"brian whatcott" wrote in message
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tom c wrote:
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Some clarifications;

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In another post a "doctor" from POA said Bill's "Vicodin Level" was near
lethal....
tom c


Hmmmm...you too may be a "doctor" or even a doctor, so let me ask: which
elements of the drug cocktail reported in BWB's corpse would lead to the
official description of a "toxic" quantity?

I could mention that aspirin and codeine, and paracetamol (acetaminophen)
and codeine are over-the counter pain killers in Europe,
so presumably it is not that element that is drawing approbation...
One supposes it is the rat-poison?

Brian Whatcott

Really, all of this is still just speculation whether there is some sound
reason that the canopy might not have been fully latched and on how BWB's
condition might have progressed during the flight if the takeoff and climb
had been uneventfull.

Taking the second issue first, it really does seem that Mrs Phillips would
have been quite familiar with the aircraft and also had skills far above
those of the typical AOPA Pinch Hitter level, if she is not a fully
qualified pilot; so while we are speculating as to the causes, I am willing
to speculate that pilot incapacitation was not the root cause of this
accident.

Which brings back to the issue of the canopy...

Peter

P.S.: Just as a slightly off topic aside: Even on a warm day at gross
weight and with full flaps deployed, a Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk will take off
and climb almost normally to the top of ground effect and a Cessna 150M will
climb slightly on a missed approach under the same conditions. No one
needed to be impared in any way to prove either of the above, or a few
others, although the first situation was helped along by an instructor who
was confident that the airplane could not get airborne.