>Several questions need to be asked of the RV pilot before rendering any >form of evaluation of whether he made a good call or not, and just got bit >by unexpected wind gusts. >How much recency did he have at the time of the accident? >How much of that time was cross country, and how much was maintaining >proficiency in landings? >How much of that 500 hours was in the RV? >When was his last flight review? This would give an indication when the >last time that a "second opinion" of his flight skills was rendered. >How much total time in type? Conventional or trigear? The Principle of >Primacy makes us want to
If it was the same one as in Michigan last weekend, the pilot is a very experieced RV formation pilot with over 600 hours in his taildragger RV. The winds were 90 degrees, gusting to 25mph. The airplane touched down, drifted off the side of the runway then flipped. The pilot will be in a neck brace for 12 weeks with the passenger having cuts and bruises. Be careful with the spring winds. Dana Overall 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host Richmond, KY i39 RV-7 slider, Imron black, "Black Magic" Finish kit 13B Rotary. Hangar flying my Dynon. http://rvflying.tripod.com/aero1.jpg http://rvflying.tripod.com/aero3.jpg http://rvflying.tripod.com/blackrudder.jpg do not archive
