X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.51.80] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.7) with ESMTP id 640095 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:22:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.4.51.80; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 7 Aug 2005 07:22:06 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.220 by BAY107-DAV8.phx.gbl with DAV; Sun, 07 Aug 2005 14:22:06 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [64.4.51.220] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] NOMEX- Wear it!!! Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 10:22:00 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0086_01C59B39.D8C7C8A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 10:22:00 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Aug 2005 14:22:06.0595 (UTC) FILETIME=[63A40530:01C59B5B] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01C59B39.D8C7C8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageVery sorry about your friend Rusty. This has been a tough week for homebuilt aviation community. Canada's = equivalent of FAA contacted me a few days ago about getting engine data = from the EC2s memory after the new owner of Jim Mosers RV-6 crashed = (fatally) on first flight. Fire was a factor. They wrote later to say = that the investigation had narrowed down to a fuel selector problem = causing fuel starvation. =20 The Easy Eagle first flight sounded a lot like Steve Parkman (Sp?) fatal = accident. For first flight, he adjusted the ground adjustable prop for = maximum static thrust (never do this) which provided great initial = thrust but would not make significant thrust above stall speed. He = crashed into the only obstacle (a cactus) within a hundred yards while = attempting to mush the airplane around the pattern. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] NOMEX- Wear it!!! Greetings, An airport friend of mine crashing his new biplane (Easy Eagle, VW = powered) on it's maiden flight at my airport this afternoon. He just = got he airworthiness certificate today, and when the weather cleared, he = made the first (and last) flight. Thankfully, I was too busy getting = pages from work to go out to watch. =20 He managed to take off in about the first third of the runway, but = then was barely climbing. Rather than set the plane back down, he tried = to go around the pattern, but barely made 200 feet of altitude. He made = two turns, and was heading downwind, but when he tried to turn toward = the airport, he lost enough lift that he sank into the trees between a = couple houses. The fuel tank split open on impact, and covered him, and = the plane with fuel, which then ignited. Amazingly, he got himself out, = and walked away from the plane, though still on fire, and somewhat in = shock. The first people on the scene ushered him into a large mud = puddle that he was standing right next to, and got the fire out. He = was taken to the USA burn center in Mobile by Life Flight, and the news = reported severe burns to more than 50% of his body. =20 Suddenly, I don't feel so foolish for wearing a Nomex suit for my real = test flights (first flights, and anytime I change anything significant). = I'm getting tired of hearing about friends crashing, and so is my = wife... =20 The lesson here is two fold- if it ain't right, put it back down when = you still have 2/3 of the runway remaining. Part two is wear protective = clothing. This guy walked away from the crash itself, but the burns = will ruin his life, if he lives at all. If we're going to be test = pilots, we need to take every precaution that test pilots take, and plan = for the unexpected. This guy was a good pilot, and flight instructor, = but didn't take enough precautions. =20 Sorry to rant, or preach, but I've watched him scratch build this = plane over the past couple years. He was always there, and always = working on it. I'm just sick about the whole thing...=20 Rusty (not a good day) ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01C59B39.D8C7C8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Very sorry about your friend Rusty.
  This has been a tough week for homebuilt aviation = community. =20 Canada's equivalent of FAA contacted me a few days ago about getting = engine data=20 from the EC2s memory after the new owner of Jim Mosers RV-6 crashed = (fatally) on=20 first flight.  Fire was a factor.  They wrote later to say = that the=20 investigation had narrowed down to a fuel selector problem causing fuel=20 starvation. 
 
The Easy Eagle first flight sounded a lot like Steve Parkman (Sp?) = fatal=20 accident.  For first flight, he adjusted the ground adjustable prop = for=20 maximum static thrust (never do this) which provided great initial = thrust but=20 would not make significant thrust above stall speed.  He crashed = into the=20 only obstacle (a cactus) within a hundred yards while attempting to = mush=20 the airplane around the pattern.
 
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
From: Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 = 9:46=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] NOMEX- = Wear=20 it!!!

Greetings,
 
An airport friend of mine = crashing his=20 new biplane (Easy Eagle, VW=20 powered) on it's maiden flight at my airport this = afternoon.  He just=20 got he airworthiness certificate today, and when the weather cleared, = he made=20 the first (and last) flight.  Thankfully, I was too = busy=20 getting pages from work to go=20 out to watch.  
 
He managed to = take off in=20 about the first third of the runway, but then was barely = climbing. =20 Rather than set the plane back down, he tried to go around the = pattern, but=20 barely made 200 feet of altitude.  He made two turns, and was = heading=20 downwind, but when he tried to turn toward the airport, he lost enough = lift=20 that he sank into the trees between a couple houses.  The fuel = tank split=20 open on impact, and covered him, and the plane with fuel, which then=20 ignited.  Amazingly, he got himself out, and walked away from the = plane,=20 though still on fire, and somewhat in shock.  The first people on = the=20 scene ushered him into a large mud puddle that he was standing right = next to,=20 and got the fire out.   He was taken to the USA burn = center in Mobile by Life Flight, and the = news=20 reported severe burns to more than 50% of his = body.    =20
 
Suddenly, I = don't feel so=20 foolish for wearing a Nomex suit for my real test flights (first = flights, and=20 anytime I change anything significant). =20  I'm getting tired of hearing about friends crashing, and = so=20 is my = wife...   =20
 
The lesson here is two fold- if it ain't right, put it = back down=20 when you still have 2/3 of the runway remaining.  Part two is = wear=20 protective clothing.  This guy walked away from the crash itself, = but the=20 burns will ruin his life, if he lives at all.   If we're = going to be=20 test pilots, we need to take every precaution that test pilots take, = and plan=20 for the unexpected.  This guy was a good pilot, and flight=20 instructor, but didn't take enough precautions. =20
 
Sorry to rant, or preach, but I've watched him scratch = build this=20 plane over the past couple years.  He was always there, and = always=20 working on it.  I'm just sick about the whole=20 thing... 
 
Rusty (not a good=20 = day)
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