X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:13:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1562130 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:03:29 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.206; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.cb1.3486c0d (57365) for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:02:55 -0500 (EST) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:02:55 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Turbine crash X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1163455375" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5031 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1163455375 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/13/2006 3:15:09 PM Central Standard Time, Sky2high@aol.com writes: Regardless of how the engine stopped, the way the emergency was handled seems to be important. Scott, You are a genius. It seems that powered pilots when faced with an engine out situation tend to fly until: a) they hit something or b) they run out of airspeed and stall the airplane. Most aircraft accidents I investigate and pilots I see in flight training or in FAA checkrides are not capable of determining how far they can glide and whether or not they can make it to their chosen landing site. Most pilots do not know how to spiral over their landing site, arrive at a suitable high key and low key postion and land within 200 feet of their chosen point. This is important stuff-- but many pilots do not know how to do it and many do not practice it regularly. It is not hard stuff. If a 14 year old soloing in a glider can do it why can't an adult pilot do it in a Lancair? This guy wasn't even close. Flying is like golf...if you don't practice regularly, how can you expect to shoot par? Jeff Edwards LIVP N619SJ -------------------------------1163455375 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/13/2006 3:15:09 PM Central Standard Time,=20 Sky2high@aol.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>Regardless of how the engine stopped, the way the emergency was h= andled=20 seems to be important. 
Scott,
 
You are a genius. It seems that powered pilots when faced with an engin= e=20 out situation tend to fly until:
 
a) they hit something or
b) they run out of airspeed and stall the airplane.
 
Most aircraft accidents I investigate and pilots I see in flight traini= ng=20 or in FAA checkrides are not capable of determining how far they can glide a= nd=20 whether or not they can make it to their chosen landing site. Most pilots do= not=20 know how to spiral over their landing site, arrive at a suitable high key an= d=20 low key postion and land within 200 feet of their chosen point. This is=20 important stuff-- but many pilots do not know how to do it and many do not=20 practice it regularly. It is not hard stuff. If a 14 year old soloing in a=20 glider can do it why can't an adult pilot do it in a Lancair? This guy wasn'= t=20 even close. Flying is like golf...if you don't practice regularly, how can y= ou=20 expect to shoot par?
 
Jeff Edwards
LIVP N619SJ
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