X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 07:59:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from COL004-OMC3S9.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 7110962 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:26:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.34.147; envelope-from=peterpawaviation@hotmail.com Received: from COL129-W84 ([65.55.34.137]) by COL004-OMC3S9.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22701); Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:25:41 -0700 X-TMN: [dTI/uw7FPvp3MPlmkFcSjiffHtV7qPaS] X-Originating-Email: [peterpawaviation@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: peterpawaviation@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_b77e8d50-b9f1-4eba-b0fe-9bb1e68c4476_" From: PETER WILLIAMS X-Original-To: "lml@lancaironline.net" Subject: TRAIN OR DIE here it is again, again PART 2 X-Original-Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:25:40 -0400 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Aug 2014 05:25:41.0031 (UTC) FILETIME=[ADF8F370:01CFBE92] --_b77e8d50-b9f1-4eba-b0fe-9bb1e68c4476_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PART II People who knew Steve noted that he was a risk taker with active =0A= hobbies such as scuba diving=2C surfing=2C motorcycling=2C and off-road car= =0A= racing. These are not inherently dangerous per se=2C but it=92s not a Bingo= =0A= game or bird watching. He seriously injured himself and totaled an Extra=0A= 300 when the ground intervened at the bottom of a loop. That brush with=0A= mortality might have encouraged a more conservative approach=97but =0A= apparently it did not. [EVEN A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PILOT] Steve was a highly experienced pilot with an estimated 3=2C600 hours =0A= total time=2C including a fair amount in turbine aircraft but only about = =0A= 13 hours in the turbine IV-TP. He resisted getting transition training =0A= in the IV-TP. =0A= There=92s a strong case to be made for transition training. Pilots =0A= involved in accidents generally have less experience in make and model=2C = =0A= often despite high total time. AND I ONLY CAN WISH The NTSB noted that the FAA had issued a warning letter to operators in =0A= 2009:=20 =93The notice indicated that while Lancairs represented a little =0A= over 3 percent of the amateur-built experimental aircraft fleet=2C they =0A= contributed to 16 percent of all amateur-built fatal aircraft accidents =0A= in the prior 11 months=85=94=20 Let me point out Lancair is not the only high =0A= performance experimental aircraft with aggressive stall characteristics.=0A= The FAA had also proposed a special training requirement as has been =0A= done on several other aircraft that had relatively high accident =0A= involvements. That has yet to be enacted. by AOPA = --_b77e8d50-b9f1-4eba-b0fe-9bb1e68c4476_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

PART II

People who knew S= teve noted that he was a risk taker with active =0A= hobbies such as =3Bscuba diving=2C surfing=2C motorcycling=2C and off-r= oad car =0A= racing. These are not inherently dangerous per se=2C but it=92s not a Bingo= =0A= game or bird watching. He seriously injured himself and =3Btotaled = =3Ban Extra=0A= 300 when the ground intervened at the bottom of a loop. That brush with=0A= mortality might have encouraged a more conservative approach=97but =0A= apparently it did not.
[EVEN= A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PILOT]
Steve was a highly exper= ienced pilot with an estimated 3=2C600 hours =0A= total time=2C including a fair amount in turbine aircraft but only about = =0A= 13 hours in the turbine IV-TP. He resisted getting transition training =0A= in the IV-TP.
=0A= There=92s =3Ba strong case to be made for transition training. Pilots = =0A= involved in accidents generally have less experience in make and model=2C = =0A= often despite high total time.

AND I ONLY CAN WISH

The= NTSB noted that the FAA had issued a warning letter to operators in =0A= 2009:

=93The notice indicated that while Lancairs represented a = little =0A= over 3 percent of the amateur-built experimental aircraft fleet=2C they =0A= contributed to 16 percent of all amateur-built fatal aircraft accidents =0A= in the prior 11 months=85=94

Let me point out Lancair is not th= e only high =0A= performance experimental aircraft with aggressive stall characteristics.=0A= The FAA had also proposed a special training requirement as has been =0A= done on several other aircraft that had relatively high accident =0A= involvements. That has yet to be enacted.

by =3B AOPA
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