REFLECTOR: FW: Fwd: Re: FW: Deltahawk

[Chuck Jensen]

I'll second Alex on those thoughts.  It's hard to comprehend the
pressures and frustrations involved with an undertaking of this
magnitude.  If money were unlimited, and it never is, that alone would
vent tremendous pressure.  Given demanding customers, delivery schedules
that were made in good faith, but you now see that you are going to
'blow through' and it becomes a painful process.  And, just when you
think you've got it, another problem rears its ugly head and more money
and time goes down the drain.

I assume JP's email was not intended for public posting.  I've hit the
wrong button myself from time to time.  As a personal communication, it
was less than gracious, but we didn't see the other half of the
communications that lead up to the 'head butting' that we saw posted.
If it was intentionally sent for public consumption, well then JP
deserves a 'red card', but given the size of their undertaking and the
outsized risk involved, I'm giving the benefit of the doubt here.

Chuck Jensen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Balic [mailto:alex157 at pwhome.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:53 PM
> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Fwd: Re: FW: Deltahawk
> 
> Dear Fellow Builders,
> 
> I have had some dealings with Delta Hawk on behalf of another builder-
> They
> were not able to get his engine to him on time, and they were man
enough
> to
> return his deposit-in.   I am a business owner myself, and an
engineer,
> and
> I can imagine quite clearly the struggles that Deltahawk is going
through
> to
> get this engine airworthy for the betterment of Experimental aviation,
> general aviation and hopefully, eventually, themselves.  I applaud JP
for
> the immense time, effort, and money that he has poured into this
project.
> Building a dependable aircraft engine (or any engine) from scratch is
a
> monumental undertaking that I doubt many are able to grasp.  If there
is
> any
> fault with the Deltahawk company, it lies only in the delivery
promises
> that
> it has made, dates that have unfortunately passed without actual
delivery.
> I believe that if they had just told everyone that they were still 24
> months
> out, there would not be such an uproar- I had to deal with this
myself-
> with
> them, and I understand that it can be extremely frustrating,
especially
> when
> you have a very expensive aircraft sitting without a power plant to
get it
> airborne. I know that they were a bit overly optimistic in getting the
> engines shipped, but I do not believe that there was any deception
being
> carried out- and when they are ready to fly, they will be a great
engine-
> they just need to be honest with the investors and customers about
where
> they are in their progress, and avoid the "next month" stuff that was
> going
> on.
> I believe that they will eventually triumph and have a viable, fuel
> efficient alternative to the air cooled technology that almost
everyone is
> flying behind now. Anyone who has owned their own business and has
tried
> to
> raise venture capitol will appreciate what Delta Hawk is doing.
> I think that the rest of us need to show the man some appreciation for
> what
> he is trying to accomplish.
> Just my 2 cents, no flaming harpoons please.....
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> 
> 
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