Debacle: Flight test of Diana-2

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:09:02 UTC, Stefan
wrote:

Hmmm... Now, you must decide: Is that glider (15m!) "easy and safe to
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?

200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?

Ian


--

On 17 Oct 2005 20:02:50 GMT, Ian Johnston wrote:
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?
200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?

This _might_ mean that he is instructing a lot.

Bartek

In article ,
brtlmj wrote:

On 17 Oct 2005 20:02:50 GMT, Ian Johnston wrote:
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?
200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?

This _might_ mean that he is instructing a lot.

And on a winch, to boot.

It seems inconceivable that any pilot could have such a low average time
otherwise. I just looked at mine out of curiosity (gotta log electronic
logbooks...):

Crew Flights Time Avg
==== ======= ====== ===
P 88 115:21 79
P1 141 96:11 41
P2 102 36:28 21

I'm not an instructor. So what you can see is that my average flight
while under instruction (including subsequent two seater ratings, site
checks, and BFRs) is 21 minutes. Average flight time when taking
friends for rides is nearly double that, and average single-seater
flight times are nearly double again (I'm a bit embarassed by how low
that 79 minute number is, actually).

--
Bruce | 41.1670S | \ spoken | -+-
Hoult | 174.8263E | /\ here. | ----------O----------

Ian Johnston wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:09:02 UTC, Stefan
wrote:


Hmmm... Now, you must decide: Is that glider (15m!) "easy and safe to
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?


200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?

Ian


...and so is your considered, insightful analysis.

Paul

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:00:33 UTC, Paul
wrote:

Ian Johnston wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:09:02 UTC, Stefan
wrote:


Hmmm... Now, you must decide: Is that glider (15m!) "easy and safe to
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?


200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?

..and so is your considered, insightful analysis.

I have deliberately avoided giving any conclusions. I just think the
statistics are interesting, and that's not in a particularly negative
way.

Ian

Ian Johnston wrote:
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:00:33 UTC, Paul
wrote:


Ian Johnston wrote:

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:09:02 UTC, Stefan
wrote:



Hmmm... Now, you must decide: Is that glider (15m!) "easy and safe to
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?


200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?


..and so is your considered, insightful analysis.


I have deliberately avoided giving any conclusions. I just think the
statistics are interesting, and that's not in a particularly negative
way.

Ian


Well the conclusion is strongly implied. However if you did not mean to
suggest that the guy must be a poor pilot due to his low average flight
time, you have my unreserved apology.

That of course begs the question, what was the point of your post?

Kind regards

Paul

Ian Johnston wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:09:02 UTC, Stefan
wrote:


Hmmm... Now, you must decide: Is that glider (15m!) "easy and safe to
fly" or do you need more than 200 hours to be able to handle it?


200 hours in 1250 flights is quite suggestive, don't you think?

Ian


...and so is your considered, insightful analysis.

Paul