Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:12:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.2) with ESMTP id 423811 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:54:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.7.) id q.42.58dfe8e8 (4254) for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:54:18 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <42.58dfe8e8.2e818c89@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:54:17 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: More AOA X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1095774857" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5112 -------------------------------1095774857 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/21/2004 8:37:20 AM Central Standard Time, glcasey@adelphia.net writes: I don't personally know him, but as far as I could tell he had a reputation as a competent, experienced pilot. Gary, what is your criteria for an "experienced pilot? >>SNIP >>I personally would question why one would practice this as I expect the plane flys like a brick with gear down and no power. Power-off approaches, yes, but all the way to the ground? At any rate he apparently got slow on one of the approaches and was unable to arrest the descent.>>> The maneuver is a required maneuver for the commercial pilot certificate...not too difficult... Spacve Shuttle does it every time but does not get slow...:) I wonder if he had an airspeed indicator and a throttle... I wonder what his competency and experience really was... Jeff -------------------------------1095774857 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 9/21/2004 8:37:20 AM Central Standard Time, glcasey@= adelphia.net writes:

I don't
personally know him, but as far as=20= I could tell he had a reputation as a
competent, experienced pilot.

Gary, what is your criteria for an "experienced pilot?

>>SNIP >>I personally would question why one wou= ld
practice this as I expect the plane flys like a brick with gear down a= nd no
power. Power-off approaches, yes, but all the way to the grou= nd? At any
rate he apparently got slow on one of the approaches and= was unable to
arrest the descent.>>>

The maneuver is a required maneuver for the commercial pilot certificat= e...not too difficult... Spacve Shuttle does it every time but does not= get slow...:)

I wonder if he had an airspeed indicator and a throttle...

I wonder what his competency and experience really was...

Jeff

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