Dear 206,
I'm sure Frank Robinson is both aware of this forum and the comments made by myself.
It all started when I wrote a report on why the R22 and R44 should not have been certificated. This report was sent to the NTSB. That was in 1996 and it has been a running battle ever since. My biggest detractors are individuals like yourself that have a vested interest in the Robinson line or people who just love these helicopters. That does not necessarily make them right and me wrong. That is the purpose of forums like PPrune. It allows an individual to present his opinions and others to object to those opinions. I was involved in a forum called Just helicopters and I was crucified. At least here they play by gentlemans rules. Start your thread and I will participate and I imagine a lot of others will as well. That way, Tilt Rotor can rest a while as this thread runs off at the end.
One other point, Tim Tucker requested a copy of the report and I am awaiting his response.
However, to bring you up to speed I would like to send you a copy of the report.
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The Cat
[This message has been edited by Lu Zuckerman (edited 11 October 2000).]
[This message has been edited by Lu Zuckerman (edited 11 October 2000).]