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Newps wrote:

OtisWinslow wrote:
"John Clear" wrote in message
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A friend of mine does the first flight after annual on his Arrow
in full nomex with a helmet.

This guy is a little off if you ask me.

A little? I mean really, an Arrow for Christs sake.

Like I said in the part that got snipped, this guy is a bit militant
about safety. And yes, he is just a little bit off, but I have no
problem flying with him. The point of my post, and him wearing
nomex, is that the first flight after maintenance has a bit more
unknowns then your average flight.

Just so you don't think my friend is a tin-foil hat type, he has
done alot of work on getting the word out about mountain wave (just
don't ask him about the Julian VOR[1]) and also calculated the best
way to do the 'impossible turn', went out and verified the calculations
at altitude, and then did it for real with a video camera mounted
in the back seat. The take off clearance was 'cleared for take
off 25 Right, cleared to land 7 Left'. The video is pretty
impressive.

John
[1] Do an NTSB search on 'Julian, CA' if you are curious. Not all
are mountain wave related, but many list 'loss of control for
undetermined reasons' in the probable cause section.
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John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/