Paul Lamar and I have been having a discussion offline.  He feels that he
is
doing more good for the rotary aviation community by continuing with this
discussion board and website than by actually finishing his plane.  I
agree
completely.

I also feel that for himself, he should quit with the newsletter for a
while
and concentrate on his plane.  There is nothing quite like the personal
satisfaction you get from flying the plane you built yourself.  The
archives
alone should keep any new-be busy long enough for Paul to finish is plane
and join a very select few.

So what say you all?  Can we do without Paul long enough for him to finish
his plane? If so, lend some encouragement.
--
David Leonard

Dave,

I have thought the same for many years.  Running this mailing list is a
24 hour job and I think Paul has become addicted to it.  He sometimes
sleep walks into the back computer room to answer posts at 4:00 in the
morning. Don't ask me how I know:)

Paul

You have done a fantastic service to everyone by organizing gobs of data,
and you selflessly answer the same questions over and over from scratch
throughout the years.   Perhaps you can give the newsletter a break for
five days of the week.  Newsletter activated for two days, work on your
plane or engine systems for five days. That will also allow messages to
be more condensed instead of having to edit ten posts you/we can only
edit one.  Questions that are answered on your webpage can be referred
there to a FAQ.  Any writing or information you would like to add but
haven't had time to assemble yet, I volunteer Dave to write them. Dave
just kidding.  I  and   others will be happy to assist you.  Give us an
assignment sense, we owe it to you. You can do the final edit of course.

I think your idea of buying a mostly completed plane and installing a
rotary is also a good cost effective approach at this point as well.
That will let you concentrate on doing what you love best, engine and
instrumentation.

Best Regards


Doug in Japan

  Geez, Dave, I could use a friend like you.  Could you email my wife and
tell her I need time off from the household "Honey-Dos" so I can get
started on my plane?


Paul continues to do an invaluable service for the aviation community
with this newsletter and by helping/coordinating the efforts of
others.  Reading his work here is a pleasure, but the enjoyment is always
dampened somewhat by the knowledge that Paul has been deferring his own
airplane's completion while he does this work.  I'd very much like to see
him get his own rotary-powered aircraft flying, it would be great for him
and ultimately good for everyone.  Still, if it is hard for him to quit
"cold turkey,"  maybe (as Doug mentioned) it would be possible for him to
find a way to devote far less time to the newsletter and concentrate on
documenting the work done already and maybe coordinating the work of
others (via a web page/blog/forum/etc?)to keep things going while he
finishes his plane.  The 80/20 rule.

Mark Waldron

I agree- Paul ought to get on with finishing his plane. I am indebeted to
Paul for the service he has done all of us. I don't think that I would
have
attempted to install a rotary in my RV-4 had it not been the invaluable
service this newsletter has provided.  Smarter minds than mine have
provided
me with the knowledge and confidence to install my rotary, and has shown
me
the pitfalls to avoid.  I should be flying by the end of the summer.

Over the years, Paul and this newletter have addressed all the major
concerns
involved in rotary engine installations. I think he has earned a
sabbatical
in order to apply all this knowledge to his own benefit and get his own
plane into the air.


Brian Trubee


I couldn't agree more with Brian and the rest of you. Mr. Lamar and his
website has been an invaluable source of information. Not only have I
gleaned (and stole) ideas from him (and all of you), he designed and sent
drawings to Jerry Hey for the fabrication of my motor mount (without charge)
as many of you know. I know I am DEEPLY indebted to him and I wouldn't be as
far along as I am with out the help from Paul and the rest of you. At the
risk of sounding sappy Thank You all Very Much. BTW if PL devoted as much
time to his aircraft construction as he did to this website, he would have
been done years ago. "Get er done", Paul... ;)

Rick in Alaska
P-Port Renesis (Getting close to making smoke)