X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:24:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 1989848 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:18:28 -0400 Received: from [192.168.111.2] ([70.19.72.27]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JGN009VEHAIEO98@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:18:19 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:18:20 -0400 From: Kevin Kossi Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair's Down In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: <35CC206B-45D3-4F61-B300-9A6E20DCF690@airforcemechanical.com> MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-42-951004582 References: --Apple-Mail-42-951004582 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Jeff, Read what I wrote. I wrote that it "seams to be engine failure". That's not a conclusion certain of anything. That is based on what witnesses on the scene saw and heard, and what the press has stated. The key is to learn from these sad events, at all stages. I don't feel I need to put my head in the sand until all the evidence is in to start to makes some basic conclusions of what happened. Kevin Kossi Legacy N77PX On Apr 17, 2007, at 11:14 AM, VTAILJEFF@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/16/2007 8:05:53 PM Central Daylight Time, > kevin@airforcemechanical.com writes: > Both seam to be engine failures. So sad.... > My condolences to the families and friends. > Don't be so certain about both being engine failures. The 320 in > Nebraska does not say it is an engine failure just that the egnine > slowed then speeded up and then the pilot spun it in. Conclusion? > > The Legacy crashed on its first flight. There were reports of > erratic engine operation from eyewitnesses but the same was true of > Dave Hickman's crash last year and the Chelton data in Hickman's > accident showed the fuel flow was dialed up so high (greater than > 50 gph) the engine could not run. Remember you must set up your > fuel system correctly to operate safely before first flight. TCM > has a service bulletin on this. > > Don't jump to conclusions before the evidence is in. > > Regards, > > Jeff Edwards > LIVP N619SJ > > > --Apple-Mail-42-951004582 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Jeff,

Read what I wrote. I wrote = that it "seams to be engine failure". That's not a conclusion=A0certain = of anything.
That is based on what witnesses on the=A0scene = saw and heard, and what the press has stated.

The key is to learn = from=A0these sad events, at all stages.

I don't feel I need to put = my head in the sand=A0until all the evidence is in to start to makes = some basic conclusions of what happened.


Kevin = Kossi
Legacy N77PX

On Apr 17, 2007, at 11:14 = AM, VTAILJEFF@aol.com = wrote:

Don't be = so certain about both being engine failures. The 320 in Nebraska does = not say it is an engine failure just that the egnine slowed then speeded = up and then the pilot spun it in. Conclusion?
=A0
=
The Legacy crashed on its first flight. There were reports of = erratic engine operation from eyewitnesses but the same was true of Dave = Hickman's crash last year and the Chelton data in Hickman's accident = showed the fuel flow was dialed up so high (greater than 50 gph) the = engine could not run. Remember you must set up your fuel system = correctly to operate safely before first flight. TCM has a service = bulletin on this.
=A0
Don't jump to conclusions = before the evidence is in.
=A0
Regards,
=
=A0
Jeff Edwards
LIVP = N619SJ




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