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LETTERS
May I suggest you gentlemen just get a Rotax so you can stop leaning at all and hence stop arguing? Helen Woods, AOPA 1398113 Laurel, Maryland Pimp my plane I find it unfortunate that AOPA determined there were no better articles to put in the May 2011 issue, let alone to use as the cover story, than the article about the Piper Comanche with the cover subtitle: “Piper Comanche Pimped

to the Max.” Not only was the article mostly frivolous, the use of “pimped” and “bling” could easily be described as juvenile. Despite being in the generation I believe this language was targeted for, as well as that which most recently popularized these words, their use lends no credibility to an article already stretching to provide value. I expect more from a publication like AOPA Pilot, and look forward to the quality I’ve grown to know in the coming issues. Peter Blair, AOPA 5320474 Superior, Colorado

Having owned several Comanches of various models, I took great pleasure in reading the article about a guy that could spend money to make a great airplane better. I noticed some of the old switches on the panel and I hope he replaced all the wiring they were connected to! Jack O’Neill Pittsford, New York Tennessee Time Machine Thanks for Bob Knill’s great article, “GA Serves America: Tennessee Time Machine” (May 2011 AOPA Pilot). My wife noticed the story and said, “Hey, that’s like you.” We have been using the same V-tail Bonanza traveling from Rockford, Illinois, to everything east of the Rockies since 1974. In much the same manner as the T.J. Snow Company, we also fly for pre-engineering meetings, lastminute parts deliveries, and primarily customer service and support for Martin Automatic Inc. Our aircraft has saved the collective butts of both us and our customers too many times to calculate. I think part of our success can be attributed to our use of general aviation to further our business. For field service work particularly, being able to visit with as many as six customers in five days to resolve their issues, the Bonanza has become one of our most valued company assets. It would not be possible for one person to visit several customers in as many states in one week by flying commercial. Our service manager often arranges the schedule to make the most use of the Bonanza. And I thought I was the only lucky man in America! Bill Olsen, AOPA 1296024 Rockton, Illinois Unconventional wisdom Barry Schiff tells of turning back to the airport after an engine failure (“Technique: Unconventional Wisdom,” April 2011 AOPA Pilot), but that maneuver has often proved disastrous. 1. A turn-back from an engine failure after take-off (EFATO) is technically possible in many cases. I acknowledge that. 2. The data needed to make the determination of whether it is possible is very complex, dynamic, and the mental horsepower needed to accurately access the data is beyond the capability of a pilot in flight.
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