Another Cirrus Down

And another....

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.d...76/0/FRONTPAGE

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pb.../51230008/1001

In article .com,
"DA40 Owner" wrote:

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pb.../NEWS/51230008
/1001

I like this quote:

"That plane is a new model, Bauer said. Its composite-built, not metal,
and it has a built-in parachute. Composite is the way theyre building
airplanes now because metal is so expensive and its lighter and very
strong."

john smith wrote:

I like this quote:

"That plane is a new model, Bauer said. Its composite-built, not metal,
and it has a built-in parachute. Composite is the way theyre building
airplanes now because metal is so expensive and its lighter and very
strong."

I knew the author was writing fiction with the first sentence "... when their
small airplane became lost in the fog and wind ...."

And they know this how?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

How does one get lost in the wind, anyway?

"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:tm0vf.18008$Uf7.13906@trnddc01...

I knew the author was writing fiction with the first sentence "... when
their
small airplane became lost in the fog and wind ...."

And they know this how?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong
to
your slightly older self.

How does one get lost in the wind, anyway?

One flies along over nondescript terrain, expecting waypoints to show up
but they don't because of wind drift. One does this for long enough and
one is lost.

Jose
--
You can choose whom to befriend, but you cannot choose whom to love.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Jose,

One flies along over nondescript terrain, expecting waypoints to show up
but they don't because of wind drift. One does this for long enough and
one is lost.


In a Cirrus? Real hard, IMHO.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:20:19 -0800, Thomas Borchert
wrote:

Jose,

One flies along over nondescript terrain, expecting waypoints to show up
but they don't because of wind drift. One does this for long enough and
one is lost.


In a Cirrus? Real hard, IMHO.

Maybe with a complete electrical failure while in the fog? Otherwise I
could fly from Michigan to Florida without ever looking past the MFD
as I watched the way points go by.

Now days, in the modern planes you'd have to try to get lost or have a
major equipment malfunction after not paying attention. OTOH I'm sure
there are those who can do it ... easily.

Then again I'm flying a 46 year old airplane with about 20 year old
navs. It was an almost modern panel when I purchased the plane, but
then again I was a lot younger and wasn't showing the mileage as much
either.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Jose wrote:

One flies along over nondescript terrain, expecting waypoints to show up
but they don't because of wind drift. One does this for long enough and
one is lost.

The plane supposedly crashed shortly after takeoff. With this reporter,
"shortly" could've been three hours, though.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

.... and another, today.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...86807023f148#d

"DA40 Owner" wrote in message
oups.com...
And another....

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.d...76/0/FRONTPAGE

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pb.../51230008/1001

City Dweller wrote:
... and another, today.

Ah ... the dreaded upwind turn.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.