Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 17:09:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2586476 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:48:41 -0400 Received: from user.sc.rr.com (cae88-105-147.sc.rr.com [24.88.105.147]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h8K3fF0R011414 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:41:15 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.0.20030919234153.01b44308@pop-server.sc.rr.com> X-Sender: sreeves@pop-server.sc.rr.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 X-Original-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:50:27 -0400 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List From: Steve Reeves Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy accident In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I use one of those really long "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT" banners attached to mine instead of the little boot that alot of people use. I had a Pulsar that I lost airspeed on twice. Finally figured out that water was wicking into the static port on the fuselage. I generally know where the winds are from, and use my GPS for groundspeed as a reference. I also kept the speed up on those approaches, not too terribly fast, but up. Glad you're OK, but it still sucks. I operate out of a 3000 ft field and can imagine how hard it would be to slow that thing down after deciding to abort. And after racing motorcycles professionally for a while I can vouch for how crappy skinny tires work under braking during offroad excursions. Steve Reeves Glasair I FT 343ND AMA 250 GP #93 ;)