X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 15:57:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 939946 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 May 2005 12:27:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.198.3ebab0c5 (4238) for ; Wed, 11 May 2005 12:26:34 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <198.3ebab0c5.2fb38c3a@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 12:26:34 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Shannon's Accident Summarized X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1115828793" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1200 -------------------------------1115828793 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Another statistic quoted by the Kings, " 7 out of 8 accidents are pilot error." The other accidents are mechanically related. "Only 1 out of 8 accidents, the airplane let down the pilot, the other 7 the pilot let down the airplane. In our homebuilts, my guess is a large percentage of the mechanical failures our the fault of the builder/mechanics lack of knowledge or lack of attention. Maybe that why, when I hear of a Lancair going down, I assume it's not some unforeseen mechanical failure. I assume it's an error in judgement, either in flight or in maintenance. If only the people flying these beautiful airplanes were as reliable as the airplanes themselves. Mike -------------------------------1115828793 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Another statistic quoted by the Kings, " 7 out of 8 accidents are pilot= =20 error."  The other accidents are mechanically related.  "Only= 1=20 out of 8 accidents, the airplane let down the pilot, the other 7 the pilot l= et=20 down the airplane.
 
In our homebuilts, my guess is a large percentage of the mechanical=20 failures our the fault of the builder/mechanics lack of knowledge or lack of= =20 attention.
 
Maybe that why, when I hear of a Lancair going down, I assume it's not=20= some=20 unforeseen mechanical failure.  I assume it's an error in judgement, ei= ther=20 in flight or in maintenance.  If only the people flying these beautiful= =20 airplanes were as reliable as the airplanes themselves.
 
Mike
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