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jefflinebaugh(at)bellsout
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 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: Safety "Chat" at OSH |
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Weav...and all: I hate Safety Seminars too...almost as much as funerals.
Perhaps you got the wrong idea of what I proposed. This is not to placate
insurance companies, nor to try to save some "Wing King's" job... I am
suggesting is that we all come with our favorite "how I scared myself"
story, perhaps a "this is how someone is going to kill themselves", then sit
down and try to learn from each other. This is not someone "preaching" or
showing "death pictures".
These are great airplanes, I totally agree. But when people ask "is
recovery from an inverted spin the same as an upright spin?"- -I think there
is a bunch of good to be done. I don't claim to be any smarter than anybody
else here...I am not proposing this to stroke my ego...I just want to see if
we can avoid ONE more case of the "divots!" Since this is such a
"relatively" small community, the synergy of our experiences and thoughts
might just help someone...and perhaps we could dispel some of the "bad rap"?
There are several people from this list, but more from the Team Rocket
forum, that have voiced interest. I am hoping we can get your voice of
experience too, but if you are not interested in participating, please
don't.
Jeff Linebaugh
jefflinebaugh(at)bellsouth.net
Time: 05:08:20 PM PST US
From: Fred Weaver <Mytyweav(at)earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Rocket Safety Seminar at OSH
To all in the Rocket community........
I'm sure this "safety thing" will make some of the builders
happy.....and maybe some of the flyers too.
Sadly, the thing is: The Rocket is getting a bad rap. It's such a nice
plane to fly. Good manners and habits..... Flies like a good plane should.
Sadly, we have lost a few nice planes and probably some nice people
too.... To accidents that had nothing to do with the safe and good
flying capabilities of the Rocket. The Harmon Rocket is a really nice
plane to fly. It's not tricky or twitchy.... It's just a fabulous
airplane that some people just get carried away with and end up making a
pretty huge divot. I hope this safety seminar isn't aimed at trying to
placate some insurance company or program.
A Rocket is no different than a good/great Gun... In most hands, it is
a wonderful thing.
Personally, I hate attending "Safety Seminars" because it always seems
they are for all the wrong reasons....... A few people got a hold of a
good airplane and then decided to test their skill level & judgment.
Unfortunately for those of us that continue to fly the Rocket, we have
to deal with "their" decisions and the results "they" produced.
Just my two cents.......
Weav
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n395v
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:27 am Post subject: Re: Safety |
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Everytime I talk with another Rocket owner I end up learning something that made me a safer pilot in my Rocket. Usually while discussing operational issues I learn something I can do better or discussing maintenance/build issues I learn something preventative. While these are just conversations about this great plane they are in reality mini safety seminars and aything but boring.
I think a purposeful focused review of known Rocket incidents/accidents and their causes would be not only wise but interesting and informative.
And if it decreases insurance cost what is wrong with that?
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gnuse
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Safety |
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"Team Rocket Forum"...........where is that located?
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