Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Skycatcher news

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Williams
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Skycatcher news

>Rick,
>
>About 1.5 years ago, I was in Northampton, MA.
>At the airport I was flying a 182 to acquire the towered airport signoff in
>my log book.
>There were several sumps on each wing, some under the engine cowl, etc.
>
>R. Williams

Yes, pretty much every airplane I know of has that same configuration: sumps
at the tanks and gascolator.

My question to Helen was WHY does this mean a lawyer can't prove you checked
them all.
I also mentioned that she was innacurate about the useful load being
diminished, at least compared to my 172i.
And that injected engines really DO start and run.
But only because the statements in the message were.... ummm... a little
unbelieveable.

I like Helens posts, and appreciate that she is doing a helluva job getting
folks interested in flying these little airplanes.
But negative exagerations about competitors' products leave a bad impression
about the whole sport, and sounds a little petty.

Rick

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Rick Pitcher" <lightflyer@adelphia.net>
To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:57:27 -0800
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Skycatcher news

>
>
>
> 13 fuel sumps just so the lawyers can't prove that you checked them all
> for water? Really? The checklist only shows the normal wing tank and fuel
> strainer. Are you saying there are MORE of these sumps? Where?
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/903694/Cessna-172-SP-Checklist
>
> And the seats don't bend so you can reach things in the back seat? My 1968
> 172i seats don't bend either, do the seaats in your older 172 bend?
> wierd...
>
> The fuel injected engines refuse to start when warm? Funny, the 3 172SP's
> at EAFB flying club all seem to start and run OK when warm, so do all the
> other fuel injected engines that I see fueling up next to me at the fuel
> pumps.
>
> And the useful load on the SP is still around 850 pounds, same as my 1968
> 172i. How much does your 172 carry?
>
> I know that you are selling other airplanes, but it just seems little
> disengenuous to pick nits on everyone else's airplanes.
>
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