on it. The http://www.ercoupe.net site now belongs to all of you to use as a place to put information, photos of your planes and what ever you think should be there. When sending stuff to publish please use [EMAIL PROTECTED] , I will know it came from the mailing list members. Having said all of this, if any one has the information to the mail I'm responding to, send it to and I'll put it on a page. Thanks Again Brian Bailey N94106 http://www.ercoupe.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ercoupe Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 2:01 PM Subject: just the FAQ's >Oh, great group monitor: >Is there any way of sending a FAQ message to any new person >writing in? I appreciate all the help I got as a "newbie" >Alon owner one year ago plus the patience of all the >long-term owners who have answered the same questions of >"should I buy" or "how do I fix this" over-and-over. > >There are however, many questions which get asked over and >over and which are not all answered in the WEB pages I've >visited (certainly not all in one place). I believe that a >really good FAQ sheet would contain at a minimum: >+ Models and versions (i.e. Ercoupe C, CD, Alon A-2, A-2A, >etc.) and the basic variations between them, such as >engines, props, panel arrangements, seating, canopies, >empenage. >+ Who owns the type certificate. >+ Recommended documentation: Skyport, Univair, Ercoupe >Owner's Club, Continental, FAA. >+ EAA auto gas STC and a URL link. >+ Inspection sheet sample. >+ General warning about known problems such as center >section corrosion. (How many people has someone in the group >warned about not buying a junker?) >+ General performance data, especially gross weight and >typical load capacity. What different approved props will >do to performance. > >By sending out a FAQ sheet, we would be helping a >prospective owner as well as saving the forum for more >esoteric maintenance issues, bragging, announcements, parts >searches, etc. > >"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >David Smoler | __ | > |==/__ยค_\==| > *==========|==| () |==|===========* >Alon A-2 | \____/ | N6359V >s/n A35 () () () based at RHV >"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >
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