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At 05:43 PM 4/14/2005, Dr. R. B. wrote: >...you ordered from WAG Aero for seven hundred bucks and installed right >away. [YOu didn't? Hmmm. OK, then instead you'll have to use your >turn-and-bank indicator for wings-level, and your altimeter as your >primary pitch indicator.... OK, what ever happened to "needle, ball and airspeed"? Heck, with an Ercoupe you can forgo the ball, too. One more thing: remember, the airplane knows how to fly a lot better than you ever will. Airplanes don't fly into the ground, pilots fly them into the ground. If it was flying straight and level before you lost the horizon, it'll keep doing that after,too. Good argument for keeping it trimmed. John Kennedy lost control as he descended into the haze at night. He took off during daylight and flew into the night. He apparently disconnected the autopilot for the descent. Hindsight: BIG mistake... I had the pleasure of flying to Martha's Vinyard the next morning, just as it hit the news. Conditions stank even during the daylight. Visibility below 3000' couldn't have been more than about 2 miles. As we left the Island that evening we were instructed to head straight for the mainland. No sightseeing as debris was starting to wash up on the western shore. It is my firm belief that regardless of the cause published by the feds, the vast majority of GA accidents are really caused by pilot error. So be careful out there! John Cooper Skyport Services PO Box 249 4996 Delaware Tnpk Rensselaerville, NY 12147 518 797-3064 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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