X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:02:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.200.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1142551 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:45:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.200.82; envelope-from=mmichaelian@comcast.net Received: from MSMeMachine (c-67-174-254-50.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[67.174.254.50]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2006060605450601200soi7be>; Tue, 6 Jun 2006 05:45:06 +0000 From: "Marshall Michaelian" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: [LML] Re: David Hickman Crash X-Original-Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:43:46 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C688F1.81558840" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C688F1.81558840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jack wrote: "I have done much instruction in high performance aircraft and check rides and find that most pilots do not respect a high performance airplane properly. Respect includes having good judgment and maintaining a high level of proficiency to fly high performance aircraft safely." Jack you are in a perfect position to expand on your experience for the benefit of all on the LML. Based on your findings during your checkrides what are the top 10 situations which leads you to the conclusion that "most pilots do not respect a high performance airplane properly". In other words can you expand on your comments by saying "the pilot did A or B or C in a particular situation" and should have done D or E or F. For example "respect includes having good judgment and maintaining a high level of proficiency" What does that really mean? When a pilot finds himself 200 feet off the departure end with a sick or dying engine and nose high, what training have you found that demonstrates the pilot, who "respects a high performance airplane", could handle that situation. Since we don't have simulators for the LIV, the next best is to practice in our planes, but practice what. We can show good judgment in respecting adverse weather, we can practice instrument approaches to ATP standards, we can take ICC rides every six months, we can fuel plan, etc, etc, but still kill ourselves in these low, slow situations. My response is not a critique of yours but is meant to encourage you to ellaborate on your experience for the benefit of all. M Michaelian ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C688F1.81558840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Jack wrote:
 
"I have done = much instruction=20 in high performance aircraft and check rides and find that most pilots = do not=20 respect a high performance airplane properly. Respect includes having = good=20 judgment and maintaining a high level of proficiency to fly high = performance=20 aircraft safely."
 
Jack you are in a = perfect position=20 to expand on your experience for the benefit of all on the LML.  = Based on=20 your findings during your checkrides what are the top 10 situations = which leads=20 you to the conclusion that "most pilots do not respect a high = performance=20 airplane properly".  In other words can you expand on your = comments by=20 saying "the pilot did A or B or C in a particular situation" and should = have=20 done D or E or F.
 
For example "respect = includes having=20 good judgment and maintaining a high level of proficiency"  What = does that=20 really mean?  When a pilot finds himself 200 feet off the = departure=20 end with a sick or dying engine and nose high, what training have = you found=20 that demonstrates the pilot, who "respects a high performance airplane", = could=20 handle that situation.  Since we don't have simulators for the = LIV, =20 the next best is to practice in our planes, but practice = what.  We can=20 show good judgment in respecting adverse weather, we can practice = instrument=20 approaches to ATP standards, we can take ICC rides every six months, we = can fuel=20 plan, etc, etc, but still kill ourselves in these low, slow = situations. =20
 
My response is not a = critique of yours=20 but is meant to encourage you to ellaborate on your experience for the = benefit=20 of all.
 
 
M=20 Michaelian
 
 

 
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