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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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