Jos,
I don't wish for this discussion to degenerate into who is right and who is
wrong, but here is a valid data point.
A few years ago a Europa in the US crashed on while attempting a go around.
What happened is that the pilot set himself up for a landing, didn't like
the picture and decided to go around. In his haste he jammed the throttle
forward, the springs didn't take up the cable slack quickly enough, kinked
and jammed. The aircraft stalled at about 2 meters off the ground, landed
heavily and was destroyed.
It was enough for me to sit up and take notice. From that day on I have
always been gentle on pushing the throttle forward. When it comes time to
replace my throttle cables I intend to use solid cables. This is not an
uncommon practice in the aviation industry.
In terms of forum courtesy, in my reading of Gilles contributions and his
WEB site I find that they are extremely well researched and thought out. I
seem to recall that he is a professional aviator an as such would have
exposure to training and flying time that you and I could only dream about.
I for one consider his contributions always worthy of consideration.
Paul
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Jos
Okhuijsen
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Baby Blue is back!
Gilles Thesee <Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr> kirjoitti Tue, 24 Apr 2007
> The problem is, one needs to push, not pull, to open the throttle.
Giles, i give up. Without spring yes, but THERE HAS TO BE A SPRING!
My real worry is not about you. But your ill advice might one day kill
somebody. That worries me.
Looking at the high level of your contributions, usually well documented
and investigated, it is surprising how you manage to produce and defend
your last statements. The rest in PM or email please. End of thread for me.
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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