Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:52:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r09.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.105] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0) with ESMTP id 1843496 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:08:32 -0400 Received: from Epijk@aol.com by imo-r09.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.8b.1fbc949b (26116) for ; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:08:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Epijk@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <8b.1fbc949b.2ae877d9@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:08:25 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: I need a prop for an L320! X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_8b.1fbc949b.2ae877d9_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10637 --part1_8b.1fbc949b.2ae877d9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/23/2002 12:29:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Lee.Metcalfe@jocoks.com writes: > I was hoping to avoid the embarrassment of having to tell what happened, but > I guess I owe it to my fellow LNC2 fliers. Lee: Thanks for sharing that difficult story. IMHO, carrier-qualified fighter-jocks are about the best pilots there are. So if someone with your level of experience can have that sort of mishap, it speaks volumes about the caution, training and currency required to manage some of these "high performance" kitplanes. Best of luck with the rebuild. (Wonder why debongers aren't a factory option, or even included in the kit?? Could that be a manifestation of the NIH Syndrome?) For those who don't have access to the various service bulletins on prop stoppage, the relevant content can be found at http://www.epi-eng.com/Prop_Damage.htm Jack Kane --part1_8b.1fbc949b.2ae877d9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/23/2002 12:29:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Lee.Metcalfe@jocoks.com writes:

I was hoping to avoid the embarrassment of having to tell what happened, but
I guess I owe it to my fellow LNC2 fliers.


Lee:
Thanks for sharing that difficult story. IMHO, carrier-qualified fighter-jocks are about the best pilots there are. So if someone with your level of experience can have that sort of mishap, it speaks volumes about the caution, training and currency required to manage some of these "high performance" kitplanes. Best of luck with the rebuild.

(Wonder why debongers aren't a factory option, or even included in the kit?? Could that be a manifestation of the NIH Syndrome?)

For those who don't have access to the various service bulletins on prop stoppage, the relevant content can be found at http://www.epi-eng.com/Prop_Damage.htm

Jack Kane --part1_8b.1fbc949b.2ae877d9_boundary--