I have quietly sat back and listened to all of you discuss this issue. No one really knows why or how or anything else, except the facts we have now. Just keep this in mind.....It is your life that is in most danger coupled with any passengers you may carry and then there are the people on the ground you could take out if you go down. But what about your loved ones who are affected by your loss, losses. You guys and gals are intelligent people. If you were not, then you could not build an airplane. Why would any of you take such a risk? Why would you not spend a few extra dollars to make your plane safer whether it is a Piet or a high performance 250 mph plane. Why would you not spend a few extra hours on the engine to make it more bullet proof? Those of you who are taking this seriously and doing the nitriding as recommended, I applaud you!!!!!!! Those who are ignoring the findings and are not concerned about nitriding well, may God be with you!!!!!!! And please don't fly over my house, at least while my family is at home. Kind of puts it in perspective doesn't it? Personally, I love life and am enjoying doing what I love to do. When William called and asked for my crank, I had no plans of nitriding. Thank God I let him talk me into it since mine was cracked. And by the way, I flew gently those 71 hours and never turned it over 3150 rpm. Also, thanks to William asking for my crank, I discovered a faulty harmonic balancer during the teardown which also would have caused a forced landing. That's two things I am proud to say William saved me from. Now, the next time I go fly, I will be just that much more confident in my airplane as being that much safer.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my NEW KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com
