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rick.tedford(at)sympatico
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 Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject: Trajic accident |
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Fellow listers : I noticed in the NTSB report that first the left wing folded up and then the right wing folded . While I do not believe we should speculate as to what happened , it sure sounds like some main spar bolts either failed or were missing . I have had my 601XL in extremely severe turbulence and the only thing hurt was me. ( head on canopy ) . Checking for 12 bolts in the main centre spar and 2 bolts at the rear is now part of my preflight inspection .
FWIW
Rick Tedford
601XL , Jab 3300
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ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: Trajic accident |
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In all my previous hang gliders, ultralights and now the 701, since 30 years ago,,, ALL the structural main bolts ARE part of my daily preflight (check the red paint align), The important part of prefight is to keep own confidence (daily) and second, prevent a future problem (very rare). Same thing as preventive mantainance in aviation, off course.
If we get poisoned by an unknow fear, we will never enjoy flying the rest of our lives.
"Fear is a result of unknown facts, once you know them fear is gone..." (not my post but remember it since teenager, probably also a bad translation to english).
Read about a pilot that was honored with high time (lots of flying hours!)
He flew all his life checking power lines in small airplanes at low speed and low altitude.
He admited that day, that he always feared (since his first solo) of a engine quit, he admited smiling also, that in all his flying hours and years, any of the engines of all the airplanes he flew, never loosed a beat.
Lots of pilots are lost by fear to golf or fishing (from the shore, off course) 
Saludos
Gary Gower.
Rick Tedford <rick.tedford(at)sympatico.ca> wrote:
Fellow listers : I noticed in the NTSB report that first the left wing folded up and then the right wing folded . While I do not believe we should speculate as to what happened , it sure sounds like some main spar bolts either failed or were missing . I have had my 601XL in extremely severe turbulence and the only thing hurt was me. ( head on canopy ) . Checking for 12 bolts in the main centre spar and 2 bolts at the rear is now part of my preflight inspection .
FWIW
Rick Tedford
601XL , Jab 3300
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