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Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:10:10 -0500
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
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kevin lane wrote:
> when I had but three weeks on my -6a I was feeling my oats one day and saw a twin about 1000' below going my direction.  I dove down beside it only to notice that I was doing about 240mph.  like I said, I was feeling my oats that day and cranked off a huge loop.  I won't ever repeat these stupid moves, I am much in touch with airspeed simply through stick feel now, but it does point out a lot of wiggle room in the 210 vne figure.
> Kevin Lane  Portland, OR


OK, there is what the plane will handle, and then there is what you can 
sneak past the FAA.

My point is that I had the understanding that a homebuilder could set 
the Vne at whatever he felt, though the DAR might set ridiculous test 
restrictions if he sees ridiculous numbers.  However, once Vne was set, 
it was set, and publicizing that you exceeded safe by WINNING air races 
would not be healthy for the longevity of a flight certificate.  Please 
tell me that I have been clueless.

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