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| Subject: | Re: Viking Engine |
7/15/2011
Congratulations Fellow Amateur Builders,
Several years ago when I first began to read amateur builder postings in
various venues I was dismayed and concerned about the general lack of
knowledge regarding the fundamental rules governing our community and the
casual attitude towards such rules. Postings consisting of speculation,
hearsay, gossip, and rumors would go on at length about any particular
subject with not one poster citing the fundamental document governing the
subject or even hinting that such a document may even exist.
What a change we have seen. While there was significant thread creep on the
aeroelectric list away from Viking Engine(s) per se in this thread several
posters got directly
into whatever side path may have been taken and provided clarification by
stating outright, or provided links to, the facts contained in the
controlling documents.**
Demonstrating this knowlege, and a responsible attitude towards the rules,
is very healthy for our amateur built community as aviation is already seen
by the general public, with significant help from the lame stream media, as
fraught with risky ventures and amateur builders ("nut case builds airplane
in his grarage") as being probably totally irresponsible.
Let's keep up the good work and help stamp out speculation, hearsay, gossip,
and rumors as a means of communication (and confusion for the new guys) when
the facts are usually readily available in this great day of the internet.
'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort to
gather and understand knowledge."
**PS: I am not suggesting that all of the controlling documents (or the
bureaucrats that enforce them) are all wise and should be followed
slavishly. I am suggestion that if one decides to deviate from the rules
that the deviation be done with knowledge and deliberation not out of
ignorance.
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