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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2881

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: The RV-10 Family Place

Back in 2003/2004, we originally met some of the very early

RV-10 builders online on the yahoogroups RV-10 list.  Many

of these builders, some of whom are flying and some of whom are

still in the later stages of construction, became "family" to me.



For various reasons that are irrelevant now, a while after things

really got going, we made the jump to the Matronics RV10-List,

and Matt Dralle, a guy who I've never met personally, put a lot

of time and effort into making the Matronics system something that

builders would really like.  He added .jpg images that you can

actually receive in your emails, he added web forums for those who

don't like the email delivery method, he's prevented almost 100%

any SPAM from making it to our inbox, and he's provided an

unmoderated (or at least only minimally moderated) place for

discussion on literally dozens of various aircraft topics.

Not only that, but he does this without succumbing to the

ever popular "ad based" website support, so when we get our daily

fix of RV-10 information it works well on as little bandwidth

as possible on our end.



As I think back to the building process, guys like Rick, Bob,

John, Randy, Scott, Michael and COUNTLESS others have always been the

reason that I was able to feel welcome sharing, and be motivated

towards completion.  I have both SAVED hundreds of dollars and

tons of time by reading tips from other builders, and I've also

helped to try to post back info that should save YOU many

hours and dollars.  Regardless of the occasional poorly taken

comment by a builder here and there, we've been largely successful

being self-moderated, and I've found that it's rare that I

am willing to just "hit delete" on a thread.  I thoroughly enjoy

getting my RV-10 information by direct email, rather than

daily digest or web forum, because it allows me to pick and

choose the true "gems" and file them away for safe keeping, which

is why I consider this site "home".



On my first year on the Matronics list, I don't think I donated

a cent. I wanted to just BE here first.  After that, I gave a

donation, and every year after that I've increased my donation,

despite the fact that I've now been flying almost 2 years and

perhaps would seemingly benefit less from this list than a new

builder would.  This year I figured it was time for me to

get the "2X years of the RVator", even if I'd never read it,

so I upped my donation again.  I consider the benefits of

this list to be far more than the information, however, because

I continue to meet more and more people that really, truly,

are becoming extended family to my family.  There are those

that my kids will be close to until well after I am gone.

That is one of the biggest benefits I get out of this list.



I tell you this because I emailed Matt before I left for Vegas and

asked how the fund raiser is going.  Although I have no financial

stake in this, it means a lot to me that this email list is

here, and living without it is not something I'm interested

in experiencing.  As it turns out, his donations have been running

a little slow this year.  Considering that this site is not

ad-funded though, this site is truly "ours", so it is up to

us to determine the longevity of the Matronics RV-10 and other

lists.  I know there are people who think that this could all be

run on an old PC on DSL, but the fact is, the subscriber list is

HUGE, so each post requires lots of server traffic, and keep

in mind there are dozens of separate lists, and beyond that,

the email you receive in your inbox is only 5-15% of the email

a server sees due to SPAM.  Supporting this system takes a bit

of time, and money.



So I encourage you to take part in the matronics RV10-List,

participate, share, and meet the builders both around you and

at the same building stage as you. I've never been much of a

"search the archives" kind of guy, as it's nice to see the

new builders pop in to introduce themselves.  If you're an

RV-10 builder on this list, I consider you one of my RV-10

brothers (or sisters), so I'm always happy to answer questions

here. That's why I call this place "Home".  If you have

appreciation for what you get out of the list, don't wait

for November to blow by and miss a donation.



-- 

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Dave(at)AirCraftersLLC.co
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: The RV-10 Family Place

I second Tim's support of the list!



Just yesterday I saved at least a couple hours of work when two of us

stepped up at the same time while aft loaded.  I had read here that without

a tail tiedown ring installed, that little maneuver would send the tail down

and smash the rudder cap.  We smacked the tiedown I installed for that very

reason pretty hard, but no damage, thanks very directly to Matt Dralle's

efforts.  That one little item was worth my donation this year.  There have

been so many others...



Dave Saylor

AirCrafters LLC

140 Aviation Way

Watsonville, CA 

831-722-9141

831-750-0284 CL

www.AirCraftersLLC.com

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