Sam Hoskins wrote:

This builder was unknown to the California Quickie community. So far, non
of our guys have come forward and said this builder had contacted any of
them about flight testing, quirks and handling characteristics of the Q
breed. Since the builder listed it as a "QZ" he may have designed in some
changes.


From my post in another thread:

"But more than that, most accidents can be traced back to a conflict in
priorities. Rather than balancing risk against necessity and finding
appropriate hazard mitigation, most accidents can be traced back to a
latent human error of placing objective ahead of caution and process.
No pilot wakes up and says, "I'm going to go crash an airplane today."
But many, especially in recreational aviation, will push on when caution
dictates otherwise. "

If this is true that the pilot was no know to the user group, we have a
classic example:

1. An aircraft with a distinct reputation for requiring special
techniques and skills for flying.
2. A well established process for mitigating the increased risk by
shared experience.
3. Possible ignorance or disregard of the established process.
4. Objective (fly my new aircraft) placed ahead of process.

Towards prevention of further occurrences, I ask the following question:
1. Since aircraft requires special skills, does manufacturer attempt to
notify purchaser of the existence of such knowledge sharing groups? If
not, I strongly urge it.

R/
Jim