"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message link.net...
"SelwayKid" wrote in message
om...
I don't claim to be a
co-author of any noteworthy publications that weigh 7 pounds and
relate to flight safety.

Just a slight correction here, and the rest of the post is fine.

Well crap....my award winning response got dumped by my server.
Dudley, I am overwhelmed that you approve of the rest of my post. Fact
is, I could care less if you approve or not. While I admire much of
what you have done, it smacks of elitism and low tolerance for anyone
who doesn't agree with you. As for your talents and experience doing
low level manuevers, can you state how many hours you have flying at
or below 200'agl? I can show a logbook that indicates about 12,000
hours of it in ag work crop dusting. I know at least two ag pilots who
went into the airshow circuit, Wayne Handley and Sean Tucker. Wayne is
a good friend of mine and we've had ample opportunity to discuss the
similarities of aerobatics to ag work and his airshow routines.
All your discussion of what YOU thought of a particular accident may
differ radically from what I see or perceived. From that point on its
discussion or argument.
In the years I have read your posts, and the email arguments we have
had, I maintain you are dazzled by your own brilliance that is only
second to mine. I try to use my stupid mistakes to help others learn
from them while you seem to pontificate and its either your way or the
highway/runway??? ggg
Geeeezzz, I guess thats why I sign off as..
Ol Shy & Bashful

"Zero Error Margin" is a stand alone volume completely written by Gen
Des Barker of the SAAF. Gen Barker gathered together an international
team of professional air show demonstration pilots who contributed their
time and energy to the project at no charge.
The book contains probably the world's most comprehensive data base on
air show related accidents ranging from 1952 to the present. All major
and even minor accidents were covered complete with full reports, and
reviews from professional demonstration pilots who comment on how these
accidents might have been prevented.
Although my comments appear throughout the book on various subjects
relating to airshow demonstration flight safety, demonstration pilot
physical and mental conditioning, and misc other comment, my main
contribution was a comprehensive report on low altitude vertical
recoveries in vintage prop fighters which appears in the chapter "Flying
the Demonstration". This report was also carried in Aeroplane Monthly
Feb issue 2004 in a feature article by Gen Barker "Precision Decision"
I was simply a small part of a world wide team invited to take part in
this project.
I was NOT the co-author of the book.
Returning you now to your discussion.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship