X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:43:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3283815 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:25:11 -0500 Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v39.1.) id q.bd3.32e2f1ba (32913) for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:25:04 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:25:04 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Safety in our Community of Lancairs X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1226319904" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 5000 X-Spam-Flag:NO -------------------------------1226319904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've watched the statistics for the last few years and studied the various accident descriptions, hoping to spot flaws in my own flying skills or decision making. There have been many posts interpreting the data Jeff presented but here's my own interpretation. Whether the percentage is 12% or 7% or .01%, the important thing to do is personalize these numbers and realize that every flight we take could end up on Jeff's graph. Even if the Lancair accident data was ten times better, we still need to get recurrent training, maintain our aircraft, and have a healthy respect for the risk we take every time we leave the ground. For me, the graph represents the fine line between landing safely at my destination or ending up hamburger under a blue tarp. Mike Easley Colorado Springs **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) -------------------------------1226319904 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I've watched the statistics for the last few years and studied the vari= ous=20 accident descriptions, hoping to spot flaws in my own flying skills or decis= ion=20 making.  There have been many posts interpreting the data Jeff presente= d=20 but here's my own interpretation.  Whether the percentage is 12% or 7%=20= or=20 .01%, the important thing to do is personalize these numbers and realize tha= t=20 every flight we take could end up on Jeff's graph.  Even if the Lancair= =20 accident data was ten times better, we still need to get recurrent training,= =20 maintain our aircraft, and have a healthy respect for the risk we take every= =20 time we leave the ground.  For me, the graph represents the fine line=20 between landing safely at my destination or ending up hamburger under a blue= =20 tarp.
 
Mike Easley
Colorado Springs



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