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I confess to not taking the time to go back and look up the reports, but my recollection is that after examining the wreckage, they noted that the autopilot configuration was consistent with it being off and not in use for that flight. Paul --- "V. Childs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > How would the investigators know if he used the auto > pilot on the way up > or he ran a tank dry? > They woundn't. I think he had the auto pilot ON > the way up because he > was in haze alot of the way at night and would have > no reason not to. I > think he was almost to the airport and he ran out of > fuel, on the fuel > tank he took off with. The time of fuel in the tank > is close to the > hour and a half of the flight. The motor STOPS at > 5000' in the DARK! > The autopilot go's nuts trying to maintain altitude > and level. Alot is > happening in the dark! He either turns off auto > pilot then turns on the > fuel, or he turns on the fuel and then turns off the > auto pilot. The > plane go's from 5000' to 3000' in this amount of > time. This is what the > radar shows. When the motor starts the plane climbs > alittle, this is > what the radar shows. He lost control of the plane > in the dark & haze > at this time. I think this is what happened, because > he had like a > $18,000 auto pilot He had no reason to turn it off, > then go to land. He > could turn, and go up and down with the auto pilot, > he could have left > it on almost till he touch down and landed. Wouldn't > you? When they > find the plane, the motor was running, the plane had > fuel, and the auto > pilot was off. Noone will really know, it was just > a thought. Gene > > Paul Tanzar wrote: > > >I believe investigators determined that he did not > use > >the autopilot. Some have speculated that was a > shame, > >because the autopilot might have kept him out of > >trouble. > > > >Paul Tanzar > >N94821 > > > >--- "V. Childs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > >>before following any advice in this forum.]---- > >> > >> > > and may have had the > > > >>auto pilot on, > >> > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > >http://health.yahoo.com > > > >. > > > > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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