ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:04 am Post subject: Really bad news....S OFF LIST. |
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Hello Jerry,
Hope that I can say what I think, english is not my first language.
We in the list (specialy myself) appreciate very much your mail, I lost (3 years ago) a very good friend flying testing his new Kitfox with also a new Continental 115 HP with fuel injection. He was also very carefull builsing and mantaining with his airplanes, aparently in this case was a problem with handling the fuel injection, or lack of gasoline, he was used to fly with Rotax engines.
What you said here in this mail, is exactly the point of view of most of the members in this list, I am sure that 90% or more of the homebuilders pilots, we are very carefull about flying, building and mantainance of our airplanes. I am building a 601 XL and now own and fly a 701 (175 hrs).
Yes, I am concern about this last few accidents, I sincerely hope that something positive comes fornm this investigations, mainly that the accident in Spain points very clear as reckless flying and the one in Australia looks like a bird strike (probably pelican size).
I also made (as your friend) a very extensive research about the Zenith airplanes before buying my kits and I am totaly convinced about the good design they are ....
We (Dad, brother and myself) flew the demo and liked very much the handling and also the type of design .
Sincerly I hope that something clear comes out from the investigation of this sad loss, what ever reason is (pilot error, yes we all are human, design problem, engine failure, lack of gasoline, bird strike, stroke, hearth attack, etc) I will accept it, but I sure will wait untill the official results come out. Also if any modify is needed , do it.
Thank you very much you take your time to post to this list.
In all list there are "know it all Experts" that know nothing and imagine they have the knowledge! I am sure you understand this. Most of us (that do not post about this matter) are the ones that count as silent opinion, but we are carefull with our posts, we dont want some of them to use our posts as "gasoline in this flames".
I want you to recieve my sincere simpathy for Bobs family and to you as his friend, He is in my Sunday prayers at Church.
Gary Gower
Flying from Chapala, Mexico.
701 Rotax 912S (170 hrs and counting)
Building a 601 XL Jab 3300.
jreekree <jerry(at)jerryandkari.com> wrote:
[quote]--> Zenith-List message posted by: "jreekree"
This is my first post to the Zenith list. I'm on the RV8 list.
I've been reading the speculation and just plain wrong stuff about Bob's accident as well as the thoughtful replies of "let's wait and see". Stuff like why would anybody change the N-Numbers to "I know this to be true because I heard it from the Zenith booth"
Bob was my hangar mate and friend. As had been stated he was meticulous to the enth degree. He researched his plane and engine more that anyone I've been associated with in my 40 years and 24000 hours of flying. He wanted to know it all about his plane and aviation. He went over every square inch of his plane. He told me about trouble he had heard of with the wings. He researched service bulletins and engine AD's. He was quickly becoming a guru on the engine.
I was flying with him to sun-n-fun the day of the accident. We stopped and fueled up 60 miles north of KLAL. He loaded his plane carefully and knew what it weighed. He had flow well over a hundred hours in it since he bought it in October. (NOT 2 months ago)
I spoke with the NTSB the day after the crash and they wanted to know about any MTC he may have performed, specifically if he had removed the wings or done any MTC on them. I guaranteed them he had not.
I won't speculate on the cause. Leave that to the NTSB. They will do their job and ours is not to fuel the fire with rumors and innuendo's.
I do know however that Bob was a good and conscientious pilot that did everything possible to maintain and keep him and his plane safe.
I write this to try to get people to let the investigation run it's course and not jump to conclusions about either the plane or the pilot.
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