REFLECTOR: What happened to the velocity views

Sun Feb 26 21:57:25 CST 2006

The .pdf format are just as easy to print into paper format, and you can 
download them for where ever you are in the world. Also the electronic 
format is cheaper to produce which means it could have greater content.

Just some thoughts.

Richard

Alex Balic wrote:

> All I can say is that I used to look foreword to getting my old 
> fashioned (paper) but very well done Velocity Views in the mail- 
> really- when it would show up in the mail, I would get a warm rush of 
> dopamine just thinking about all of the Velocity goodness that I knew 
> would be found inside.   I got the information handed to me, and I 
> could read it at my leisure- i.e.- in bed before sleep- we were all 
> promised a better system but I think there have only been one or 2 
> "issues" and they are not sent to you, you have to go and look for 
> them, there may be some recent KPC's on the XLRG, but I am 
> unfortunately unaware.  I have all of my old Views nicely bound in a 3 
> ring binder- can reference them at any time, but really I am not sure 
> I know exactly where the new electronic one is linked- and at least 
> the paper ones did come with exacting regularity- I vote to go back to 
> the old system- anyone who is with me please sound off......
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> Alex
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Richard J. Gentil
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:21 PM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity Sale
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> My guess it is why we have not seen a Velo View in a long time too.
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> Richard
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> Alex Balic wrote:
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>I agree 100%- but the Velocity Aerospace put this information up on their
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>web site- hardly keeping it undercover- nor is the name they chose or the
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>banner on the top of their home page- once they got far enough along to go
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>consider taking these steps, they should have contacted all of us
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>builders/owners, and given us the information on how the deal will affect
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>us- I really don't care about the details pertaining to the sale other than
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>who will be taking care of us in the future- I suppose if the Velocity Views
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>was still being published (big mistake to stop that, but we can cover that
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>in another discussion) we could have found out about it there.
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>-----Original Message-----
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>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
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>Behalf Of Richard J. Gentil
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>Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:27 PM
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>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
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>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity Sale
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>Alex,
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>I know they have tried to sell Velocity before, about 3 years ago if 
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>memory serves. That last deal fell though. Sales of companies are tricky 
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>things, if things get out too early, they can sour a deal and put people 
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>into a panic. As an example I own a Flight School and Repair Station, if 
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>I were to want to sell and the word would get out before a deal is 
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>completed, it could be devastating to my business. I would not want the 
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>word to get out before there was a completed deal. (Now do not start any 
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>rumors, I am not selling or looking so sell.)  ;-)
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>Richard
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>Alex Balic wrote:
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>>You know, really, the factory should have let everyone know about this
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>>situation directly- and explain what the future will be fur us, their
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>>customers. not wait for one of us to find out about it with a Google
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>>search.....
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>>-----Original Message-----
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>>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
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>>Behalf Of Andy Millin
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>>Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:19 AM
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>>To: reflector at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
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>>Subject: REFLECTOR: Velocity Sale
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>>Being one of the builders that is still building, the factory sale can
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>cause
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>>some serious anxiety.  The support has been outstanding.  The team at the
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>>factory and their reputation for taking care of their builders played a big
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>>part in my purchase decision.
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>>In a situation like this I will continue to trust Velocity.  They really
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>>care.  I know they won't leave me hanging.
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>>I will anxiously await the news from the factory.  I'm sure Scott Baker
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>will
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>>fill us in when he is able.  Maybe they'll even update the online
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>>newsletter! ;)
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>>Andy
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