"D.A. Mazzella" wrote:

Excellent to hear you are comming.

We are currently looking for a few speakers in afternoon sessions of
SevenSotck, would you or any of your RE aviation buddies be interested?

Thanks!

--dan

I don't know Dan. David Orr, the Mazda NA attorney down there is concerned
about the use of Mazda engines in aircraft. He thinks we are exposing Mazda
to a "deep pockets law suite". I don't agree of course because Mazda
really cannot control what use people put their engines to.

On the other hand I think the aviation market for rotary powered cars
is huge. Pilots and mechanics are very high tech oriented and rotary
engines have a wide appeal for them. Jaguar and Ford have a huge booths with
dozens of cars at our major convention/air show called EAA Air Adventure
every year. About 700,000 people show up for this week long event
in OshKosh Wisconsin. Probably the largest convention of any kind in the
world.
20,000 private airplanes usually arrive. This year several Mazda rotary
powered airplanes flew demonstration flights while the air show
announcer explained what they were powered by. Dave Atkins was interviewed
on the local radio about his Mazda rotary powered airplane.
I think Mazda needs to have a booth at Oshkosh.

I also think Mazda PR should jump on this opportunity. How many car
manufacturers
can say?; "Our rotary engines are so durable and reliable that they make
better
aircraft engines than real aircraft engines". Not many. I think it would
be worth the legal liability risk. Imagine a TV commercial with
a low flying Mazda powered airplane racing an RX8 down the runway.

If you can obtain for me a meeting with the president of Mazda NA I can
discuss this with him further. Perhaps he can get David Orr off our
case and perhaps I can comfortably  give a talk at SevenStock about
what we are doing with Mazda rotary engine in aircraft without
stepping on any corporate toes. Last thing we want to do is
aggravate Mazda corporate. We are particularly thankful that we
can still buy three rotor engine parts.

Does anybody else on this newsletter have any other comments
on this subject?

Paul Lamar

About 6 months ago David Orr visited me in my hangar. Took few pictures of
my project etc. When the subject of engine came up and I told him about my
rotary, he was not pleased. Warned me that he is lawyer for Mazda and will
not hear or discuss my engine installation. We parted in good terms but he
never set me the pictures or contacted me again? I suspect that if you
contact him, the reaction could be the same.
Bulent
Ft Lauderdale / CZ MK-IV

If he has time to run a aircraft locator business, maybe he doesn't really
have the ear of the Mazda brass?  You would think that if he is a plane guy
that he would know about the liability limitations in experimental aviation.

I am a bit suspicious as he is so adamant about this.
I think he is trying to avoid work. He probably on retainer and gets paid 
whether he works or not. Also think of the pressure on him to successfully 
defend Mazda against an experimental aviation law suite?  After all, he is
an experimental aviation expert as well as a lawyer.  A lot would be expected
from him. 

Paul Lamar
 
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