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Kelley,=0AFirst of all, let me apologize for including all of
the emails in my reply. That was a mistake.=0ASecondly, per
haps I am being a bit touchy, but I consistently see the
same crap on the aeroelectric list.=0ASomeone asks for advice
on a relatively simple subject and gets skewered by several
people who believe they are personally responsible for teaching
the writer the wrongs of his ways. Some people get off
on rants implying that their ideas and/or procedures must be
followed or the writer has not adequately researched the subje
ct and made the proper decisions. It is the reason this
list is dying a slow painful death.=0AMany of us have been
around GA airplanes for 40 years (I own an aircraft maintena
nce company), but we may not know the best solution to a
problem (or as Bob likes to think - perhaps a non-problem)
especially as new innovative solutions are being tried.=0AFrom p
ersonal experience you don't like full electronic ignition. P
ersonally I like full electronic ignition. But, when a writ
er asks a question about something, he/she doesn't care our
individual preferences. They are interested in a response tha
t may give them greater insight into how to solve the part
icular problem for their particular airplane.=0AThe response they
often get is no response at all or a response telling them
how wrong they are. They aren't wrong! Just because s
omeone decides to stray from the classical norms doesn't neces
sarily mean they are wrong.=0AJustin may have given up on th
is forum to glean the information he desired. Can't say I
blame him. He is on the cutting edge of potential impr
ovements. His ideas may not work - then again they may
work perfectly. I understand his reasons for choosing to us
e two batteries for remote AK operations.=0AI agree with you
that he may not be choosing the simplest solution, but it
is his decision. He was simply asking for advice on how
he might implement his decision. I'm surprised he didn't co
ntact Paisley, Rotax and the battery manufacturer on how to
best design his system instead of coming to the aeroelectric
list for help (who knows, maybe he did). Nonetheless, I b
elieve the response to him should have been something like t
his:=0A1. Contact the manufacturers and follow their advise.=0A2.
You can probably implement your chosen equipment in this manne
r ...=0A3. However, have you considered doing this instead ...
=0AIn other words, provide advice on how his idea might be
accomplished and then give him advice on other considerations
(one of which might be "don't do it because ...").=0AYou sai
d " If the best solution was so obvious, he would also k
now how to implement". There may not be a best solution.
You implied that in your first sentence when you said "th
ere are a number of ways to skin a cat". Justin has c
hosen a way to skin the cat. It may not be the best
way, but it is his way. He was asking for advice on h
ow to implement his skinning method - not advice on whether
his method is the best, or even desirable.=0AI find myself a
s frequently frustrated by responses on the aeroelectric list
as I am satisfied with them.=0ATouchy? Perhaps.=0AMaybe I've
become a grumpy old man.=0ASafe flying to all,=0AStan Sutterfiel
d=0AReno Race 84=0ADo not archive=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AFor any question o
r problem there are a number of ways to skin the cat, =0A
including it may not be a problem at all.=0ATo object to f
olks questioning whether he needs to do what he wants is =0A
just as valid a discussion and learning point as assuming he
has =0Acorrectly parsed his situation, already knows the best
solution and just =0Aneeds to know how to implement it.=0AI
f the best solution was so obvious, he would also know how
to =0Aimplement. When you start incorporating the latest of
everything, like =0Alithium batteries, electronic ignition, etc. y
ou are on what is called =0Athe bleeding edge for a reason
.=0AOthers like Bob and some of the rest of us have been
around GA planes =0Afor 30-40 years or more, worked our way
through risk mitigation in a lot =0Aof different environments
and know what last century products work, and =0Awhat doesn't.
=0ASome of us just don't agree on the reliability of various
items. I for =0Aone have personal experience with dual elec
tronic mag failure which =0Apushes me towards having one conve
ntional mag, but others see that =0Adifferently, even though t
here are some of the same differences between =0Aauto alternat
ors and auto ignition that change their reliability when =0Aus
ed in aircraft.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A =0A
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