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06-24-2014 02:17 PM |
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Originally Posted by N941WR
(Post 891400)
No idea, I didn't ask. All I did was help arrange for him to get these issues corrected, which he did. He reported back that the plane is now operating as expected.
These pictures were not posted to flame anyone or trash a guy's purchase but as a learning tool for those who are still building.
If someone has a good, clean installation, can you send me your pictures and I'll post them anonymously as a comparison for best practices. (I have a carb, otherwise I would post my pictures.)
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Wellllll . . . I have what I, and many others who have inspected my plane, consider a clean, safe, appropriate, ( insert whatever adjective you wish here) fuel injected firewall forward install. I might be inclined to acquiesce to your request for a picture, if it were not for the smug indignation of the other posters on this thread. I am sure I was in no way perfect in my installation, I even had some issues during Phase I that required fixing under the cowl after the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th flight. I even had some issues underneath the cowl I had to address at the last condition inspection. However, I am not at all interested in submitting my admittedly fragile ego to the same smug indignation, or even the opposite, 'pats on the back' for a job well done attitude, that could come from such a submission. Even the opposite reaction to the prevailing comments here still would have their basis in the smug attitude that is prevailing in these comments.
Everyone has issues that need addressing in their construction practices. I think it poor taste to openly post in a format that ensures there will be anonymous bashing of someone's construction or maintenance practices without at least giving that person the benefit of ' addressing her/his detractors' first hand and having the opportunity to personally address the shortcomings that might be evident in her/his build. Why is it not appropriate to contact the builder and inquire into that person's building practices that might lead to an offer of some of the above advice to the person directly? If he is so bad at building that these issues are so terribly bad or inappropriate, then it behooves all of us in this community to address the issue directly with that person. It does him or others reading these posts little good to hide behind a computer screen while we smugly imply with our comments that we are much better builders than this person and would never make such mistakes. If this person needs some direction on best practices and build quality, does anyone here really think he will get it from these comments on this forum? I for one, do not think he will gain much from it, nor will most of us reading these posts. At best we may glean some measure of knowledge we may not have understood much about before, but at what cost is that knowledge? We are basically just joining in on the camaraderie with a group that implies that we belong to an elite group of individuals that would NEVER BUILD ANYTHING SO LACKING!
Please, we are better than that! Aren't we?
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