No flame war necessary or considered As a current CFI and ASC with FAA I do practice and teach RISK MANAGEMENT. However, just like so many of things we post here get converted to layman's terms, so does my recommendation to all pilots to remain as safe as possible given we are delving into an art and act of dangerous consequences. As a former military person you were also taught that restraint was better than speaking your mind completely lest you anger the CO regardless of the request to speak freely! LOL Keep it fun and informative Doug.
My cautions are not discourage anyone from being an experimenter, or for using ANY available system that is an improvement over the existing equipment available. I agree with WW who quotes another A&P who stated" as soon as we are made aware of a superior product or part, we are obligated to use that part". As WW said, we balance between spending our remaining years on the couch saving our money, or calculating our risk, and attempting to stay within those parameters and go fly. I have met with WW himself, as well as read his manual and countless others. My cautions are simply, if you have the know how, use the available technology, if not, either get educated, or stay with what you know. That is the lowest risk option, to use Doug's approach. LOL I say FLY SAFE because most of our reader/builders are from the old school, and understand that we are just trying to be as safe as we can, not imply that flying is a safe venture. You are preaching to the choir Doug, save your breath. All here subscribe to that frame of mind one way or the other. My posts are aimed and intended to prompt a pilot/builder to think and keep thinking about his goals and his project, as are yours. I have read all your posts and enjoy them, if for no better reason to make me think as well. It takes all of us to present the vast sum of knowledge that exists on this net, that none other can compare. Keep them coming. All benefit with the exchange, even when it is a contradictory point of view. Allows everyone (including the author) to see all sides. (stubbornly) FLY SAFE! lol Colin & Beverly Rainey Apex Lending, Inc. 407-323-6960 (p) 407-557-3260 (f) www.eloan2004cr.com crai...@apexlending.com
