Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:54:14 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m04.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2050167 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Mar 2003 06:57:41 -0500 Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-m04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.21.) id q.11e.1f41a393 (18555) for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2003 06:57:29 -0500 (EST) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: <11e.1f41a393.2ba07aa9@cs.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 06:57:29 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Lancair Suffolk Fly-in X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_11e.1f41a393.2ba07aa9_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 10511 --part1_11e.1f41a393.2ba07aa9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 03/11/2003 5:02:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, RumburgWJ@nnsy.navy.mil writes: > I am going to try to lower the emphasis on the air race. I am going to refer > to it as a timed event, or something that will not attract > any "official" attention. We cannot call it a "race". If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, what do you know, probably IS a DUCK... > There are many federalregulations governing air racing, like $1 million > dollars of insurance and > all the racers must have instrument ratings. Calling it a "race" is highly > illegal for our purposes. I agree with Stuka, where does your buddy get all these stuff? Instrument rated? MANY Federal regulations? Illegal? C'mon. > Tell your buddies that it is not an officialsanctioned event by anybody, > especially us. That would make it our > responsibility if someone crashed or diverted to an off field landing. It is > strictly an unofficial "fly around" to sight see Kitty Hawk. Period. Even > the timers and spotters must know this. > On the 17th of May, we will have a pilots meeting and stress this. Safety > first, and EVERYTHING else is secondary. Always, safety is GOOD. > If they complain, too bad. > This event is a friendly one, and competition is not going to spoil our fun. > Please do not advertise this as a RACE, especially between the Lancairs and > the EZs, especially in the current political environment. Low, fast movers > squawking 1200 may attract unwanted radar and military attention. It is a > Fly In, and around........that's all. In addition to the Legacy/IV class, I may have to add another one, the USAF F16/F14 class... -grease --part1_11e.1f41a393.2ba07aa9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 03/11/= 2003 5:02:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, RumburgWJ@nnsy.navy.mil writes:


I am going to try to lower=20= the emphasis on the air race. I am going to refer
to it as a timed event, or something that will not attract
any "official" attention. We cannot call it a "race".

If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, what do you=20= know, probably IS a DUCK...


There are many=20= federalregulations governing air racing, like $1 million dollars of insuranc= e and
all the racers must have instrument ratings. Calling it a "race" is high= ly
illegal for our purposes.


I agree with Stuka, where does your buddy get all these stuf= f?  Instrument rated?  MANY Federal regulations?  Illegal? &n= bsp;C'mon.


Tell your buddi= es that it is not an officialsanctioned event by anybody, especially us. Tha= t would make it our
responsibility if someone crashed or diverted to an off field landing. I= t is
strictly an unofficial "fly around" to sight see Kitty Hawk. Period. Eve= n
the timers and spotters must know this.
On the 17th of May, we will have a pilots meeting and stress this. Safet= y
first, and EVERYTHING else is secondary.


Always, safety is GOOD.


If they complai= n, too bad.
This event is a friendly one, and competition is not going to spoil our=20= fun.
Please do not advertise this as a RACE, especially between the Lancairs=20= and
the EZs, especially in the current political environment. Low, fast move= rs
squawking 1200 may attract unwanted radar and military attention. It is=20= a
Fly In, and around........that's all.
In addition to the Legacy/IV class, I may have to add another one, the U= SAF F16/F14 class...

-grease --part1_11e.1f41a393.2ba07aa9_boundary--