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MichaelGibbs(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:39 am Post subject: BRS and 2 strokes - Was Much foward stick on climbout |
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Speaking on the nature of risk in an activity such as aviation, I had sed:
| Quote: | Reminds me of the old saw, "A ship in a harbor is safe, but that's
not what ships are for."
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To which Noel sez:
| Quote: | ...Ships are designed to be at sea and all things being equal they
are much safer in deep water.
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Sometimes it seems like people go to a fair amount of effort to miss
the point. 
I naively thought that this was such a ridiculously simply comment
that maybe folks would just smile and move on to the next message. I
have a feeling that any 'old expression' would have garnered a
comment. If I had said, "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush,"
I'm sure someone would have started commenting on how it really isn't
safe to handle birds due to the risk of contagious diseases and the
possibility of infected scratches.
I'm going to be quiet again now...
Mike G.
N728KF, Kitfox IV-1200 Speedster
Phoenix, AZ
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Location: Rancho Cordova, CA
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Mo
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Location: Massachusetts
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: BRS and 2 strokes - Was Much foward stick on climbout |
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A BRS chute can become necessary in case of stupidity.
When I was in bankruptcy court in Boise, Idaho for four days in the
spring of 2006 to get my 7A released, a fellow, who shall not be identified,
who was trying to get his classic 4 released told me the following story.
Previously he had built a Pulsar with a BRS. One day he was flying it
over a bean field in Indiana at 800 ft AGL when he decided to do an inside
loop. As he started over the top of the loop he started to lose altitude
rapidly and pulled the BRS. The BRS flipped him right side up and settled
him gently down in the bean field. When I asked him why he had attempted an
inside loop at such a low altitude, he answered, " I had done it once
before."
I believe there is an FAA regulation that says that any maneuver that
you commence must be at sufficient altitude that at no time will you go
below 1500 ft. AGL.
Maurice Fitzgerald
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