X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 09:44:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2945340 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 30 May 2008 06:07:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8C23D.7725B494" Subject: RE: [LML] Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 06:11:00 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k Thread-Index: AcjCPXWybJrUXdXkQP6ZXlGNvtNaQg== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Tom Gourley" , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8C23D.7725B494 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Cirrus is a three-button system:=20 #1 starts the engine. =20 #2 recovers from upset. =20 #3 fires the parachute. =20 Pilots need not apply. =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES ________________________________ From: Tom Gourley [mailto:tom.gourley@verizon.net]=20 Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:44 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only $48k The 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. =20 Hmmm. I can buy a lot of upset training for $48K, and have a lot of fun doing it. =20 Tom Gourley =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8C23D.7725B494 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cirrus announces Emergency Recovery Switch -- Only = $48k
The Cirrus is a three-button=20 system: 
#1 starts the engine.  =
#2 recovers from upset.  =
#3 fires the parachute.  =
Pilots need not apply.
 
Robert M. Simon
ES-P N301ES

From: Tom Gourley=20 [mailto:tom.gourley@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 = 7:44=20 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: [LML] = Cirrus=20 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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