Carl,
Just because people do not conform with your own train of thought it does
not mean that they are knee-jerking or the unfortunate sufferers of a Mass
Paranoia. All it means is they have a different opinion to you. Those
people, misguided as they may be, are entitled to their opinion..... as are
you.
regards,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Pattinson" <carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Europa Tailplane - Mod 73
> <carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> Hear, Hear - I couldnt agree more.
>
> What will prevent future accidents is vigilance and care, not knee jerk
> redesigns.
>
> The current PFA solution may not be perfect but it is simply intended to
> bring ALL Europas up to a safe standad. The likelyhood is that 99% of
> Europas are safe anyway (but we just dont know).
>
> I just dont see the need for mass paranoia. How many of us have checked th
> security of our TP6 joints recently? How many of us found faulty bonds. I
> suspect the answer is Zero. If I am wrong, Mod73 will fix that.
>
> I agree that a more robust fix should be implemented in the future but
> IMHO this would be more about confidence in the Europa fleet then
> increasing the safety factor.
>
> You cant get away from the fact that the Europa has shown itself to be a
> very safe aircraft over the last 10 years.
>
> Carl Pattinson
> G-LABS
>
> Still Flying (the Europa !!!)
>
>>
>> Jos made the point. Hundreds of Europas have flown tens of
>> thousands of hours without any previous sign of any
>> serious problems in the elevator fixing.
>>
>> The AAIB have NOT yet reported (the interim report said
>> nothing) and it may not have been the TP6 that was the
>> primary cause of the accident.
>>
>> Why go for belt, braces and piece of string solutions to a
>> problem that may not exist ?
>>
>> Any long term fix should be required not instantly but in
>> the course of a reasonable period. But we do need a final
>> solution not a series of solutions, each more onerous and
>> complicated and expensive than the previous.
>>
>> Richard Holder
>> G-OWWW High Cross
>>
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