X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3894728 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:59:28 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.24; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from OMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.59]) by QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id va5H1c08B1GXsucA2dyuEs; Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:58:54 +0000 Received: from rv8 ([71.236.188.91]) by OMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id vdyt1c0051ylVyX8Tdyt8d; Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:58:54 +0000 Message-ID: <4E355BE1FDF249D58606A7B187F5151A@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: spins Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:47:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01CA527F.01197410" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CA527F.01197410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dave L - I guess I was impressed when van told me that the RV-6 had not = been tested past 2 spins, and that any more was uncharted territory. = obviously he was CYA having been sued twice now by ex-employee widows = [unfairly in my opinion]. I thought that when my plane was pointed at = the ground swirling around, definitely not flying, that I was in a spin. = I purposely pulled out after a revolution, fearful of doing say, 6 revs = again, which scared the hell out of me when I did it before. don't tell = my wife about it. even though I once worked for McDonnell-Douglas I = can't add "test pilot" after my name [how 'bout carpenter?] or even = "navy pilot". I won't explore the flat or inverted spin possibilities. = I'll admit tho' I'd do it with someone who know what he was doing. = every book I've seen says "don't try this without professional = instruction" which admittedly, I've ignored. but, yes, I'll hold the = camera. let's do it out here over an active volcano [mt st helens] in = the middle of the cascade mtn range! :-) probably not really smart, but a whole lot of fun. =20 that's where we connect! kevin ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01CA527F.01197410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dave L - I guess I was = impressed when=20 van told me that the RV-6 had not been tested past 2 spins, and that any = more=20 was uncharted territory.  obviously he was CYA having been sued = twice now=20 by ex-employee widows [unfairly in my opinion].  I thought that = when my=20 plane was pointed at the ground swirling around, definitely not flying, = that I=20 was in a spin.  I purposely pulled out after a revolution, fearful = of doing=20 say, 6 revs again, which scared the hell out of me when I did it = before. =20 don't tell my wife about it.   even though I once worked for=20 McDonnell-Douglas I can't add "test pilot" after my name [how 'bout=20 carpenter?] or even "navy pilot".   I won't explore the = flat or=20 inverted spin possibilities.  I'll admit tho' I'd do it with = someone who=20 know what he was doing.   every book I've seen says "don't try = this=20 without professional instruction"  which admittedly, I've = ignored. =20 but, yes, I'll hold the camera.  let's do it out here over an = active=20 volcano [mt st helens] in the middle of the cascade mtn range! =20 :-)
 
probably not really smart, but a whole lot of fun.   =
 
that's where we connect!  =20 kevin
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