Jos
I am glad to see you on line again.
It is always easy to be wise after the event but each event by its very
nature is something new. We have all learned an important lesson from your
mishap.
Two things strike me:
1. you were remarkably lucky to escape without worse from landing in a tree
2. the fact that it was not worse suggests that the Europa is as safe as it
gets.
Will
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of josok
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 07:38
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Jos Okhuisen
Hi Frans and all,
The silence is the normal waiting for the investigation to come to a
conclusion. Today i had a long hearing about the course of events. While i
have my theory about what happened, i will wait until the final findings are
published before commenting. Nethertheless, lets put it this way, my choice
will never again be for a propellor without mechanical endstops, in addition
to the electrical limit switches. As a minimum i would add run to the outer
limits and check outside if the switches are really working and at the right
limits. As i found out the hard way, in the air it might be too late.
As for the fire risk: Difficult to do better then i did. Possibly, if i
would have had one second more time before hitting the trees, i would have
followed the emergengy drill better and switched off power before the crash.
That maybe would have delayed the fire. Now a thick branch wiped the right
side of the cockpit off, breaking the fuel return alu tube. The long range
tank (full)survived the blaze i was told. Even with the wheel retracted, the
fuel test points stay clear. Hmm, best way to prevent fire is not to crash,
but i guess you know that.
Regards,
Jos
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