X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:42:04 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qe0-f47.google.com ([209.85.128.47] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6305324 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:08:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.128.47; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-qe0-f47.google.com with SMTP id 1so775624qec.6 for ; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:07:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.49.11.168 with SMTP id r8mr4935840qeb.34.1370297261524; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:07:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pjdms-mbp.cfl.rr.com ([68.202.59.203]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id gk8sm37690131qab.12.2013.06.03.15.07.40 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:07:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C91AA57D-EE47-4104-81D4-15A6980BDDE9" X-Original-Message-Id: <3FA2CDE9-537F-4669-93B9-F342ADFE2C41@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: Re: [LML] ACCIDENT INFORMATION IS USEFUL X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 18:07:36 -0400 References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) --Apple-Mail=_C91AA57D-EE47-4104-81D4-15A6980BDDE9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Something doesn't make sense. I'm calibrating a new fuel probe in my = Legacy and I can't do that unless I get zero fuel, add my 33g or reverse = the procedure and get 33g out. How does someone calibrate a fuel gauge = that shows 14g more than is inside the tank with never having drained = the tank to zero. And I don't think inertial reels are the answer in this example. No = longer are they considered the best solution for high speed crashes. If = you had bent over and extended the inertial reel to deal with an issue = when the aircraft impacted, you might be in the same condition as not = being restrained. the best solution in racing is now fixed belts of = shortest length possible, with multiple points to prevent arms, head, = feet and legs from flailing especially a crotch strap to prevent sliding = down to the rudder pedals. Granted, you are just relaying the article but I'm guessing there's more = to this story. Cheers, Paul Legacy On 2013-06-03, at 2:25 PM, PETER WILLIAMS = wrote: > fuel and the gages showed fuel available.(and we can assume that = according to fuel flow and time, he perceived that he still had fuel in = the tanks) >=20 > his head hit the panel >=20 > the pilot had unhooked his shoulder belt to operate the fuel selector = switch mounted on the floor. >=20 --Apple-Mail=_C91AA57D-EE47-4104-81D4-15A6980BDDE9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 peterpawaviation@hotmail.com<= /a>> wrote:

fuel and the gages showed fuel = available.(and we can assume that according to fuel = flow and time, he perceived that he still had fuel in the = tanks)

his head = hit the panel

the pilot = had unhooked his shoulder belt to operate the fuel selector switch = mounted on the floor.

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