Foolish Buyer Tricks

On Sep 13, 12:31 am, nrp wrote:
I'd think the local FSDO people would be interested in whoever signed
them off as airworthy. If nothing else, that's what the FSDO should
be for.

The FSDO/FAA generally refuses to get involved in business disputes
between mechanics and disgruntled airplane purchasers...
Though the facts in this case are rather interesting...

denny
btw, for us old farts, that is known as a "P51 Annual"...

btw, for us old farts, that is known as a "P51 Annual"...

'Splain, please?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

According to Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_51,
the Parker pen company introduced their model 51 in 1941.

The article says,
quote

The pen's resemblance to the sleek fuselage of the P-51 Mustang, a fighter
plane used extensively during the war, had no bearing on its name; but
Parker took advantage of the coincidence by comparing the pen and the plane
in its advertising. Additionally, a pilot who is suspected of falsifying
flight records in his logbook in order to overstate his actual experience is
said to have logged "P-51 hours," relying on the ambiguity of the term
"P-51" to avoid directly confronting the suspect.

/quote

That's the story I've heard.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
btw, for us old farts, that is known as a "P51 Annual"...

'Splain, please?

The pen's resemblance to the sleek fuselage of the P-51 Mustang, a fighter
plane used extensively during the war, had no bearing on its name; but
Parker took advantage of the coincidence by comparing the pen and the plane
in its advertising. Additionally, a pilot who is suspected of falsifying
flight records in his logbook in order to overstate his actual experience is
said to have logged "P-51 hours," relying on the ambiguity of the term
"P-51" to avoid directly confronting the suspect.

/quote

That's the story I've heard.

Ha! Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing it...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Ah. We always call it schaeffer time.

"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message
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According to Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_51,
the Parker pen company introduced their model 51 in 1941.

The article says,
quote

The pen's resemblance to the sleek fuselage of the P-51 Mustang, a fighter
plane used extensively during the war, had no bearing on its name; but
Parker took advantage of the coincidence by comparing the pen and the
plane in its advertising. Additionally, a pilot who is suspected of
falsifying flight records in his logbook in order to overstate his actual
experience is said to have logged "P-51 hours," relying on the ambiguity
of the term "P-51" to avoid directly confronting the suspect.

/quote

That's the story I've heard.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
btw, for us old farts, that is known as a "P51 Annual"...

'Splain, please?