REFLECTOR: I AM A JERK (for buying MT)

[Scott Baker]

It's not a matter of who wants to be first.  Several Velocity owners have 
committed to Aerocomponsites, including some giving deposits.  Aero talks 
like they are interested in producing a pusher, but has not done so.  I'm 
told it is because they don't have or will not commit the start up funds to 
the project.  If you have $50K to invest, give them a call and become a part 
owner in the design.
SB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kufalk" <kufalk at wi.rr.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: I AM A JERK (for buying MT)


> Obi-Wan "That boy was our last hope"
> Yoda "No, there is another"
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> Tom,
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> There is one more company out there willing to make a constant speed
> composite prop for a Velocity XL.
>
> Look into the Aerocomposites prop.  No one seems to want to be first to 
> try
> one of these.  I am almost for sure going to buy one sometime this year.
> But I want someone else besides me to be the genie pig.
>
>
> http://www.aerocomposites.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=E36FDA21-5004-D739-A5792799EC7B5445
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> Look at model 3300-P and read the foot note at the bottom.
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>
> Darrell Kufalk
> Waukesha, WI
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Martino" <tmartino at troubleshooter.com>
> To: <reflector at www.tvbf.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 7:59 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: I AM A JERK (for buying MT)
>
>
> It is amazing to me the arrogance and lack of customer relations at MT.
>
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>
> When I called the Deland MT office ... and described the minor damage
> ... they said "No matter how minor the damage, it must be repaired in
> Germany".
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> Yet the Deland website says they do all major repairs.  Not so.  I asked
> "Is there no one in the US capable of doing this magic?"
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> "No, no one".
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> THEN IT GOT WORSE.
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> Not only do I have to send one blade to be repaired ... but the other
> three blades needs to be "refurbished".
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> Why?  With only 6 hours on them?
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> "They are a matched set. They all must be rebuilt."
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> Here is the real answer (that was never verbalized):  If we can get
> crazy Americans to spend this much money on a wooden prop (that happens
> to be covered with a fancy plastic) ... we can call it "composite" and
> get a lot of money for it.  We can also make up ridiculous rules when it
> comes to maintenance and repairs.  After all ... those crazy Americans
> have a lot of money.  Why not get as much as we can?  And ... then if
> they have serviceability problems, we can blame it on the "Forbidden
> RPM" Zone ... or something that sounds scientific.
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>
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> After all ... they buy Mercedes.  They believe in fine engineering.
> They will probably believe in anything that comes from Germany.  Right?
> Even bullshit.
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> Do I sound bitter?
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> Anyone want to buy a slightly used, slightly damaged four-blade MT Prop.
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> GIVE ME CATTO.
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