Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:49:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailnw.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with ESMTP id 1711724 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:03:59 -0400 Received: from c656256a (pppoe2144.gh.centurytel.net [64.91.54.152]) by mailnw.centurytel.net (8.12.5/8.12.5) with SMTP id g7Q53vLv013470 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:03:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <003601c24cb5$eb9fb8a0$98365b40@mshome.net> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Test Flight X-Original-Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:06:12 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01C24C83.9FDECA00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C24C83.9FDECA00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I Add my voice to the choir. There is no better expert to test fly a = new plane than from one who has gone before. Builders are just that, = builders first and flyers and test pilots later. Ask yourself, would = you intentionally crash your plane to save your bacon or try to save the = plane and ultimately lose your life? This question during the pucker = factor experience may cost you your life. I personally have a friend who built an immaculate Lionheart biplane, = was not practiced in taildraggers and biplanes, a former airline pilot. = He flew the maiden voyageof this some $400,000 jewel(uninsured), 45 = minutes in an amazing aircraft, made his approach to landing, touched = down and entered into a classic ground loop. He is lucky to be alive = because the right landing gear failed, right lower fuel tank caught on = fire which allowed him to escape out the only exit out the left rear = door with the fuselage protecting him from the flames. Injury, a = scratched finger, lost the total airplane as it melted down to nothing = on 01 at PWT Bremerton, WA, and his pride. Had the left wheel collapsed = the story would have a different ending. His wife is also grateful. These machines are not toys and can bite you hard. Don't play = invincible. This macho talk about a wedding night and all that jazz is = nonsense. You have wives, children, probably grandchildren and have = given birth to a new baby, your new airplane. Doctors deliver babies. = Have Drs. Goetz, Morss, Weeldryer and others who have direct experience = in lancairs do the delivery. You will be pleased with the results and = the experience. Been there, done that and much wiser. Bob Smiley N94RJ ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C24C83.9FDECA00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I Add my voice to the choir. = There is no=20 better expert to test fly a new plane than from one who has gone = before. =20 Builders are just that, builders first and flyers and test pilots = later. =20 Ask yourself, would you intentionally crash your plane to save your = bacon or try=20 to save the plane and ultimately lose your life? This question = during the=20 pucker factor experience may cost you your life.

I personally have a friend who built an = immaculate=20 Lionheart biplane, was not practiced in taildraggers and biplanes, a = former=20 airline pilot. He flew the maiden voyageof this some $400,000=20 jewel(uninsured), 45 minutes in an amazing aircraft, made his approach = to=20 landing, touched down and entered into a classic ground loop. He = is lucky=20 to be alive because the right landing gear failed, right lower fuel tank = caught=20 on fire which allowed him to escape out the only exit out the left rear = door=20 with the fuselage protecting him from the flames. Injury, a = scratched=20 finger, lost the total airplane as it melted down to nothing on 01 at = PWT=20 Bremerton, WA, and his pride. Had the left wheel collapsed the = story would=20 have a different ending. His wife is also = grateful.

These machines are not toys and can = bite you=20 hard. Don't play invincible. This macho talk about a = wedding=20 night and all that jazz is nonsense. You have wives, children, = probably=20 grandchildren and have given birth to a new baby, your new = airplane. =20 Doctors deliver babies. Have Drs. Goetz, Morss, Weeldryer and = others who=20 have direct experience in lancairs do the delivery. You will be = pleased=20 with the results and the experience.

Been there, done that and much = wiser.

Bob Smiley

N94RJ

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