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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject: Flight Levels magazine

Hi Guys,

  

 Just a word of "warning".

 I've just received my copy of "Flight Levels", the  Summer 2008, Volume 13 No.3 and one of the first things I've looked for in  recent issues has been the piece on Commander history.

  

 Quite some while ago, I was asked if I'd help with this  planned series of short articles and, of course, I agreed.

 In return, I was to be sent a CD-ROM with a good number  of photos, presumably taken by Bill Thompson.

  

 The CD-ROM never arrived and I've never been asked for  help.

 A couple of subsequent emails to the guy editing this  section have gone totally unanswered.

 In the absence of any definite reason, I can only assume  that Bill Thompson, the supplier of the photos, has placed an embargo on me  getting a copy of the disk and is relying on his "knowledge" to tell you all  about Commander history.

 Why? Goodness knows.

  

 However, although his photos are of real quality, I  regret I cannot say the same about his knowledge of Commander  history.

 Frankly, I'm not impressed.

 Was the prototype really called the "IL-3805"? I think  not.

 Was the first Model 520 Certificated some 8 months  before it was completed? I think not.

 Although the GO-435-C2B was used, it was not until later  in production. First examples had the GO-435-C2.

 The 520 isn't "distinguished by its large curved engine  nacelles ... and exhaust augmenters", but by its fin not being  swept.

  

 What a pity that such a historical photo, the 520 taking  off on its first flight, is sized just a tad bigger than a postage  stamp.

  

 Might be best to cut this section out before these  errors are treated as gospel 

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

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cloudcraft(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject: Flight Levels magazine

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		   The CD-ROM never arrived and I've never been asked for  help.

   A couple of subsequent emails to the guy editing this  section have gone totally unanswered.

   In the absence of any definite reason, I can only assume  that Bill Thompson, the supplier of the photos, has placed an embargo on me  getting a copy of the disk and is relying on his "knowledge" to tell you all  about Commander history.

   Why? Goodness knows.

 	
  Sir Barry,I presume you're asking a rhetorical question, or, you're using your refined British understatement for diplomatic effect.The reason they did not ask your help is horribly obvious ... as it the result of TCAC's policy of ignoring any resource outside of their kingdom walls.Wing Commander Gordon,Banished since 1996

 

   

 

  Life is not simple anywhere. Probably less so elsewhere.

   

 

   

 

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cschuerm(at)cox.net
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: Flight Levels magazine

Barry Collman wrote:

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		   Why? Goodness knows.


	


The sad fact is that TCAC (IMHO) is a business.  They don't "care" about 

Commanders, especially the classics.  They care about running a business 

and making a profit (as they should).  The piston crowd is not their 

customer, contributes nothing of consequence to their bottom line, and 

is of no interest.  As annoying as it may be, it's not just TCAC 

either.  Try to ask "new Piper" about J3 cubs, Apaches, or any of the 

98% of aircraft ever built by Piper prior to the "new".  They simply 

won't even acknowledge the existence of their prior greatness.



"we" are just hobbiests.



Speaking of hobbies.... if more people in the world had better hobbies, 

I truly believe it would do away with most of the worlds problems.  You 

can't tell me that someone building a homebuilt in their garage would 

ever consider being a suicide bomber!  Maybe if our government would 

quit sending cash to foreign countries and just buy a zillion RV8 kits 

and air drop them, we'd accomplish a lot more.....



chris



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rsrandazzo(at)precisionma
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: Flight Levels magazine

Chris-



Hear hear.



Add to that list any of us calling TCM regarding our GTSIO-520K.  They won't

even answer a technical question...  Pretty much insures I won't buy any NEW

TCM products in the future- that is for certain.



Robert S. Randazzo

N414C



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cloudcraft(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Flight Levels magazine

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		   You  can't tell me that someone building a homebuilt in their garage would  ever consider being a suicide bomber!  Maybe if our government would  quit sending cash to foreign countries and just buy a zillion RV8 kits  and air drop them, we'd accomplish a lot more..... 	
  Yes!  Even if they were going to use a squadron of RV8s to wage Jihad on us, their wives would kill them first for spending so much time "on that damn airplane you love more than me."

 

 One major world's problems solved.

 

 Wing Commander Gordon

 

   

 

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WINGFLYER1(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:50 am Post subject: Flight Levels magazine

Just send them a herd of Camels or goats!!!



It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.

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