X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 07:43:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2943526 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 May 2008 00:21:21 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.3; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.159.124]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K1M00AZ83X1V9Y1@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 May 2008 23:17:29 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 21:20:15 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <003f01c8c143$4c203d50$640610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003C_01C8C108.9EF93350" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01C8C108.9EF93350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48kThe customized = $48,000 Garmin Perspective integrated cockpit option includes a bright = blue emergency switch called LVL to return the airplane to = straight-and-level flight. The LVL button can recover the aircraft from = an attitude of 75 degrees of roll and 50 degrees of pitch, even if they = occur simultaneously. I recall having to recover from similar attitudes (ok, maybe not quite = that much pitch), simultaneously, under the hood, as a student pilot. = And that was with a basic 6-pack. Now I never had to do it in = turbulence. I wonder if the Garmin Perspective can do it in turbulence. Hmmm. I can buy a lot of upset training for $48K, and have a lot of fun = doing it. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01C8C108.9EF93350 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only = $48k
The = customized $48,000=20 Garmin Perspective integrated cockpit option includes a bright blue = emergency=20 switch called LVL to return the airplane to straight-and-level flight. = The LVL=20 button can recover the aircraft from an attitude of 75 degrees of roll = and 50=20 degrees of pitch, even if they occur=20 simultaneously.
I recall having to recover from = similar=20 attitudes (ok, maybe not quite that much pitch), simultaneously, under = the hood,=20 as a student pilot.  And that was with a basic 6-pack.  Now I = never=20 had to do it in turbulence.  I wonder if the = Garmin Perspective can do=20 it in turbulence.
 
Hmmm.  I can buy a lot of upset = training for=20 $48K, and have a lot of fun doing it.
 
Tom Gourley
 
 
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