Going off on a tangent, the thing I observe about too
many of the recent accidents is that maneuvers intended
to protect the aircraft from minor damage are resulting
instead in loss of control with attendant major damage,
injury, dismemberment, and death.

Hi Bob,

Today we had the service for Joe, it was joyful and tearful......both
emotional states keenely balanced and teeter-tottering back and forth
within moments of each other. It was obvious by the family and friends
that attended, he was loved, repected and cherished.......he WILL be
missed.

Ironic about your tangent statement; since that is what we observed as
well.

Suffice to say that there were several small factors that did lead to
this accident. The sum total resulted in the fatal stall spin......but
taken individually were most likely opportunities for learning, but in
total were overwhelming.

This is not the post to enunerate that list......perhaps we should
start a new thread about lessons learned.

Regards,
Brad

PS.....Bob, your hand-cut fillet file is on the way!