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In a message dated 6/21/01 9:49:21 PM, Calvin Watrich wrote:

<<let the so called professionals do their
jobs.  You people are not the professionals.>>

Calvin -

No, we aren't the professionals -- we are merely the ones putting our own lives at risk by flying experimental airplanes.  So we have a strong interest in knowing what happened and how we can prevent its recurrence.

The report I read the other day sounded very much like an NTSB preliminary report.  I'm not talking about the newspaper article -- that was next to useless -- but the more detailed accounting posted subsequently.  And the NTSB are without peer in this regard.

For the record, I don't look at crashes (cars or airplanes) hoping to see gruesome and horrifying sights.  I try to learn lessons to keep the same thing from happening to me.  What have I learned so far?  Well, I'm not sure I'd be able to reach the fuel shutoff valve in my Lancair 360 with my shoulder harness on.  My seat cushions and harness are not yet installed, so I can't tell just yet.  But you can bet I'll make sure I can before I fly -- either by adding a lanyard to the valve handle or by adding an inertia reel to my harness.

- Rob Wolf

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