X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:49:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2948966 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:05:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.1; envelope-from=skipslater@verizon.net Received: from Notebook ([72.54.174.82]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K1T0020OF89RFC4@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:05:01 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:05:07 -0700 From: "Skip Slater" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy crash kills two In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8C422.CA2E1910" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8C422.CA2E1910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kevin, FYI, I knew Leroy and he was very hands on in the completion of his = Legacy. He bought the plane with the airframe largely completed, but he = worked on it as often as he could over the past several months = completing the wiring, panel installation, engine installation and all = of the other things that go into finishing one of these things. I = honestly can't recall if he had an AOA in the panel, but echo your = sentiment that it's an invaluable tool when properly calibrated.=20 It will be some time before we learn if he lost control due to a = stall entered from correcting an overshooting turn to final or as a = result of fuel exhaustion as was speculated in one of the newspaper = articles. In either case it's the latest stark reminder that the first = priority in any abnormal situation is to FLY THE AIRPLANE!!! I'm not = aware of what level of training Leroy got other than he didn't use HPAT = and was not able to train with his first flight test pilot due to bad = weather, but he had flown off his Phase I hours and told me he was about = to move the plane to it's permanent home in Compton. There's little = doubt that HPAT training would have better equipped him to deal with = whatever he faced on Friday. I was out at the airport yesterday, where Leroy's car is still parked = just outside my hangar and had to move his passenger's motorcycle inside = his hangar until we're able to contact his family. All Lancair losses = are hard on our fraternity, but it's an especially sobering thing to = deal with when it's someone you know. Skip Slater N540ES ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8C422.CA2E1910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Kevin,
   FYI, I knew Leroy and he = was very=20 hands on in the completion of his Legacy.  He bought the plane with = the=20 airframe largely completed, but he worked on it as often as he could = over the=20 past several months completing the wiring, panel installation, engine=20 installation and all of the other things that go into finishing one of = these=20 things.  I honestly can't recall if he had an AOA in the = panel, but=20 echo your sentiment that it's an invaluable tool when properly=20 calibrated. 
   It will be some time = before we learn=20 if he lost control due to a stall entered from correcting an = overshooting turn=20 to final or as a result of fuel exhaustion as was speculated in one = of the=20 newspaper articles.  In either case it's the latest stark = reminder that the first priority in any abnormal situation is to FLY THE = AIRPLANE!!!  I'm not aware of what level of training Leroy got = other=20 than he didn't use HPAT and was not able to train with his first flight = test=20 pilot due to bad weather, but he had flown off his Phase I hours and = told me he=20 was about to move the plane to it's permanent home = in Compton. =20 There's little doubt that HPAT training would have better equipped him = to deal=20 with whatever he faced on Friday.
   I was out at the airport = yesterday,=20 where Leroy's car is still parked just outside my hangar and had to move = his=20 passenger's motorcycle inside his hangar until we're able to contact his = family.  All Lancair losses are hard on our fraternity, but it's an = especially sobering thing to deal with when it's someone you=20 know.
   Skip Slater
   = N540ES
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