X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:59:16 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailout1.pacific.net.au ([61.8.0.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 672930 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:52:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.8.0.84; envelope-from=domcrain@pacific.net.au Received: from mailproxy2.pacific.net.au (mailproxy2.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.87]) by mailout1.pacific.net.au (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j7I0psX6016545 for ; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:51:54 +1000 Received: from CRAIN (ppp06A0.dsl.pacific.net.au [203.17.44.160]) by mailproxy2.pacific.net.au (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j7I0pp9d005796 for ; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:51:52 +1000 From: "Dominic V. Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Don's Forced landing X-Original-Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:51:51 +1000 X-Original-Message-ID: <001701c5a38f$0559a8e0$0301010a@CRAIN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01C5A3E2.D705B8E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C5A3E2.D705B8E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Having looked at the photograph, I congratulate you Don on an excellent = job under no doubt considerable circumstance. Touch wood, ( meaning frontal lobe), I hope I am not faced with the = same. The handful I have had has still resulted in either two or three others turning and burning. Oops - lost one - ho hum. However, I urge you not to walk away from your love of flying and the = dream of your own aeroplane. Last Friday, the local authority gave me my medical back - sure with = minor restrictions, but on Tuesday I towed my beautiful Lancair out of the = hangar, loaded on a bit of gas, and blasted off. Don, it was great - and I thought I might never fly again because of the = big PC. The day was fantastic, and it was a delight to flog around the bay, then into the training area for a few manoeuvres to sharpen the coordination = up a bit, then back for what was a damn good landing - and that was not as = good as the one you did by the look of your aircraft. It seems to me you did everything right in your approach to the = situation, and having walked away, you can be proud of it. The ladies and gentlemen of this peer group would with a doubt be of one mind that the real tragedy would be for you to stop doing what you, and = the rest of us, love. Don, I didn't build my Lancair, but I treat it as if I did. I look after = it like a baby. I have spent a lot of money on it improving equipment and complete re-upholstery, and so I feel I have some input into it. I don't know how I might feel if I had your situation as far as a rebuild is concerned, but I do know that in the last three uncertain months I was = like a bear with a sore head, not because of the big PC and all of its ramifications, but because I might not fly again. Even she who must be obeyed was sympathetic. (She is in truth a great lady and I am = fortunate). Don, although I am reluctant to mention this publicly, I shall do so = because everything is relative, and I don't want you to make a decision you = might regret later. In 1989 I was sacked by my company that I had loved and flew for, for = twenty years. I was out of work for six years, and during that time, in 1994, = my wife died. As devastating as all that was, for whatever reason, life is good. I think you have had a deep and meaningful experience that many of us = might not handle as well as you, and it is time to capitalise on it, not walk = away from it. The chances are it will never happen to you again, and if it did, you = might do even a better job - though I seriously doubt it possible. Stick with us Don. =20 Dom Crain VH-CZJ The best Lancair in Australia ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C5A3E2.D705B8E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Having looked at the photograph, I = congratulate you Don on an excellent job under no doubt considerable = circumstance.

Touch wood, ( meaning frontal lobe), I hope I = am not faced with the same. The handful I have had has still resulted in either = two or three others turning and burning. Oops – lost one -  ho = hum.

However, I urge you not to walk away from = your love of flying and the dream of your own aeroplane.

Last Friday, the local authority gave me my = medical back – sure with minor restrictions, but on Tuesday I towed my = beautiful Lancair out of the = hangar, loaded on a bit of gas, and blasted off.

Don, it was great – and I thought I = might never fly again because of the big PC.

The day was fantastic, and it was a delight = to flog around the bay, then into the training area for a few manoeuvres to = sharpen the coordination up a bit, then back for what was a damn good landing = – and that was not as good as the one you did by the look of your = aircraft.

It seems to me you did everything right in = your approach to the situation, and having walked away, you can be proud of = it.

The ladies and gentlemen of this peer group = would with a doubt be of one mind that the real tragedy would be for you to stop = doing what you, and the rest of us, love.

Don, I didn’t build my = Lancair, but I treat = it as if I did. I look after it like a baby. I have spent a lot of money on it = improving equipment and complete re-upholstery, and so I feel I have some input = into it. I don’t know how I might feel if I had your situation as far as a = rebuild is concerned, but I do know that in the last three uncertain months I = was like a bear with a sore head, not because of the big PC and all of its = ramifications, but because I might not fly again. Even she who must be obeyed was = sympathetic. (She is in truth a great lady and I am fortunate).

Don, although I am reluctant to mention this = publicly, I shall do so because everything is relative, and I don’t want you = to make a decision you might regret later.

In 1989 I was sacked by my company that I had = loved and flew for, for twenty years. I was out of work for six years, and = during that time, in 1994, my wife died. As devastating as all that was, for = whatever reason, life is good.

I think you have had a deep and meaningful = experience that many of us might not handle as well as you, and it is time to capitalise = on it, not walk away from it.

The chances are it will never happen to you = again, and if it did, you might do even a better job – though I seriously = doubt it possible.

Stick with us Don.

 

Dom Crain

VH-CZJ

The best Lancair in Australia

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