Until there is an organized program with
a IVP cockpit somewhere, can you articulate what kind of scenarios would be
particularly beneficial in terms of reducing the accident rate?

 

Here is how you can reduce your chance of ending up in a pile of carbon at the end of the runway

 

1. train with a qualified instructor every 6 months-- practice makes perfect

2. practice emergency procedures often-- know your procedures cold

3. don't fly into thunderstorms

4. stay instrument proficient (that means real damn good)

5. don't fly the airplane when it is broke

6. don't do anything stupid

 

6 simple steps but just about every Lancair accident out there had one or more elements of the above in them:

 

Allen Ward N707SH --thunderstorm

Wendell Durr N511WD-- thunderstorm

Sterling Ainsworth N750F -- thunderstorm

Shannon Knoepflin N98SN-- broke airplane plus poor ep procedures

Chuck Brenner N163DS-- #6

 

 

 

it ain't rocket science...

 

Jeff Edwards

Master CFI

Lancair IVP