Yeah, and the bolts that hold the wings on can be substituted for some found at your local hardware store.
Cheers, Dave On 5/28/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember when the alternator for a Cessna 172 cost $600. Except for the FAA > inspection tag it was exactly the same alternator as in the Olds Cutlass of > the same year which cost $44. So, you guys, go ahead and believe what ever > you want. > > Just remember that car prices more than doubled when they had to put the $600 > worth of government mandated crap in them. "You have got to have this, it is > the law, so we can charge you through the nose for it because you have no > choice." What do you think auto liability insurance would cost if it was > optional? > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > David Savage wrote: > > On 5/24/07, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Citing examples of consumer-grade electronics failing often negate > >> the original assumption of properly and correctly designed with decent > >> components. Take a piece of aircraft avionics.... they live in a > >> *horrible* environment with heat/cold/vibration/shock/corrosion and last > >> literally for decades. The failures are almost always mechanical, not > >> electrical, and are due to the bad environment. > > > > Having helped change avionics, and seen what these components cost, > > any company that designed consumer products to this standard would be > > a small niche player, or out of business. > > > > I remember almost falling over when I was told the cost of the fuel > > flow transducer on a PT6 engine. > > > > Also aircraft have more stringent regular maintenance checks than do > > consumer products. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dave > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
