X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 03:55:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f180.google.com ([209.85.216.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6649907 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:08:09 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.180; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-qc0-f180.google.com with SMTP id w7so4456971qcr.39 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:07:32 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.224.156.194 with SMTP id y2mr16452657qaw.48.1387771652705; Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:07:32 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pjdms-mbp.cfl.rr.com ([68.202.59.203]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id r9sm20367942qey.19.2013.12.22.20.07.31 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:07:31 -0800 (PST) From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_44534636-4BD0-4E32-B5DA-41963194672C" X-Original-Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 1992 "HOW TO KILL YOURSELF IN A HOMEBUILT" X-Original-Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:07:30 -0500 References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) --Apple-Mail=_44534636-4BD0-4E32-B5DA-41963194672C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 The article heading was certainly meant to attract attention but nowhere = did I read your interpretation of "certainty" of death by second flight. = If there's a statistical meta-message in that article I missed please = clue me in. I'd rather have Peter and others post all the good and bad stuff and I = will do my best to figure out how I wish to to deal with that = information--or not. It's not productive to shoot the messenger in an = online community especially when it is clear that high performance kits = have a good share of accidents and press headlines. We need to increase = the flow of information about safety and make sure we're not taking any = steps to muffle it. Our local 288 EAA chapter has tremendous meetings with no FUD in the air = and plenty of safety talk. It is full of RV, Lancair and builders of = other types. I could never imagine calling any of them builders of spam = cans. It would be seen as slur on their abilities and accomplishments. = Especially since we had two Lindy awards in 2012 from our single = chapter, one being an RV-7: Robert Kurrle, Port Orange, Florida 2012 Van's RV-7, N56RK Scott Roth, Port Orange, Florida 2012 F1 Rocket, N910SH Paul Miller Legacy RG Spruce Creek From: John Cooper ..want to hear how the Lancair is a dangerous plane and chances are good=20= that we're going to die on our first flight - or most certainly by the=20= second one...= --Apple-Mail=_44534636-4BD0-4E32-B5DA-41963194672C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 The = article heading was certainly meant to attract attention but nowhere did = I read your interpretation of "certainty" of death by second flight. =  If there's a statistical meta-message in that article I missed = please clue me in.

I'd rather have Peter and others = post all the good and bad stuff and I will do my best to figure out how = I wish to to deal with that information--or not.  It's not = productive to shoot the messenger in an online community especially when = it is clear that high performance kits have a good share of accidents = and press headlines.  We need to increase the flow of information = about safety and make sure we're not taking any steps to muffle = it.

Our local 288 EAA chapter has tremendous = meetings with no FUD in the air and plenty of safety talk.   It is = full of RV, Lancair and builders of other types.  I could never = imagine calling any of them builders of spam cans.  It would be = seen as slur on their abilities and accomplishments.  Especially = since we had two Lindy awards in 2012 from our single chapter, one being = an RV-7:

Robert Kurrle, Port Orange, Florida
2012 Van's RV-7, Scott Roth, Port Orange, Florida
From: = John Cooper <snopercod@comporium.net>
..want to hear how =
the Lancair is a dangerous plane and chances are good=20
that we're going to die on our first flight - or most certainly by the=20=

second =
one...
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