Let me add to my post: The problem is not the
Airplane! It is the type of training and practicing (and lack of
practicing.) For instance I only know of 2 Legacy pilots who have EVER practiced
a dead stick landing, and only 3 who practice stalls and stall awareness
training. Practice in IMC (simulated is ok) and recovery from inadvertent
IMC is another mandatory and regular piece of this.
If you are not REGULARILY doing this type of high level training
beyond the one hour a year you spend flying at HPAT, you are an accident
waiting to happen. Now ask yourself, are you doing this regularily? Have
you ever done these things?
From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Taylor, David
Sent: Thu, August 21, 2008 19:53
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: some thoughts on accidents
Everybody keeps saying the same thing about training and taking
these airplanes seriously and then proceeds to chastise the Lancair population
for carelessness and lack of judgement.
I do not understand this. Each and every Lancair pilot I
know is extremely serious about his plane and takes flying and planning and
weather and training extremely seriously. (Anyone who can afford these
things is by definition responsible.)
In other words, THIS IS NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND
ALL THESE WARNINGS WILL DO NOTHING TO REDUCE CRASHES.
I think that the problem lies elsewhere………..
David T.
Legacy RG
From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Art Jensen
Sent: Thu, August 21, 2008 11:03
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: some thoughts on accidents
How many pilots out there have 1000 hours in type?
Not many, but by now they know their airplanes and they have been making good
decisions, so far! Most of us who own a Lancair today will not keep the
airplane long enough to fly 1000 hours. It will be sold to someone and
the clock will start ticking again. Then the new owner has to get
through that first 200 hours where they are at the greatest risk.
Everyone who has commented so far seems to recognize that
training is probably the answer to reducing accidents.
0 pilots > 1000 hours in
type Lancair
of the 108 reorted Lancair accident pilots 40.7% had less than 51 hours
time in type; 75.9% had less than 201 hours time in type.
if you have more than 1000 hours time in type-- keep on doing what you are
doing.....
Regards,
Jeff Edwards
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