X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.46] (HELO vms046pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 948373 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 May 2005 03:18:51 -0400 Received: from [63.24.52.229] ([63.24.52.98]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IGO00B2SCBBOAM6@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 May 2005 02:18:51 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 00:17:32 -0700 From: Ken Welter Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Paul In-reply-to: X-Sender: res0c5l1@incoming.verizon.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1095721764==_ma============" References: --============_-1095721764==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > I hope the FAA does allow input during the investigation from one of the >local list members (Tracy, Lynn or Rusty?) that has an understanding of the >aircraft rotary conversion, so as to hopefully find the truth, so that we may >all learn from this. I fear that they may just call it "failure of a modified >engine" and be done with it, which would just add to this tragedy. > > >From what we've heard from Ken Welter, in the past, the NTSB isn't >necessarily interested in doing any more than filling in the boxes >on the investigation form for experimentals. They will be able to >do a credible job of investigating the airframe, and some general >info about the engine, such as whether it was running when it >went down. As in the past, they will likely have a local Mazda >dealer inspect the engine, since they are the "experts". > >If requested, I would be willing to do what I can to inspect the >engine, but I have to be honest about this. I met Paul several >times, and spoke with him a few more than that, and it would be >painful for me to have to do this. I just don't want to see the >wreckage. I almost flew over Saturday to surprise him, and just >can't get over the fact that I can't do that now. > >Rusty > > > > Yes they just swept Jim West's ascendent under the carpet and I hope they don't in this case. If I knew what they were going to I would have been down there in there face from the start. I never met Paul but I feel like he was a friend and he will be missed as is Jim West which flew with me many times. Ken Welter --============_-1095721764==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [FlyRotary] Re: Paul
   I hope the FAA does allow input during the investigation from one of the
local list members (Tracy, Lynn or Rusty?) that has an understanding of the
aircraft rotary conversion, so as to hopefully find the truth, so that we may
all learn from this. I fear that they may just call it "failure of a modified
engine" and be done with it, which would just add to this tragedy.
 
From what we've heard from Ken Welter, in the past, the NTSB isn't necessarily interested in doing any more than filling in the boxes on the investigation form for experimentals.  They will be able to do a credible job of investigating the airframe, and some general info about the engine, such as whether it was running when it went down.  As in the past, they will likely have a local Mazda dealer inspect the engine, since they are the "experts".  
 
If requested, I would be willing to do what I can to inspect the engine, but I have to be honest about this.  I met Paul several times, and spoke with him a few more than that, and it would be painful for me to have to do this.  I just don't want to see the wreckage.  I almost flew over Saturday to surprise him, and just can't get over the fact that I can't do that now.   
 
Rusty
 

 

   Yes they just swept Jim West's ascendent under the carpet and I hope they don't in this case.
  If I knew what they were going to I would have been down there in there face from the start.
 
  I never met Paul but I feel like he was a friend and he will be missed as is Jim West which flew with me many times.

  Ken Welter
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