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From: "Mike Wills" <rv-4mike@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Required Reading.. if you've not done so already..
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:30 -0700
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Wow, that's just depressing. In my opinion a key ingredient before 
undertaking early flights, particularly in an aircraft with an alternative 
engine installation, is a healthy self preservation instinct. Something that 
was clearly lacking in this case.

Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave" <david.staten@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:01 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Required Reading.. if you've not done so already..


> At some point, Al Wick posted this link somewhere, and the Cozygirls have 
> reposted it on the Canard listserv..
>
> It is the story of a homebuilder who essentially (and through ignorance) 
> committed suicide in an airplane. And it wasn't for a lack of concerned 
> friends or vendors. I cringed repeatedly through the factual finding from 
> the NTSB.
>
> Poor workmanship, lack of attention to detail, inability to 
> read/follow/understand directions/manuals and an "end justifies the means" 
> attitude all formed a perfect storm. I give thanks that if he was 
> inevitably doomed, he went out by himself the day before he was going to 
> tote a planeload of family to Boston.
>
> Read.
>
> Learn.
>
> Don't go there..
>
> http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20071120X01821&ntsbno=NYC08FA023&akey=1
>
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