X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:17:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail11.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.161] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTPS id 2552468 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:08:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.161; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed Received: from CRAIN (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) by mail11.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id lB307vf5016434 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:07:59 +1100 From: "Dominic V Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: BFR's X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:08:06 +1100 X-Original-Message-ID: <004601c83540$95cd54e0$2101a8c0@CRAIN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0047_01C8359C.C93DCCE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acg1QJQbdqp8Nv8hRQScM8pymuyHjg== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C8359C.C93DCCE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gerard's BFR raises the question - do we still have DH instructors who pull CB's to demonstrate they just as described - DH's! One can cite numerous scenarios why this is stupidity personified. The most famous one here in Aus in the 1960's, when two golden boy examiners flying together in a departmental brand new HS125, doing circuit training and each trying to fool the other by just the sort of action Gerard has experienced. As they completed what turned out to be the last landing wondering why it was particularly noisy they noticed - you got it - the gear CB was pulled. They were found in the aircraft by those who got on board each pointing a finger at the other. Dom Crain VH-CZJ ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C8359C.C93DCCE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Gerard’s BFR raises the question = – do we still have DH instructors who pull CB’s to demonstrate they just = as described – DH’s!

One can cite numerous scenarios why this is = stupidity personified. The most famous one here in Aus in the 1960’s, = when  two golden boy examiners flying together in a departmental brand new = HS125, doing circuit training and each trying to fool the other by just the = sort of action Gerard has experienced. As they completed what turned out to be = the last landing wondering why it was particularly noisy they noticed  - you = got it – the gear CB was pulled. They were found in the aircraft by those = who got on board each pointing a finger at the other.

Dom Crain

VH-CZJ

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