Posted for George Catalano <george@contessastone.com>:

> My old saying has gone like this for a long time
> 1; Never fly with someone you don't know and trust
> 2: Never fly a plane you haven't pulled the cowling on if it's not your
>plane
> 3: Never fly in a plane that you don't know the top 5 kill ya items that
>must be done in order to stay alive
> 4: And if you can't deal with number 3 above, then "don't get in it unless
>you know how to fly" has served me well
>
> My dear friend perished last Saturday here in AZ when the what appears to
>have been a major mechanical catastrophe occurred on the main rotor assy of
>Huey. He had only had it about 6 months and wanted me to go up in it many
>times — the rules above kept me out of the Huey even though I was really d to
>go with him…
>Food for thought anyway.
>
> Saturday
> George Catalano
> george@contessastone.com