X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:14:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3733214 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:26:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.40; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from OMTA16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.72]) by QMTA04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 8TB81c0031ZMdJ4A4TRgUs; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:25:40 +0000 Received: from [192.168.20.150] ([70.56.106.78]) by OMTA16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 8TST1c00C1hWg1A8cTSWU2; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:26:37 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 X-Original-Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:25:26 -0700 Subject: Evolution Gear-Up -- are you kidding? From: John Hafen X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Evolution Gear-Up -- are you kidding? Thread-Index: Acn2Db850VrdQ16CDUm/msLNwPNDGg== In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3328806335_2277715" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3328806335_2277715 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable So just how =B3fired=B2 is the pilot? John Hafen On 6/25/09 6:52 AM, "mikeeasley" wrote: > For what it's worth, I found this after a Google search: >=20 > The down-low on the gear up >=20 > Earlier today, I reported on the Lancair Evolution's gear up incident in > Winder, GA. At the time, I reported that the details were unavailable, b= ut > I've visited the airport and talked to several people there. >=20 > The plane was apparently there on a publicity tour and was, at the time o= f the > incident, giving a ride to a potential buyer. The experimental nature of= the > plane meant the plane lacked a gear-up warning horn. >=20 > According to a witness, the plane flared out and struck the ground. Real= izing > his mistake, the pilot ballooned the plane upward and tried to drop the g= ear. > The gear came partially out and the craft came to rest on its opening gea= r > doors. >=20 > The Lancair is now located at the Roman Air hangar at KWDR undergoing rep= airs. > Another Lancair arrived while I was flying the pattern; apparently to dea= l > with the damaged aircraft. >=20 > http://www.examiner.com/x-14099-Atlanta-Private-Aviation-Examiner~y2009m6= d24-F > rom-the-field-The-downlow-on-the-gear-up >=20 > I'm not so sure about the comment on the gear warning horn, but the > description of what happened makes sense. >=20 > Mike Easley >=20 > Colorado Springs >=20 > =20 >=20 > Shop Popular Dell Laptops now starting at $349! > %2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215910283%3B38350812%3Ba> >=20 --B_3328806335_2277715 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Evolution Gear-Up -- are you kidding? So just how “fired” is the pilot?

John Hafen


On 6/25/09 6:52 AM, "mikeeasley" <mikeeasley@aol.com> wrote:

For what it's worth, I found this after a Google search= :

The down-low on the gear up=

Earlier today, I reported o= n the Lancair Evolution's gear up incident in Winder, GA.  At the time,= I reported that the details were unavailable, but I've visited the airport = and talked to several people there.

The plane was apparently there on a publicity tou= r and was, at the time of the incident, giving a ride to a potential buyer. =  The experimental nature of the plane meant the plane lacked a gear-up = warning horn.

According to a witness, the plane flared out and = struck the ground.  Realizing his mistake, the pilot ballooned the plan= e upward and tried to drop the gear.  The gear came partially out and t= he craft came to rest on its opening gear doors.

The Lancair is now located at the Roman Air hanga= r at KWDR undergoing repairs.  Another Lancair arrived while I was flyi= ng the pattern; apparently to deal with the damaged aircraft.  

http://www.examiner.com/x-14099-Atlanta-Private-Aviation-Examiner~y2009m= 6d24-From-the-field-The-downlow-on-the-gear-up

I'm not so sure about the comment on the gear war= ning horn, but the description of what happened makes sense.

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

 
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