Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
Subject: Pietenpol-List: FAA issues warning about homebuilt LancairsFAA Issues Safety Warning for Homemade PlanesAPThe Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots that the Lancair, which is built from kits, and others like it are apt to stall at speeds higher that 61 mph.*print* email* share* recommend (0) WASHINGTON -- Federal officials say high-performance homemade planes like the one that killed a beach jogger last week in South Carolina are likely to stall at higher speeds and have been involved in a disproportionately large number of fatal accidents.The Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots on Thursday that the Lancair, which is built from kits, and others like it are apt to stall at speeds higher that 61 mph. The agency also cautioned that since the planes are built by amateurs, there can be differences in performance, including at what speed they might stall.Lancair kits are made by Lancair International Inc. of Redmond, Ore.Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones was killed on a Hilton Head Island beach as the pilot of a Lancair tried to land the plane.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:39:20 -0500

Original Posted By: "taildrags"
The cables on 41CC are run in parallel from the rudder bar back to the tail. Idon't remember exactly what happens under the seat but it's pretty simple...fairleads, I think, and after passing under the seat they diverge with the ruddercables shooting straight on back to the rudder horns but the tailwheel steeringcables following the lower longerons to those hard molded plastic fairleadsa couple of stations forward of the tailpost, where they dive out the sidesto the steering horns on the tailwheel.--------Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXAir Camper NX41CCRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: FAA issues warning about homebuilt Lancairs

Original Posted By: "Michael Silvius"
Thanks for the warning. Should I mark the airspeed indicator with the lower endof the green arc at 61 MPH now? That's just below cruise speed ;o)Pretty soon the bureaucrats will be trying to regulate, dictate, mandate, and obfuscateeverything except what their REAL business is and we'll have so manysafety labels, warnings, placards, operating instructions, limitations, decals,permits, certificates, and other junk all over the airplane that we won't needany paint on them at all (latex or otherwise).--------Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXAir Camper NX41CCRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________

Original Posted By: "Clif Dawson"
What does any of this have to do with the incident on the beach?The AP reported this? Sheesh...Wayne Bressler Jr.Taildraggers, Inc.taildraggersinc.comOn Mar 25, 2010, at 5:33 PM, "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC Aerospace Corporation]" wrote:>> FAA Issues Safety Warning for Homemade Planes> AP> The Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots that the Lancair, > which is built from kits, and others like it are apt to stall at > speeds higher that 61 mph.> print> email> share> recommend (0)> Independent Bitmap) 3.jpg> > WASHINGTON -- Federal officials say high-performance homemade planes > like the one that killed a beach jogger last week in South Carolina > are likely to stall at higher speeds and have been involved in a > disproportionately large number of fatal accidents.> The Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots on Thursday that > the Lancair, which is built from kits, and others like it are apt to > stall at speeds higher that 61 mph. The agency also cautioned that > since the planes are built by amateurs, there can be differences in > performance, including at what speed they might stall.> Lancair kits are made by Lancair International Inc. of Redmond, Ore.> Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones was killed on a Hilton > Head Island beach as the pilot of a Lancair tried to land the plane.>>> > > > ________________________________________________________________________________