tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post807998228453535228..comments2023-08-26T03:15:36.194-05:00Comments on Letters from Flyover Country: McClellan to EAABob Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-70148296847651860652010-09-26T19:44:38.824-05:002010-09-26T19:44:38.824-05:00This isn't really too good. I don't think...This isn't really too good. I don't think the playing field is level when the avionics (and other gadget manufacturers) give their stuff to the journalists, who write glowing review articles and suggest it's not safe to be without the stuff. <br /><br />Maybe someone will give him a set of plans, several lengths of tubing, a gas welder and he can try that out. Probably wouldn't hear from him for awhile.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339749235719389807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-435981778205341212010-09-25T11:10:21.710-05:002010-09-25T11:10:21.710-05:00I read Flying for its content by more than a singl...I read Flying for its content by more than a single author, and all of its contributors, including Mac, have taught me something or otherwise contributed to my thinking. While I have not shared McClellan's experiences in larger aircraft, I've found his experience as a pilot and communicator beneficial, though he has been one of the Flying authors whom I've bypassed occasionally because I simply wasn't interested in his subject. It appears that Mac has new experiences available in the experimental aircraft community to complement those bigger-airplane rides that he's written about for so long. I don't share the resentment that seems to be expressed here, though perhaps I feel more kinship to Peter Garrison and Lane Wallace. McClellan ("I'm the luckiest pilot...") seems still to be lucky to be opening a cool new door. I'm sure that I would enjoy Mac's new job too, if my resume carried me there. The prosperity of the EAA has clearly affected its points of view, and a look at how EAA has benefitted its present and past executives provides clear understanding about the motivation for such evolution. The rise of experimental aircraft-related industry is a big factor in that evolution as well. Bob, sport aviation communications need content from us grass roots guys, and I appreciate your efforts. Who knows, maybe Mac will get started on an RV emp kit. (har har har).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-50670881413850719532010-09-21T15:55:59.947-05:002010-09-21T15:55:59.947-05:00Couldn't AGREE with you more Bob!! He IS the ...Couldn't AGREE with you more Bob!! He IS the reason I dropped Flying Magazine. This quite simply, sucks.<br /><br />wvwvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-81853890708388700732010-09-20T16:54:30.105-05:002010-09-20T16:54:30.105-05:00R.S. Hoover was our kind of guy. Building ribs ou...R.S. Hoover was our kind of guy. Building ribs out of salvage-wood sticks with cereal box cardboard gussets, then testing them. Sadly, he's Flown West.skydaddynoreply@blogger.com