Yes, I completely agree with Martin's sentiment. Aircraft should not
designed like tractors and are therefore always susceptible to
abusive treatment. There comes a point where you have to point a
finger at the pilot for breaking his aircraft, not at the aircraft
for not being bombproof.
Safe Flying
Willie Harrison G-BZNY
On 13 Jan 2007, at 16:28, MJKTuck@cs.com wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I would be interested into any facts regarding the single failure
> that seems to have occurred after all these years and thousands of
> fleet hours. Number of hours, number of landings, heavy landing
> history, operation from grass, etc.
>
> Like the tailplane drive pin mod (caused by one failure) I will no
> doubt carry out this mod as it is factory recommended/mandatory in
> the UK even though it seems at first to be a knee-jerk reaction to
> what may be a unique incident.
>
> Regards,
> Martin Tuck
> Europa N152MT
> Wichita, Kansas
>
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