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 Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:22 am Post subject: Trigger for NTSB letter |
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There seems to be an awful lot of speculation (and anger) about who got the NTSB interested in the 601XL. Most of it seems to be directed at the ZBAG group.
No-one seems to have mentioned the letter that the Dutch authorities sent to all civil aviation authorities around the world, basically saying that the 601XL is not fit to fly.
Whether this went to the NTSB or the FAA (if the latter, then I would expect them to pass it on to the NTSB for comment), it is not something that any bureaucrat could or would ignore.
I don't have the content of the letter, but notification of it was published on the Zenair Europe website.
http://www.zenairulm.com/News/index_files/Page972.htm
They have published their response, but I believe that it was only sent to European authorities.
Dave Johnson
Ready to test fly - grounded - in limbo (and NOT HAPPY!!)
do not archive
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bryanmmartin
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:40 am Post subject: Trigger for NTSB letter |
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Unfortunately, the Dutch report that started that grounding was
seriously flawed. For instance, one of the accidents cited in that
report (in England) didn't even involve a 601XL but rather a 601UL
that was obviously the result of the pilot mishandling the aircraft.
That report was released before any significant investigation into the
Dutch accident had been done. It's almost like the author of that
report simply did some cursory research into the design and came
across all the rumor, innuendo and ignorant speculation circulating
around the net at that time, and based his report on that information.
And now, aviation authorities in several other countries are taking
action based in part on that flawed Dutch report. Has anybody ever
heard the term "garbage in, garbage out"?
One of the three greatest lies in history: "I'm from the government,
I'm here to help you."
On Apr 18, 2009, at 5:19 AM, David Johnson wrote:
| Quote: | There seems to be an awful lot of speculation (and anger) about who
got the NTSB interested in the 601XL. Most of it seems to be
directed at the ZBAG group.
No-one seems to have mentioned the letter that the Dutch authorities
sent to all civil aviation authorities around the world, basically
saying that the 601XL is not fit to fly.
Whether this went to the NTSB or the FAA (if the latter, then I
would expect them to pass it on to the NTSB for comment), it is not
something that any bureaucrat could or would ignore.
I don't have the content of the letter, but notification of it was
published on the Zenair Europe website.
http://www.zenairulm.com/News/index_files/Page972.htm
They have published their response, but I believe that it was only
sent to European authorities.
Dave Johnson
Ready to test fly - grounded - in limbo (and NOT HAPPY!!)
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Bryan Martin
N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.
do not archive.
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