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Hi Ken, Good to see you again at Nationals. I couldn't agree more with your comments about the Wright's. Lots of people "Talk the Talk", but they really do " Walk the Walk"!! We are all very fortunate to have them in the "Ercoupe Family". By the way, Liz found your towbar and chocks, guess you were still dazzled by my paint job while you were packing up. <G> Hank ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 7:58 AM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] RE: Nationals and Tow Bar > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Marv/Ruth, > > Thanks for your help with the tow bar and chocks. > > FWIW, The hoopla over the maintenance seminar is from a minority of pilots, > one of whom was not even there. Personally, I am very grateful and > appreciative of John and Jonnie's efforts to support coupes, coupe pilots, > and especially, their efforts to point out serious issues with our planes. > I don't consider their concerns "scare tactics" or "threats" against the > coupe. Clearly, corrosion is a problem in all old airplanes and Coupes are > not exempt. To have this pointed out in very explicit terms is what many > weekend pilots need in order to be impressed with the seriousness of the > problem. > > Jonnie made mention that he had check the coupes on the field and that only > a few of them were airworthy in that the rigging was proper. He wasn't > trying to drum up business. There was no attempt by Jonnie to be > self-serving-I don't think he even understands that concept. He was merely > suggesting that pilots address this (apparently) often overlooked > requirement by A&Ps doing annuals. Why would anyone object about learning > of a common problem that can be fixed? > > I take John and Jonnie's lectures very serious--and even though I haven't > taken a poll, I'm sure my family members are thankful that someone is > bringing problems to the forefront to be fixed. I support John and Jonnie's > comments because I know they are genuinely interested in coupes and their > pilots. I can call either of them any time for advice and parts, I can count > on them to fix an unexpected problem for anyone at a fly-in (without > charge), and I can rely on their advice about problems and how to fix them. > I remember that they sponsored the Coupe Nationals two years in a row, which > as you know, is no small feat. They're dedicated people. > > John and Jonnie, and their family members, come to many of the Coupe > fly-ins. They haul around samples of corrosion for us to look at, samples > of mis-installed parts, and specialty tools to show us how to do certain > things. Then they take their personal time to tell us about their > experiences, give lectures on maintenance issues, and fix our planes. > > A few people don't want to hear about problems with their plane, and may not > appreciate everything else that the Wrights do for the coupe community, and > some apparently think that exposing problems is bad for the coupe. I will > listen to their complaints, but until they come up with a better solution > than John Wright and Jonnie Wright, (and that will be damn tough), I'm > sticking with the Wrights. I hope John and Jonnie don't take the criticism > too seriously because the coupers that know them are very appreciative of > their efforts. Besides that, I think their maintenance seminar was exactly > what we needed to hear, like it or not! > > Ken Doyle > Springfield, Mo > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MarvRuth dunlap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 7:22 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Nationals and Tow Bar > > > > > > Hi Ken--Thanks for the "thanks" as we sure needed that > > as there were complaints against the "Maintenance > > Seminar". > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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