Carl,
Hard doesn't mean right. OK not every one has to recognise that his
building was poor practise. We don't wait for a complete listing. At
least it may give confidence to those who were reaching a good standard.
Why do you think self build is half the price you put in the materials
on the second hand market?
My two cents...
Karel Vranken, #447 F-PKRL
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Pattinson
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: mod 73 results
>This list must be making everyone feel lots better.
>I am not finished the build by a long shot but it is great to see
this list of no disbonding of the TP6!
Sorry, but I must disagree !
Whilst the list is an interesting idea it proves nothing as regards
disbonding or otherwise. I would be surprised even after 6 months if the
list reveals any evidence of disbonding tailplanes - but I may yet be
proved wrong.
Put yourself in the position of someone who had discovered a poorly
manufactured tailplane -would you want the rest of the world to know
(especially if you were the builder). What would be the insurance
implications of admitting you might have a poorly constructed aircraft ?
How might this affect a future claim? Many will take the view that its
better to find out why it happened, fix it and say nothing.
Bearing in mind the implications of another failure the "survey"
should have been done properly by the regulatory bodies whose mandate is
to keep us flying safely. But maybe even they realise that even a
"thorough" survey will not guarantee to reveal all cases of poor
construction.
On the positive side, this episode has brought to everyones attention
the need to have secure tailplanes and highlighted the importance of
building to a high standard. If there were any loose tailplanes before
it is pretty certain that will no longer be the case.
You know who I am - hard hat donned !
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