X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:35:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mtao04.charter.net ([209.225.8.178] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2225135 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:21:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.8.178; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from aa02.charter.net ([10.20.200.154]) by mtao04.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070801182118.DUWL1439.mtao04.charter.net@aa02.charter.net> for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:21:18 -0400 Received: from axs ([75.132.198.100]) by aa02.charter.net with SMTP id <20070801182118.LKZR26124.aa02.charter.net@axs> for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:21:18 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <023101c7d468$c1b6abd0$6401a8c0@axs> From: "terrence o'neill" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] SUMMARY OF LANCAIR ACCIDENTS IN NTSB DATABASE X-Original-Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:21:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_022E_01C7D43E.D8B2DD10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Chzlrs: 0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_022E_01C7D43E.D8B2DD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SUMMARY OF LANCAIR ACCIDENTS IN NTSB DATABASEJeff, Thanks for the Lancair accident update.=20 Note that of these 126 Lancair accidents, 54 included fatalities, and 24 = of the accidents definitely resulted from a stall/spin -- the last = pilot-controllable event before the pilot pulled his wing past its stall = AOA and became a doomed passenger. Note that a wing of a trimmed a/c will not stall unless the pilot pulls = the stick back too far, causing his aircraft to pitch up to a stall = AOA... which he unintentionally does because he cannot SEE the realtive wind = and his wing's stall AOA. A sad, unnecessary waste of friends' and families lives, beautiful = aircraft, and years of creative work, all for the lack of an inexpensive = AOA indicator and a little training to develop habitual use of it. Terrence O'Neill L235/320 N211AL ------=_NextPart_000_022E_01C7D43E.D8B2DD10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SUMMARY OF LANCAIR ACCIDENTS IN NTSB DATABASE
Jeff,
 
Thanks for the = Lancair accident=20 update. 
Note = that of these 126 Lancair = accidents, 54=20 included fatalities, and 24 of the accidents definitely resulted from a=20 stall/spin --  the last pilot-controllable event before the pilot = pulled=20 his wing past its stall AOA and became a doomed=20 passenger.
Note that a wing of = a trimmed=20 a/c will not stall unless the pilot pulls the stick back too far, = causing his=20 aircraft to pitch up to a stall AOA...
which he = unintentionally does=20 because he cannot SEE the realtive wind and his wing's stall=20 AOA.
A sad, = unnecessary waste=20 of friends' and families lives, beautiful aircraft, and years of = creative work,=20 all for the lack of an inexpensive AOA indicator and a little training = to=20 develop habitual use of it.
 
Terrence = O'Neill
L235/320 = N211AL
 
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