Percy.
from what I understand from that video, they guys lost total situational awareness. They probably both were trying to program the computer front for an approach they were missing and realizing that too late, they tried to correct. Now that is not good airmanship. What is the problem of getting altitude again and making a wide turn, set up for a nice approach and land? The stall got them finally, but it was the lack of airmanship that brought them there in the first place. Hartmut To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:05:27 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] It's still happening Latest from AvWeb. Guess the ol' stall/spin still gets `em... STALLS STILL THE KILLER THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1536-full.html#201719) Although the industry has made progress in making light aircraft safer, stalls or stall/spins continue to be a major factor in fatal accidents, according to recent research done by Aviation Safety magazine. In its review of 338 fatal accidents, the magazine found that 18 percent were due to stall-related factors and the true percentage may be even higher. Many of these occur in the traffic pattern at low altitudes. You just have to work harder to get killed in an Ercoupe. Percy _________________________________________________________________ Keep your friends updated—even when you’re not signed in. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_5:092010
