Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 10:07:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.inter-linc.net ([12.10.101.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2587780 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:43:03 -0400 Received: from s0026980490 (unverified [12.28.51.76]) by mail.inter-linc.net (Vircom SMTPRS 2.0.244) with ESMTP id for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2003 08:41:00 -0500 From: "Ron and Marlene Brice" X-Original-To: "Lml" Subject: N27RM afterthoughts X-Original-Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 08:42:53 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003c01c38046$42982880$4c331c0c@s0026980490> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01C3801C.59C22080" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C3801C.59C22080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many Many heartfelt thanks to all who have responded to my postings on = the LML. =20 Thanks for making me feel useful once again, I am still treating my = severely bruised ego, and your comments and well wishes are a great = encouragement. My wife told me last evening, "You are a better pilot than one who would = beat himself up for life. Under stress, you considered several inputs and = made the decision you thought best, and you walked away, now you must rebuild = so I can fly with you again." How's that for encouragement? Just = yesterday, I was thinking, "Do I really want to fly with myself again?" =20 Thanks to all of you, and especially my bride, I have now gone from = "hanging it up" to considering rebuilding, although I will never use this runway again in a Legacy. =20 =20 Deep down, although I knew "I" could handle this strip, and did = successfully for quite a while, I suspected I had no business REGULARLY using this = strip. =20 I just thank GOD my wife wasn't with me. For the first 4 months, I made = her drive 30 minutes and picked her up at another field just to be "super = safe". I only took her with me on two occasions from this field recently, and = now have confirmed to myself that I need to find another, not just adequate, = but SAFE field to operate from.=20 =20 In 5 months and 116 hours in my Legacy, I thought often, when away from = this field, that I would like to have the same exhilarating and comfortable feeling on landing and take-off at home that I do at other fields. I = should have listened to my own thinking. There is no question in my mind that = I made bad split second decisions because of this runway environment. I = had flying speed, just was under too much stress to realize it. =20 =20 Fly safe out there, and again, thanks for the profound thoughts you all = have shared. =20 =20 Ron ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C3801C.59C22080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Many Many heartfelt thanks to all who have responded = to my postings on the LML.

Thanks for making me feel useful once again, I am = still treating my severely bruised ego, and your comments and well wishes are = a great encouragement. My wife told me last evening, “You are a better = pilot than one who would beat himself up for life. Under stress, you = considered several inputs and made the decision you thought best, and you walked = away, now you must rebuild so I can fly with you again.” How’s = that for encouragement? Just yesterday, I was thinking, “Do I really = want to fly with myself again?”

Thanks to all of you, and especially my bride, = I have now gone from “hanging it up” to considering rebuilding, = although I will never use this runway again in a Legacy.

Deep down, although I knew “I” could = handle this strip, and did successfully for quite a while, I suspected I had = no business REGULARLY using this strip.

I just thank GOD my wife wasn’t with me. = For the first 4 months, I made her drive 30 minutes and picked her up at another = field just to be “super safe”. I only took her with me on = two occasions from this field recently, and now have confirmed to myself = that I need to find another, not just adequate, but SAFE field to = operate from.

In 5 months and 116 hours in my Legacy, I thought = often, when away from this field, that I would like to have the same = exhilarating and comfortable feeling on landing and take-off at home that I do at other = fields. I should have listened to my own thinking. There is no question in = my mind that I made bad split second decisions because of this runway environment. I had flying speed, just was under too much stress to realize it.

Fly safe out there, and again, thanks for the = profound thoughts you all have shared.

Ron

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