"Don Tuite" wrote in message
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On Mon, 03 May 2004 15:32:05 GMT, "Marco Rispoli"
wrote:


Your idea's ok, but lose this bozo.


Why do you say that if you don't mind me asking?

Because if I understood you correctly, he tried to kill you. Go back
to the part of my first message about being grossly over-gross.

Don

ah ... I see what you are referring to.

To be honest I didn't feel that I was in any danger. It might have been a
bit cavalier of him to do that but I think this guy has enough hours in that
plane to know the limitations and abilities of the machine pretty darn good.

Overgross? yes possibly but to be honest ... I don't know for sure. I just
guess-timated.

My guess is that given the high humidity and temperature the plane was
suffering.

The runway is fairly long over at Central Jersey. Plenty of space to decide
that the plane won't lift off. Plenty of runway to stop IMO.

Would I have done it if I was him? No ... borderline over gross and possibly
over gross, even by a pound is a big NO NO for me.

But I have only 65 hours ... he's got one hell of a lot more.

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