Return-Path: Received: from [65.173.216.66] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b6) with HTTP id 1689303 for ; Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:07:34 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: crossing the pacific To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b6 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:07:34 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <111.16daf5a3.2a8e7c11@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for Epijk@aol.com: > yacht-pool@forsikring.dk writes: > - or should I buy a Glasair II instead? Tim: That might not be such an outrageous idea, given the fact that Glasair aircraft built to spec can be spun and recovered quite predictably and conventionally (although one Glasair-3 I tested with wingtip extensions and sloppy rigging took some unconventional maneuvering to recover.) When an extremely knowledgeable, skilled, experienced (and brave) pilot like Dave Morss says "Don't spin it", I would expect the rational person to pay careful attention. (On the other hand, in view of the responses from all the girls out there who are even afraid of STALLS, I guess it probably doesn't matter. Jack Kane