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Don,&nbsp;when I read your report I was filled with admiration&nbsp;for your
candid account of what happened and your obvious exceptional skill in
handling the situation..it doesn't even look as though any cows were hurt in
obtaining that photo.&nbsp;Although we have never met,&nbsp;it
also&nbsp;makes me very happy that you walked away from your
airplane.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you for taking the time to tell us what
happened.<BR><BR>Recently I had a scare because of bad weather and a bad
decision to go fly.&nbsp;The long and short of it is that I am still here to
tell the tale, although while I was sitting up there on my loansome I
realised I had gotten myself into a situation I had&nbsp;previously read
about in magazines and wondered how I was going to get out of this one, if
at all.<BR><BR>The best of us make mistakes and fortunately some of us get
away with them, both to share our experience with others and learn from them
ourselves. Recently I&nbsp;watched an interview with&nbsp;a
successful&nbsp;CEO.&nbsp;When asked what he&nbsp;values in&nbsp;an employee
his answer surprised me. He believes that until an employee who has made at
least 3&nbsp;monumental mistakes&nbsp;&nbsp;and learned from&nbsp;them is
far more valuable to him then&nbsp;one who has not.&nbsp;<BR><BR>Have faith
in your little airplane and yourself...strap it back on and blast off..one
thing is guarantee..your'e not going to run dry again!<BR><BR>--<BR>Gerard O
Connell<BR>Melbourne, Australia<BR>VH-LPD (LNC2)<BR><BR>
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