<<As I see it, w/ the CAM 125, I'm anticipating ........., some improvement
in reliability>>
Be interested to know how you've evaluated this!
Of course, there are no known failures of the VTEC system itself; but that's
in cars.
Duncan McF.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred R. Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: FWF Options
<fklein@orcasonline.com>
>
> Mike,
>
> You write and I comment:
>
> > I am getting the last little details taken
> > care of in order to put the top of the canoe on. I keep going through
the
> > emails about things to do and reread the manual and I am still finding
little
> > things.
>
> I only wish I was as far along on my build!..and I'm sure the care and
> attention to detail you're doing at this point will serve you well.
>
> > As for power plant, right now I am looking towards the 912S. I am not
one to
> > reinvent the wheel and take a pioneering risk of a new design unless I
am
> > getting a significant break on power, range, or cost.
>
> Well...I don't consider myself as a wheel-reinventor...though I taught
> myself to fly 30 years ago in one of the very early foot-launched biplane
> ultralights, my mantra at the time was to cautiously "manage the degree of
> novelty" as I transitioned from pure hang gliding; that fit my definition
of
> "pioneering". In the case at hand, Alex and Neil have been the pioneers,
but
> even so, they've worked w/ an engine which has been around a while and the
> basic Honda VTEC is sound. As I see it, w/ the CAM 125, I'm anticipating a
> modest increase in power, some improvement in reliability, maintenance,
and
> tweaking which some (NOT ALL!) Rotaxes seem to need, and though costs have
> yet to be determined precisely, I don't expect any savings.
>
> > My wife even talked me into a conventional gear so she would not be
afraid of
> > my landings in a mono.
>
> I share some of your wife's concerns; I'm giving some thought to going
> conventional myself as I think of the satisfying feeling of nailing the
> upwind wheel on the runway in a stiff crosswind (sigh)!
>
> Happy landings!
>
> Fred
> A194
>
>
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