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Old August 27th 06, 10:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Matt Whiting
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Default Crashing on takeoff... how odd

B A R R Y wrote:

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:44:36 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote:


Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

Perhaps they did, and when they found the 40 degree error they reset the
gyro to correct the discrepancy.


Well, that would also be a mistake as that isn't the proper reference
for the DG.




I agree with you, Matt, but I'll bet what Steven posted happens more
than we'd all like to admit.


No doubt. Lots of mistakes happen more than we'd like to admit! That
is why we still have as many preventable accidents as we do.

Matt