Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:06:16 -0500
Message-ID: <redirect-1847727@logan.com>
From: gwolf@vallnet.com
Reply-to: gwolf@vallnet.com
Subject: Re: More information on V-8 crash
Priority: normal

Attention Rick Schrameck and anyone else who likes to jump
to conclusion:

Your most recent post is an most gross example of misuse of
this list.  It should be confined to facts, not mud
slinging.

Yes, the Beechcraft was involved in a accident in which the
plane was destroyed and its 2 occupants lost their lives. 
Yes, the right engines prop was feathered.  Yes, they were
attempting an emergency landing with one engine in zero-zero
conditions which was unsuccessful.

The rest of your post is pure speculation.

"I spoke with a reliable source " - Will you name your
source?

"I have been adamant in past post about the poor design and
un reliable 
information that came out of that company" - We have been
awaiting the conclusions of the NTSB report (due in a day or
two) about the cause of the accident before giving any
information about the accident.  We feel that is the proper
way to handle the situation - not disseminate suppositions
and accusations as you are prone to.

"I also understand that Jim's old EngineAir powered IV-P
plane 
crashed a few weeks before" - please elaborate on the
circumstances of this incident, please.  We lost track of it
after it was delivered to Mexico and the locals tried to
rebuild the front strut instead of sending it back to the
factory.

"If anyone needs any more information about the crash they
can 
contact me by phone or direct e-mail.  This is not the place
to talk 
about specifics of the crash only that it happened." -  You
have my email address above - please send me all the
information you have.  And this is also not the place to
sling mud or issue veiled accusations without
substantiation.

" EngineAir customers and pilots, beware of the power plant
you have 
installed"  Instead, you should caution ALL pilots to know
all their systems thoroughly, including essential items to
be checked before flight.

I am currently flying behind a V8 (and have a minor
investment in the company) and am very carefully putting it
through a test program to accertain it's limits and
reliability.  No company can choose it's customers or
monitor it's customers use of the product (look at any
product you buy.)  We are confident that the NTSB report
will show that the cause of the crash was NOT unreliability
of the engine.  If so, I trust you will print an apology and
retraction of your statements.  If the report is otherwise,
I will do the same.

Gary Wolf (Lancair IVP-V8)