X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:48:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3095722 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:35:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.44; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.153.12]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K6900DRC126SCD2@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:34:58 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:34:47 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: [LML] Errors in Lancair accident report by KGW TV X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <002701c90817$6309b3a0$640610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C907DC.B5A97130" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C907DC.B5A97130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Earlier today (Tues, 9/26) I saw a news video on KGW's website = (www.kgw.com in Portland, OR) that really made me angry. The video = started out with an interview of a Lancair pilot (Mike Cannon) who made = a hard landing at Troutdale airport (KTTD). The landing gear on his = 320/360 collapsed but he was uninjured. That part of the report wasn't = bad. But then KGW made a big deal about recent Lancair accidents in the = Portland area, showing video clips of coverage of three other accidents. = What really hacked me off was two of the accidents weren't Lancairs. = One was a Columbia 400 (I know, very similar, but still not a Lancair) = and the other was a Micco! The Micco was another gear collapse on = landing, this one at Aurora (KUAO), that was captured on video; looked = like from a helicopter. As I was watching the video of the Micco's left = gear collapsing the news reader was telling the viewing public that it = was a Lancair, similar to the one involved in today's hard landing at = Troutdale. I couldn't believe it! Then I thought about it and I could = believe it. The news media doesn't seem to have any interest in facts = or accuracy, especially when it involves GA airplanes. =20 So if the news screws up aviation coverage here in Portland I'm sure = they're doing it in other places. I'm not sure there's much we can do = about it, but maybe if enough people complained it might do some good. = I sent KGW a complaint email, detailing their errors. Predictably I got = a form letter response that didn't really say anything. I did send = email to Joe and Kim at Lancair about KGW's bad reporting. =20 Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C907DC.B5A97130 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Earlier today (Tues, 9/26) I saw a news = video on=20 KGW's website (www.kgw.com in = Portland,=20 OR) that really made me angry.  The video started out with an = interview of=20 a Lancair pilot (Mike Cannon) who made a hard landing at Troutdale = airport=20 (KTTD).  The landing gear on his 320/360 collapsed but he was=20 uninjured.  That part of the report wasn't bad.  But then KGW = made a=20 big deal about recent Lancair accidents in the = Portland=20 area, showing video clips of coverage of three other accidents.  = What=20 really hacked me off was two of the accidents weren't Lancairs.  = One was a=20 Columbia 400 (I know, very similar, but still not a Lancair) and the = other was a=20 Micco!  The Micco was another gear collapse on landing, this one at = Aurora=20 (KUAO), that was captured on video; looked like from a helicopter.  = As I=20 was watching the video of the Micco's left gear collapsing the news = reader was=20 telling the viewing public that it was a Lancair, similar to the one = involved=20 in today's hard landing at Troutdale.  I couldn't believe = it! =20 Then I thought about it and I could believe it.  The news media = doesn't=20 seem to have any interest in facts or accuracy, especially when it = involves GA=20 airplanes. 
 
So if the news screws up aviation = coverage=20 here in Portland I'm sure they're doing it in other places.  I'm = not sure=20 there's much we can do about it, but maybe if enough people complained = it might=20 do some good.  I sent KGW a complaint email, detailing their = errors. =20 Predictably I got a form letter response that didn't really say = anything. =20 I did send email to Joe and Kim at Lancair about KGW's bad=20 reporting. 
 
Tom Gourley
 
 
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