"Dan Luke" wrote:

"George Patterson" wrote:
Bet that was the dealer who sold him the plane.

Must be a hell of a feeling for those folks, going from being thrilled
with the sale to this.

Extra Aircraft of Germany had an even worse experience some years ago when
their initial customer for the Extra 400 aircraft stalled and crashed on
the first flight away from the factory. The cause was later determined as
"flight in IMC in an unfamiliar aircraft placed excessive demands on the
pilot" (my translation) - over-confidence at its best/worst. The autopilot
functioned differently from the pilot's previous aircraft, and this might
have led him into the stall.

For those who can read German, the investigation report is he
http://www.bfu-web.de/berichte/98_3x329dub.pdf


Greetings,
Markus