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I have no news on this event – this is the first I’ve heard about Tony’s
accident.  Rather this is an expression of regret and sorrow.  Tony was one
of the Washington State L IV builders/flyers and we’re a tight community so
we will feel his loss intensely.  This is the third serious L IV accident
our group has suffered – the second one involving fatalities.

Tony built a terrific airplane, which he owned with a partner, and he was
always improving it including adding the Sierra Flight Systems EFIS 2000
last year.  He was a great pilot and he really knew the L IV and the
Continental engine.  I think he had more than 700 hours on his airplane,
almost all flown by him personally.  I suspect that he was one of the top
three or four pilots in terms of L IV hours flown.

He was never hesitant to lend a hand or worthy advice to any and all of us
when we had a question or needed help closing wings, etc.  He was like
Paladin of TV fame – his motto could have been “have airplane, will travel”.
A few months ago, he became a DAR agent for the FAA to compliment his flight
instruction and flight-testing services.  I don’t know of anyone in the
Pacific Northwest who was more eager to assist in the production and flying
of Lancair IV’s.

We’ve lost a mentor and friend.  We’ll miss you, Tony.

Regards,

John Barrett
www.carbinge.com


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