X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:36:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f173.google.com ([209.85.192.173] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTPS id 6758986 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:37:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.192.173; envelope-from=frederickemoreno@gmail.com Received: by mail-pd0-f173.google.com with SMTP id z10so5134887pdj.32 for ; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:36:58 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.68.11.199 with SMTP id s7mr26295961pbb.12.1393940218326; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:36:58 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from User-PC (CPE-124-178-130-56.lns3.pie.bigpond.net.au. [124.178.130.56]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id js7sm48012593pbc.35.2014.03.04.05.36.55 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:36:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Message-Id: <5315D6EF.00025D.25064@USER-PC> X-Original-Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:36:47 +0800 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; charset="iso-8859-1"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_B5ZWUL22Q7B2QL800000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (6605288) From: "frederickemoreno@gmail.com" X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)" Subject: Legacy canopy issues --------------Boundary-00=_B5ZWUL22Q7B2QL800000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Your airplane. Your life. Your choice."=0D =0D ' Sorta. it's a fleet problem with outcomes affecting pilots in =3D=0D The whole fleet....even different Lancair models.=0D =0D We should have a fleet goal (all Lancairs) of getting the =3D=0D Accident rate to something reasonable, then identify the biggest =3D=0D Contributors to the accident rate and go after them. This may involve =3D= =0D Taking some actions beyond what it takes to get down to your personal =3D= =0D Risk tolerance.'=0D =0D I concur with Colyn's comments. But ideas, initiative, and actions come from individuals.=0D =0D My frustration has been that my and other first attempts to get some community cooperation and action on this issue resulted in a massive.....= =2E=0D =0D Silence. =0D =0D Brought to mind the expression "Denial is not a river in Egypt."=0D =0D Hopefully this second attempt will work better. Apparently it already is= =2E =0D =0D I now understand that Lancair Marketing has asked for input to pass along= to engineering for comment, and John Smith who is leading the latch effort, = at least here in Oz, has made contact with a letter of questions to be revie= wed by Lancair engineering. With answers, John's team can finalize some desi= gn options and them present in this forum for consideration and comment. I direct you who are concerned and want to learn to review his interesting quantitative analysis presented in this forum some weeks ago. It has als= o gone to Lancair as part of the information he has supplied.=0D =0D Progress.... At last. Hopefully positive forward motion can recommence= on this issue. With a bit of momentum and energy addition from the group an= d Lancair, perhaps we can move forward to results and eliminate some potent= ial accidents. =0D =0D Fred Moreno --------------Boundary-00=_B5ZWUL22Q7B2QL800000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"Your airplane. Your life. Your choice."

' Sorta. it's a fleet problem with outcomes affecti= ng pilots in =3D
The whole fleet....even different Lancair models.

We should have a fleet goal (all Lancairs) of getting the =3D<= BR>Accident rate to something reasonable, then identify the biggest =3DContributors to the accident rate and go after them. This m= ay involve =3D
Taking some actions beyond what it takes to get down to= your personal =3D
Risk tolerance.'

I concur with Colyn's comments. But ideas, initiative, and act= ions come from individuals.

My frustration has been that my and other f= irst attempts to get some community cooperation and action on this issue = resulted in a massive......

Silence.

Brought to mind the expression "Denial is not a river in Egypt."

Hopefully this second attempt will work better. Apparently it = already is.

I now understand that Lancair Marketing has asked for inpu= t to pass along to engineering for comment, and John Smith who is leading= the latch effort, at least here in Oz, has made contact with a letter of= questions to be reviewed by Lancair engineering. With answers, Joh= n's team can finalize some design options and them present in this forum = for consideration and comment. I direct you who are concerned= and want to learn to review his interesting quantitative analysis presen= ted in this forum some weeks ago. It has also gone to Lancair as pa= rt of the information he has supplied.

Progress.... At last. Hopefully positive forward m= otion can recommence on this issue. With a bit of momentum and ener= gy addition from the group and Lancair, perhaps we can move forward to re= sults and eliminate some potential accidents.

Fred Moreno

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