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1. 10:20 AM - Re: Anyone have experience proping a Corvair? (D L Josephson)
2. 10:26 PM - Re: Re: Anyone have experience proping a Corvair? (Steve Freeman (SDS))
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| Subject: | Re: Anyone have experience proping a Corvair? |
Many Corvair-powered planes are hand propped. See the Pietenpol list on
this server or the WW manual. You still need a battery to run the
ignition but hand propping is not a problem.
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| Subject: | Re: Anyone have experience proping a Corvair? |
This is why this list can be so darn frustrating sometimes.
Question from list = " Does anyone have experience propping a Corvair?"
One responder says...
" Short answer.... you can't prop a corvair"
Another responder says...
"Many Corvair-powered planes are hand propped."
On a different topic but still to my point - the other day someone tells
me in response to my question...
"Not trying to be a smartass but have you tried measuring it? "
The answer to the above is "yes" but I thought someone who had "been
there done that" might have a quick answer. So effing sue me.
Lycoming ultimately gave me the answer I needed. Their customer support
was awesome.
I have always done my best to provide useful answers when I had them
(have I been able to help you Carl?) but most of the time I don't answer
(or will only answer in private so no value to the full list) because I
don't want to get contradicted by another person's answer or flamed as
shown above. No one likes to be made to look like an idiot in public.
In the "propping" example only one of the answers can be correct. How
is anyone supposed to take any value from two such opposing statements?
The only prudent thing a person can then do is find independent
validation. Even though that is a prudent thing to do no matter what,
it certainly was not the point of the original question.
The best advice I can offer is to find a group of friends or other
builders whom you can trust to provide valuable information and only use
the list as a fallback.
There are also some great vendors out there who will really go the extra
mile and help with questions you might have. A couple that come to mind
right away are:
For excellent custom fuel and brake hoses >>>
steve@aircraftspecialty.com
For excellent products and help with wiring your Panel >>>
http://www.compositedesigninc.com/
Custom Grips for your control stick (and other cool stuff for your
project) >>> http://www.mrrace.com/
Custom Exhaust System >>> clinton@customaircraft.com
Build safe everyone.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-zenith-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of D L
Josephson
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 11:20 AM
Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Anyone have experience proping a Corvair?
Many Corvair-powered planes are hand propped. See the Pietenpol list on
this server or the WW manual. You still need a battery to run the
ignition but hand propping is not a problem.
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