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Old April 25th 08, 01:33 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
gatt[_3_]
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Default Lancair crash at SnF

Dylan Smith wrote:


We don't know it was an 'impossible turn'. We don't even know what
altitude they were at, whether the engine was still developing power or
not, or whether the plane caught fire, or ... there simply isn't enough
information to


Except we know they didn't make it. Assuming the pilot was reasonably
proficient, that suggests the turn couldn't be made.

Late '20s, flying a Lancair. Well, at least he seems to have lived well.

-c