X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:05:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailout1.pacific.net.au ([61.8.0.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c3) with ESMTP id 744324 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:43:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.8.0.84; envelope-from=domcrain@pacific.net.au Received: from mailproxy1.pacific.net.au (mailproxy1.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.86]) by mailout1.pacific.net.au (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j91NgLUx023747 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:42:21 +1000 Received: from CRAIN (ppp06A0.dsl.pacific.net.au [203.17.44.160]) by mailproxy1.pacific.net.au (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j91NgIuS031866 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:42:20 +1000 From: "Dominic V. Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Non-Certified Aircraft X-Original-Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:42:18 +1000 X-Original-Message-ID: <009c01c5c6e1$c298eb30$0202a8c0@CRAIN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009D_01C5C735.9444FB30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009D_01C5C735.9444FB30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Whatever spin was put on the A320 accident in France ( don't believe it = was at the Paris airshow itself), it was most likely a combination of = technology and the pilots not understanding what they were doing with it. The number of times I have seen pilots ask, and wondered myself, "what = the hell is it doing THAT for", is innumerable when it came to the early introduction of the A320. It was built by computer whizzes, and chucked at pilots saying - "go fly = - you can't crash it". But at the end of the day, it is just like any other aeroplane - short = of structural failure, you still have to fly the thing, and know your limitations. That applies to the Lancair especially. But as long as you recognise those limits, it is such pleasure. Dominic V. Crain =20 =20 -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/ ------=_NextPart_000_009D_01C5C735.9444FB30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Whatever spin was put on the A320 = accident in France ( don’t believe it was at = the Paris airshow itself), it was most likely a combination = of technology and the pilots not understanding what they were doing with = it.

The number of times I have seen = pilots ask, and wondered myself, “what the hell is it doing THAT for”, = is innumerable when it came to the early introduction of the = A320.

It was built by computer whizzes, = and chucked at pilots saying – “go fly – you can’t = crash it”.

But at the end of the day, it is = just like any other aeroplane – short of structural failure, you still have = to fly the thing, and know your limitations.

That applies to the Lancair = especially.

But as long as you recognise those = limits, it is such pleasure.

Dominic V. Crain

 

 

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