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From: "Tom & Beth Sullivan" <toms1@chartermi.net>
Subject: Fw: 1992 "HOW TO KILL YOURSELF IN A HOMEBUILT"
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John,

As Jeff mentioned, you were at Greenville, came early for the Bob Pastusek 
presentation, and based on my time with you, clearly are open minded about 
safety, even when it means more work on the plane when it is so close to 
flying (the brake tubing discussion).  IMHO, you are NOT the candidate that 
has these kind of issues, because 90% of it is attitude.  Follow through 
with a good training and transition program and you will be fine.

   Unfortunately, there is a pretty common theme to a lot of the high 
performance EAB aircraft accidents.  Attitude and respect for a faster and 
more complex airplane, an open mind about your own experience, and 
willingness to apply some energy towards being properly prepared to fly it, 
and you will have no problems.  You've already got those tributes and they 
can't be taught!

Tom Sullivan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Cooper" <snopercod@comporium.net>
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: 1992 "HOW TO KILL YOURSELF IN A HOMEBUILT"


> Peter--
>
> With all due respect, since I know you've been flying Lancairs for a long 
> time, do you think that those of us who haven't flown yet really want to 
> hear how the Lancair is a dangerous plane and chances are good that we're 
> going to die on our first flight - or most certainly by the second one? I 
> understand that your intention in posting that Falco piece was to prod 
> people into getting some flight time in a similar aircraft before 
> launching off, but I'm really getting sick of people telling me I'm going 
> to die soon. I've built the best plane I knew how and fully intend to get 
> some stick time in a 360 before I fly mine. What I could use right now, 
> though, is a little moral support. From my 6 hours at the controls of 
> Clarence Grubbs 69CG, the 235 is a sweet flying plane and not dangerous at 
> all if one respects the differences from a C-172. But it seems that all I 
> get more experienced pilots is FUD [Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt]. Several 
> months ago I attended an EAA meeting at Asheville, NC, and it was the same 
> with those guys (mostly spam-can RV builders). I went there for some 
> support, and all I got was FUD. I haven't been back since.
>
> /rant
>
> 


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