carguy614
Well Known Member
All I can say is...
Holy Cow!
I am stressing over a slightly sticky throttle, and wont fly my bird until I have that issue solved.
I too used a lot of "new to me" electronics in my aircraft, but I took the time to understand each piece individually. Then how those new electronics interacted with each other, and finally, how to use and interprate them. All this before the first flight. My initial workload was easy to handle. Then I fixed one bug at a time. Thats what phase 1 is all about. By the time I entered phase 2, I had confidence in my airplane and equipment. Then I was ready for some cross country travel, and passengers.
This tragic incident has a lot of lessons in it.
Maybe, as builders, we should take new technology in bites we can chew. We are all different. Some of us can "drink from a fire hose" with no problem. Others stare at an EFIS for hours trying to understand it.
All I'm saying is, build an aircraft you are sure you will fly proficiently.
Another thing I have learned from this, If anyone ever needs help understanding anything about building an airplane, or if I ever see yet another big mistake a builder is getting ready to make, I will make sure I point it out. In the past, I have held my tongue when I saw something really scary. Didn't want to offend anyone, so I would wait until I was asked.
No more.
My regards to this gentleman's family.
Chris
Holy Cow!
I am stressing over a slightly sticky throttle, and wont fly my bird until I have that issue solved.
I too used a lot of "new to me" electronics in my aircraft, but I took the time to understand each piece individually. Then how those new electronics interacted with each other, and finally, how to use and interprate them. All this before the first flight. My initial workload was easy to handle. Then I fixed one bug at a time. Thats what phase 1 is all about. By the time I entered phase 2, I had confidence in my airplane and equipment. Then I was ready for some cross country travel, and passengers.
This tragic incident has a lot of lessons in it.
Maybe, as builders, we should take new technology in bites we can chew. We are all different. Some of us can "drink from a fire hose" with no problem. Others stare at an EFIS for hours trying to understand it.
All I'm saying is, build an aircraft you are sure you will fly proficiently.
Another thing I have learned from this, If anyone ever needs help understanding anything about building an airplane, or if I ever see yet another big mistake a builder is getting ready to make, I will make sure I point it out. In the past, I have held my tongue when I saw something really scary. Didn't want to offend anyone, so I would wait until I was asked.
No more.
My regards to this gentleman's family.
Chris