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Terrence,
Interesting. I specifically chose the Navy F-15 performing
a carrier landing because that F15 is equipped with an AOA. The 172 -
who knows?
AOA is one item that may make a big difference in forestalling low altitude
stall/spin incidents.
Grayhawk
In a message dated 1/28/2013 1:50:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,
troneill@charter.net writes:
Grayhawk,
Yes.
Also some might have noticed the EAA's Flight Advisor Program (FA).
As I recall, the first year, it almost eliminated
first-flight-accidents. What it did was have the 'test pilot' go over
with his FA some furnished forms that showed him how to review the new plane's
wing loading and power loading against his recent-
experience-plane's ... and when there was disparity, strongly recommend he get
checked out for getting experience in something with power loading and wing
loading similar to his new plane's. FWIW.
I might sneak in an observation... that we're still talking about stall
SPEEDS instead of stall ANGLE of attack. I'm just sayin' ...
Terrence
LNC2 235/320 211AL
Pete,
Uh, a slightly different view is that the
Lancair accident pilot, relative to other pilots, is less
safe. Possibly because he/she didn't rise to the demands
of a high-performance plane. IMHO
Would you expect a highly experienced 172 pilot to always
successfully perform a carrier landing in a very safe F-15 without
training and respect for the aircraft? BTW, some don't make it through
the training.
OK, that's a stretch. But the idea is the same.
I'll go back to my padded cell now,
Grayhawk
I
don’t think the issue here is whether the IV can be flown safely. It
can. Those of us on the forum are proof of such (full disclosure – I
fly an ES-P). The issue is how much margin of error the plane offers
when the pilot makes a mistake. Even the best of us make
mistakes. Whether those mistakes kill us or not is a function of how
many we make in a row, how bad they are, and how much margin for error the
plane gives us. The first two are relatively independent of the
plane you are flying. The third is entirely dependent. A plane
like the IV, with very narrow margins of safety, will kill more pilots
than a plane that has a much broader set of safety margins because pilots
are human and make mistakes.
So,
in my opinion, relative to most other planes, the Lancair is less
safe. Let’s stop pretending otherwise. That is just part of
the price we pay for high performance. If you make a bad mistake, it
is much more likely to kill you, which is why it has such a poor safety
record. This is not the plane’s fault. Rather, it is because
we as pilots can’t be perfect all of the time.
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