Hilton

I am not understanding the moral of the story or your reference to
birds. Here is where your link takes me:

The private pilot and his family were planning on departing the
airport, which had a density altitude of 6,400 feet msl. The airport
was reporting that the winds were from 240 degrees at 13 knots gusting
to 19 knots at the time of the departure on runway 28. Eyewitnesses to
the accident said the airplane appeared to be slow and not climbing in
a very nose high attitude after liftoff. Additionally, the
eyewitnesses all stated that it appeared that the airplane stalled
with the wings wavering side to side, before the left wing dropped
right before ground impact. It was later determined that the airplane
lifted off approximately 2/10 mile from the departure end of the
runway. According to the manufacturer, if the airplane took off with
zero flaps and full power at 85 knots, the airplane should have
climbed out at a 450-foot-per-minute rate of climb. The pilot
estimated his airspeed at 70 knots when he lifted the airplane off the
ground. The aircraft was recovered after the accident and an engine
examination and operational check was conducted. Magneto to engine
timing was checked and found to be within manufacturer's limits.
Additionally, the throttle and mixture controls were observed to
operate to their full travel limits, and continuity was established to
the cockpit. The engine was run-up to full throttle with no abnormal
condition noted.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable
cause(s) of this accident as follows:

The pilot's failure to obtain and maintain the proper climb airspeed
during the initial takeoff climb, including his failure to anticipate
the gust factor and density altitude effects in determining a safe
airspeed.




"Hilton" wrote in message link.net...
Hi,

You gotta watch MythBusters on the Discovery Channel. The shoot birds and
pumpkins at this Checkee's windows.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...05X00344&key=1

Moral of the story: Do not fly into chickens, whether or not they are
frozen.

Hilton