I have been watching the e-mails regarding these tragic circumstances. I for
one will be waiting for the facts of the case before performing any mods
although I have made sure that I have no up/down side to side movement of the
tailplanes. All is solid fortunately. I'm kind of surprised the PFA has issued
'maybe it was this so modify it' bulletins but hopefully a final fact based
solution will be provided soon.
I have a question though ..
VNE is a design speed (presumably calculated) - with some margin maybe?
I was intrigued by the UK requirement to dive to VNE as part of the annual
check. What exactly are you trying to prove by performing this test annually?
How many of your wear parachutes when performing this test?
Regards,
Martin Tuck
Europa N152MT
Wichita, KS
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