“Let me teach you something about some of the people who choose car engines: Some of them have two Achilles heels. they are cheap and they don’t like following the guidance of experienced people. It doesn’t matter what type of power plant a builder chooses if he has those two issues in his personality. Understand that car engines can attract people with that mindset, and it is the mind set, not the engine itself that causes the problem. I openly discourage people with those perspectives from working with the Corvair, and truthfully I am ok if they quit aviation all together. Cheap and unwilling to learn are not qualities of successful aviators.” -ww, 2014
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I wrote the comment above to a discussion list in response to a man who stated than none of his friends “had much luck” with auto engines in planes. I do not believe that luck exists, thus I think efforts based on it will be as fruitless as unicorn ranching. Conversely, I have always seen thought, consideration, learning, craftsmanship and prep work pay off. These things have nothing to do with luck, and are not the stomping grounds of people with two Achilles heels.
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For more food for thought get a look at: Unicorns vs Ponies.
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Above, typical pony. White one is deciding to kick or bite photographer; probable answer: Both. You do not need a scratch and sniff application to understand that this animal does not smell like roses.
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