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"One IVP was lost years ago when it exceeded
Vne."
Gene Long's ES also broke up in flight when it
exceeded VNE during it's inexplicable descent from cruse altitude a year an a
half ago.
The fact it this: No amount of pilot skill
will save a plane once flutter begins to break it apart. If you knowingly
exceed VNE, you are a test pilot and the only way you'll know you went too fast
is as your plane is going down in pieces. Pilots who willfully ignore
manufacturer established limitations are accidents looking for a place to
happen. Pilots who brag about such exploits deserve a very wide
berth.
I have to wonder what the instructors from HIPAT
and LOBO would have to say on this subject. If they're listening, I hope
they'll chime in.
Skip Slater
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