Im about to upset everyone, but Ill be the bad guy.
Many of us have expressed opinions about the latest LAA Mod 15833 from the LAA
and the directives mandatory time frame to install. Some have complained the
Europa door loss has disturbed the controlling agencies quiet bureaucratic life
thereby forcing engineering solutions to be implemented on the double.
My desire is not to upset everyone, Im not intending to, but more of a reminder
of pilot responsibilities and training.
The UK Europa fliers have lost 8 doors in roughly the last year. In the US, I
see or hear of about one door lost every other year or slightly longer. This
is a real problem for the Europa community.
If we were teenagers, it is like taking the family car out and riding around and
you are driving a bit too fast for the T intersection and hit a curb and wall
damaging the right front wheel and suspension of the car also. Costing the
family perhaps thousands and increasing insurance rates (perhaps loss of
insurance)
and weeks of downtime. The curb you hit is in the historic district of
your town. So, you get grounded, no car privileges and out money as Dad insists
you learn the lesson and pay for your mistake. The mayor has had 8 traffic
incidents in this area and directs the city hall to make a law forbidding
traffic
in this area unless a special collision avoidance equipment system is purchased
and installed on all vehicles transiting the historic district. I know
that is a bit much of an example, but lets take a rather subjective view of
objective
data from the Europa door loss incidents.
Ill condense this down to the vitals and put out a pdf on my website and perhaps
the Club will pick it up. If Andys and my data are correct, this may be an
essential for our second hand owners to review. No pilot worth his salt ever
turned down training about his aircraft.
If you care to, read the attached draft pdf in work that has more of the
details.
None of us have all the answers. But our cumulative collaboration may
drastically
reverse a current trend.
Best Regards,
Bud Yerly
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