John, As Jos has already commented, he had a Woodcomp SR3000 with Smart
Avionics controller, (as did both Mark Burton and I on the same trip). The
difference is that he had an optional reverse option. As a purely personal
view, it appears to me that something went wrong with the wiring of the
reverse system, and I would certainly review the sense of operating a
reversible prop until the authorities have reported on their conclusions. On
the other hand, having spent a lot of time talking to Jos, looking at the
wreckage with the Austrian AAIB guy and discussing things with him, and
talking things over with Mark Burton, Conrad Beale and Andy Draper at the
LAA, I have no qualms about carrying on with my Woodcomp SR3000 and Smart
Avionics controller. Regards, David
----- Original Message -----
From: "C Richardson" <cjh.richardson@virgin.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Jos Okhuisen
> <cjh.richardson@virgin.net>
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> David,
> Do you know what type of propellor Jos had fitted to his aircraft? It
> might help those with the same propellor to be prepared for a similar
> situation.
> Regards
> John.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Joyce" <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
> To: "Europa list" <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:33 PM
> Subject: Europa-List: Jos Okhuisen
>
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>> <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
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>> Just back from Wels in Austria where Bruce Morris, Mark Burton and I
>> spent a fair bit of time with Jos following his recent accident. He is in
>> reasonable spirits and making good progress medically. He looks like a
>> boxer who picked the wrong opponent, but is marvellously cheerful and
>> positive to talk to, and there seems real hope that his eye will recover.
>> His burnt areas that have been grafted with artificial skin are healing
>> well.
>> We saw the wreckage of the plane and it appeared that the
>> propeller was in zero pitch or possibly negative. This fits with Jos's
>> description of events, that he climbed normally to 800ft, changed to
>> cruise mode, realised he had that set at too low rpm and decreased pitch
>> to bring rpm up to 5000 but then the engine speed rose above 6000 and he
>> lost thrust, and all attempts to change pitch then made no difference.
>> The land ahead area was heavily built up and he did a great job to get
>> down more or less in one piece. He initially aimed for a road but saw a
>> power cable at the last moment and swerved to land in a tree. The plane
>> then fell out of the tree and in short time caught fire, but he had not
>> lost consciousness (he says it is because Laplanders have thick heads!),
>> and was able to get out pretty quickly, suffering burns to just his lower
>> legs, and trauma around his right eye (?due to a branch)
>> His address for those who want to send best wishes is:
>> Klinicum Wels, Traumatology, 1st Floor
>> Grieskirchener Strasse 42
>> 4600 Wels, Austria
>> Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
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