Sales of the MK IV set to triple - "bumper LLC" contemplates IPO

[Eric Greenwell]

I see a new variant of the "MK IV yaw string" is required! From the DG
newsletter:

http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/seitenfaden-e.html

The safety aware glider pilot will have one on the left and right,
effectively tripling the sales of the MK IV.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

[Uncle Fuzzy]

On Oct 31, 8:17*am, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
> I see a new variant of the "MK IV yaw string" is required! From the DG
> newsletter:
>
> http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/seitenfaden-e.html
>
> The safety aware glider pilot will have one on the left and right,
> effectively tripling the sales of the MK IV.
>
> --
> Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

Great! Hey Bumper! When's the stock going to be offered?

[bumper[_2_]]

On Oct 31, 8:41*am, Uncle Fuzzy > wrote:
> On Oct 31, 8:17*am, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
>
> > I see a new variant of the "MK IV yaw string" is required! From the DG
> > newsletter:
>
> >http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/seitenfaden-e.html
>
> > The safety aware glider pilot will have one on the left and right,
> > effectively tripling the sales of the MK IV.
>
> > --
> > Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> > * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly
>
> Great! *Hey Bumper! *When's the stock going to be offered?

After reading the following, you'll realize an IPO would be defrauding
our investors . . . Bumper LLC is less than worthless!

Bumper LLC is in a precarious position. Our team of attorneys advise
that condoning use of the MKIV as an AOA indicator would incur
liability for all future stall-spin accidents. If a side mounted MKIV
was installed on the accident aircraft, it would be held that the MKIV
failed to act in the intended manner, so as to indicate and warn of an
impending stall, thus was the proximate cause of the accident. If a
MKIV was *not* found to be installed, it would be suggest that "Bumper
LLC" was negligent in its duty to provide the MKIV for such use,
thereby contributing materially to the accident.

Overwhelmed by this potential liability, we have embraced deficit
spending and asked for a government bailout . . . after all, "Bumper
LLC is too small to fail".

You may want to order your new MKIV AOA indicator before we go
under . . . or not.

bumper
Quiet Vent & MKIV "high tech" yaw string
zz
Minden, NV

[Darryl Ramm]

On Oct 31, 7:46*pm, bumper > wrote:
> On Oct 31, 8:41*am, Uncle Fuzzy > wrote:
>
> > On Oct 31, 8:17*am, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
>
> > > I see a new variant of the "MK IV yaw string" is required! From the DG
> > > newsletter:
>
> > >http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/seitenfaden-e.html
>
> > > The safety aware glider pilot will have one on the left and right,
> > > effectively tripling the sales of the MK IV.
>
> > > --
> > > Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> > > * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly
>
> > Great! *Hey Bumper! *When's the stock going to be offered?
>
> After reading the following, you'll realize an IPO would be defrauding
> our investors . . . Bumper LLC is less than worthless!
>
> Bumper LLC is in a precarious position. Our team of attorneys advise
> that condoning use of the MKIV as an AOA indicator would incur
> liability for all future stall-spin accidents. If a side mounted MKIV
> was installed on the accident aircraft, it would be held that the MKIV
> failed to act in the intended manner, so as to indicate and warn of an
> impending stall, thus was the proximate cause of the accident. If a
> MKIV was *not* found to be installed, it would be suggest that "Bumper
> LLC" was negligent in its duty to provide the MKIV for such use,
> thereby contributing materially to the accident.
>
> Overwhelmed by this potential liability, we have embraced deficit
> spending and asked for a government bailout . . . after all, "Bumper
> LLC is too small to fail".
>
> You may want to order your new MKIV AOA indicator before we go
> under . . . or not.
>
> bumper
> Quiet Vent & MKIV "high tech" yaw string
> zz
> Minden, NV

I think Bumper LLC ought to work on the Cobra Jack problem. I'd pay
hundreds of dollars for a high quality jack that just worked reliably.

Of course if we worked with the Minden airport to evict Bumper LLC
from its current corporate headquarters its gliders would actually had
to be assembled to fly (therefore using the hydraulic jack) then this
would probably get fixed very quickly.

Darryl

[Eric Greenwell]

Darryl Ramm wrote:
> I think Bumper LLC ought to work on the Cobra Jack problem. I'd pay
> hundreds of dollars for a high quality jack that just worked reliably.
>
> Of course if we worked with the Minden airport to evict Bumper LLC
> from its current corporate headquarters its gliders would actually had
> to be assembled to fly (therefore using the hydraulic jack) then this
> would probably get fixed very quickly.

