Great Idea, if it spawns.
I had just the same feeling about the word "classic" being used for the MKI
Europa (puts it about three or four generations back) but not one "owner
builder" took a blind bit of notice when I resisted. When it comes down to
common sense we are as on the "back foot" as the general public. Who was the
first to use the word ? because I reckon I'm the only one in step !
Regards
Bob Harrison
G-PTAG MKI EUROPA/JABIRU 3300 OWNER BUILT TRIKE/MONO CONVERTIBLE !
PS Except Fred Fillinger who has just used MKI on his last message! Well
done FRED that makes two of us except I'm not thinking of "spawning" any
more!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa@aztec.houxou.com
> Subject: OBAM Defined
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>
> Thought this might be of interest. - Ed Lindsay -
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <nuckolls@aeroelectric.com>
> Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List at Matronics
> >
> > OBAM is the seed of an idea that I thought I'd plant and see what
> > happens. For years, we've been pretty proud of "amateur built" or
> > "home built" as terms to describe our craft. Problem is,
> if you use
> > these terms in conversation with the average person on t he street
> > you get a response that is less than positive.
> >
> > "You mean these airplanes are built in somebody's house?" or
> > "My gawd, I'd never set foot in an airplane built by an AMATEUR."
> >
> > Using the word "experimental" isn't any better. So how about
> > Owner Built and Maintained aircraft? When amateur built aviation
> > was in its infancy, each builder was pretty much on his own. Yeah,
> > there was Sport Aviation and yeah, an occasional mechanic
> > working in the certified world might drop by to help out . . .
> > but by-in-large, each completed airplane was a solitary effort.
> >
> > Today, with kit offerings joining with a huge and growing
> > infrastructure of builder communications on the 'Net, I'll suggest
> > that our efforts are head and shoulders taller than "amateur".
> > A builder may be working on his first and perhaps only construction
> > project but the support structure makes his endeavor anything
> > but amateurish.
> >
> > So how about it folks? This is a sort of pull yourself up by the
> > bootstraps effort. I am reminded of good advice handed down
> > by many who would mentor somebody up in the knowledge and
> > skills of their particular specialty. "Son, if you want to be a
> _________,"
> > then then the FIRST thing you have to do is look, talk,
> and act like
> > you ARE a __________." In our case, we fill in the blanks with
> > the phrase, "builder of the world's finest single engine
> airplanes."
> >
> >
> > Bob . . .
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> > ( "Imagination is more important than knowledge. )
> > ( It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal )
> > ( education" Albert Einstein )
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> > http://www.aeroelectric.com
> >
> >
> >
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