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Lancairs are cool planes, it's too bad this happened. I'm sure your right on the insurance deal. Not that it matters but I'm surprised Lancair didn't certify the new 350 and 400 with the parachute like Cirrus just for insurance purposes. As far as the fuel exhaustion deal, the articles did mention that witnesses said the engine wasn't running at times and lack of fire in the photos so it seems. Can't do it. Not enough useful load. IN the Legacy with full fuel and a 220 pound PIC, he can only get in his girlfriend and no baggage right now. There's really no wieight left for an onboard oxygen system, let alone a parachute. BWB |
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On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:21:07 -0700, "Kathryn & Stuart Fields"
wrote: Rolf: I once opened my parachute in free fall while I was spinning so fast the ground was a blur. The chute opened with the lines twisted together all the way to the lower lateral band of the canopy. I almost got sick unwinding, then overshooting, then unwinding again but the chute did open as much as it could with the lines wound up and it did unwind coming down. Stu Fields Stu: What were you flying? How did the landing turn out? What happened? BWB |
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On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 16:45:42 GMT, "Richard Kaplan"
wrote: "Bill Denton" wrote in message ... Take a Bonanza. Put a pilot in it, a pilot who one hour previously was sewing somebody's heart closed... First of all, few doctors do work that is as dramatic as you say... probably similar to the percentage of pilots who regularly do inverted flat spins. Second of all, self-confidence is a TERRIFIC pilot attribute. The problem only comes in when that self-confidence is not equally tempered with an understanding of one's limitations. As for doctors, the concept of risk vs. benefit is very well understood. The sports analogy does not hold. -------------------- Richard Kaplan, CFII You guys are very interesting to read. Where the hell did you come from? I've rarely seen such thought provoking posts on RAH. It must be the cross post to this other group on piloting. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts here. What you say here reminds me of John Kennedy and his crash. Here was a guy with all the money in the world, all the women he'd ever need, all the "everything" that being rich could bring a guy. I think that someone like him may have extrapolated into thinking they were so blessed that they didn't need to pay attention in an airplane in marginal VFR conditions without proper training. As an old time CFI and CFII I've seen this a lot and it's what I call the "Doctor" syndrome, although it isn't strictly reserved to doctors. These people are so successful in every aspect of their lives that they assume they will be "just as blessed" with good luck, proper responses and problem solving techniques in a 200 mph airplane in IMC. It is as you guys say. It's an ego thing of self confidence. Kennedy was so successful and blessed, he knew the laws of physics were for everyone else and since he was so special, they just didn't apply to him. It's a mind-set. I for one, think this had a lot to do with what bit him. BWB |
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