X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.254.180.38] (HELO mail-02.primus.ca) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3670914 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:55:35 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.254.180.38; envelope-from=aouellet@icecanada.com Received: from [209.183.7.230] (helo=alain) by mail-02.primus.ca with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MC0IO-0000G8-06 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:55:00 -0400 From: "Alain Ouellet" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Lessons learned Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:56:13 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C9E485.590BD220" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C9E485.590BD220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ed, Good analysis. Alain -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Al Gietzen Sent: June 3, 2009 6:41 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Lessons learned Ed set the example by pointing out contributing factors in his ‘incident’, and for the sake off completeness I should do likewise. We were planning on being wheels up by 8:00 am; and making the roughly 7 ½ hr flying time to Austin that day. But the airport was socked in with unusually heavy marine layer – 400 ft ceiling. This generally breaks up pretty early 20 miles inland at F70. We waited, and waited, looking at the sky; no change. Finally, and rather suddenly we saw breaks in the clouds. At 10:15 I decided we were good to go; we strapped in, and headed out. Still some low clouds in the direction of takeoff, but I saw we could be off, make a 180 and climb. IF the cause was that the door latch was not fully engaged it was because I was impatient to get going; not thorough on the pre-takeoff checklist. Hey, I had closed and latched that door 100 times – of course it was fully latched. Don’t ever be in a hurry when you are going flying. Don’t ever be in a hurry when you are going flying. Al G ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C9E485.590BD220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ed,

Good=20 analysis.

Alain

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From: Rotary motors = in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Al=20 Gietzen
Sent: June 3, 2009 6:41 PM
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Lessons = learned

Ed set = the example=20 by pointing out contributing factors in his =91incident=92, and for = the sake off=20 completeness I should do likewise.

We were = planning on=20 being wheels up by 8:00=20 am; and = making the=20 roughly 7 =BD hr flying time to Austin that = day.=20 But the airport was socked in with unusually heavy marine layer = =96 400 ft=20 ceiling. This generally breaks up pretty early 20 miles inland = at=20 F70. We waited, and waited, looking at the sky; no change. = Finally, and=20 rather suddenly we saw breaks in the clouds. At = 10:15 I = decided we were=20 good to go; we strapped in, and headed out. Still some low clouds in = the=20 direction of takeoff, but I saw we could be off, make a 180 and = climb. =20

IF=20 the cause = was that=20 the door latch was not fully engaged it was because I was impatient to = get=20 going; not thorough on the pre-takeoff checklist. Hey, I had = closed and=20 latched that door 100 times =96 of course it was fully=20 latched.

Don=92t = ever be in a=20 hurry when you are going flying. Don=92t ever be in a hurry when you = are going=20 flying.

Al=20 G

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