Perhaps the hydraulic jack could be removed and this electric jack
inserted in it's place, while retaining the rest of the ramp mechanical
system.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200325613_200325613

If it won't fit in the space of the hydraulic cylinder, it could be
mounted just ahead/behind of the ramp mechanism.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org

[Dave Nadler]

On Nov 1, 12:33*pm, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
> Darryl Ramm wrote:
> > I think Bumper LLC ought to work on the Cobra Jack problem. I'd pay
> > hundreds of dollars for a high quality jack that just worked reliably.
>
> > Of course if we worked with the Minden airport to evict Bumper LLC
> > from its current corporate headquarters its gliders would actually had
> > to be assembled to fly (therefore using the hydraulic jack) then this
> > would probably get fixed very quickly.
>
> Perhaps the hydraulic jack could be removed and this electric jack
> inserted in it's place, while retaining the rest of the ramp mechanical
> system.
>
> http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_20...
>
> If it won't fit in the space of the hydraulic cylinder, it could be
> mounted just ahead/behind of the ramp mechanism.
>
> --
> Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly
>
> * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org

I dunno, lot's of people are very suspicious of electric things ;-)
See ya, Dave

[Darryl Ramm]

On Nov 1, 9:37*am, Dave Nadler > wrote:
> On Nov 1, 12:33*pm, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Darryl Ramm wrote:
> > > I think Bumper LLC ought to work on the Cobra Jack problem. I'd pay
> > > hundreds of dollars for a high quality jack that just worked reliably..
>
> > > Of course if we worked with the Minden airport to evict Bumper LLC
> > > from its current corporate headquarters its gliders would actually had
> > > to be assembled to fly (therefore using the hydraulic jack) then this
> > > would probably get fixed very quickly.
>
> > Perhaps the hydraulic jack could be removed and this electric jack
> > inserted in it's place, while retaining the rest of the ramp mechanical
> > system.
>
> >http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_20...
>
> > If it won't fit in the space of the hydraulic cylinder, it could be
> > mounted just ahead/behind of the ramp mechanism.
>
> > --
> > Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> > * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly
>
> > * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org
>
> I dunno, lot's of people are very suspicious of electric things ;-)
> See ya, Dave

No think this is great, just think of all the things possible. We
could have ILEC make a controller. It could be user configurable with
different jack heights as a rigging aid. You could download that
configuration from a PC...

--

Sigh. I'd like a simple mechanical system. Hydraulic is the right
approach. Just implemented badly.

Darryl

[Papa3]

On Nov 1, 3:14*pm, Darryl Ramm > wrote:
> On Nov 1, 9:37*am, Dave Nadler > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 1, 12:33*pm, Eric Greenwell > wrote:
>
> > > Darryl Ramm wrote:
> > > > I think Bumper LLC ought to work on the Cobra Jack problem. I'd pay
> > > > hundreds of dollars for a high quality jack that just worked reliably.
>
> > > > Of course if we worked with the Minden airport to evict Bumper LLC
> > > > from its current corporate headquarters its gliders would actually had
> > > > to be assembled to fly (therefore using the hydraulic jack) then this
> > > > would probably get fixed very quickly.
>
> > > Perhaps the hydraulic jack could be removed and this electric jack
> > > inserted in it's place, while retaining the rest of the ramp mechanical
> > > system.
>
> > >http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_20....
>
> > > If it won't fit in the space of the hydraulic cylinder, it could be
> > > mounted just ahead/behind of the ramp mechanism.
>
> > > --
> > > Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> > > * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly
>
> > > * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org
>
> > I dunno, lot's of people are very suspicious of electric things ;-)
> > See ya, Dave
>
> No think this is great, just think of all the things possible. We
> could have ILEC make a controller. It could be user configurable with
> different jack heights as a rigging aid. You could download that
> configuration from a PC...
>
> --
>
> Sigh. I'd like a simple mechanical system. Hydraulic is the right
> approach. Just implemented badly.
>
> Darryl- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

My newish Komet trailer came with a very elegant manual jack using a
linear actuator setup (two small acme screw jacks connected by a
common crank). Avoids the mechanical advantage issues of a scissors
jack and the reliability/maintenance issues of the hydraulic.

Unfortunately, I let the jack go for a ratcheted scissors jack with a
foot pedal that's never worked right. Sigh.

P3