Re: Runway size for first ES flight

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From: Brent Regan <brent [at] regandesigns.com>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv [at] lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: Re: Runway size for first ES flight
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:33:29 -0400
To: <lml [at] lancaironline.net>

Dan, you would be an idiot to attempt a first flight
from a 2600 foot runway.



Is it possible to do? Yes. Is it a good idea? Absolutely not!



It is imperative that you MINIMIZE RISK for the first flight so that
you have the greatest safety margins. Using a zero margin runway for
the first flight because you are too lazy or too cheap to bring the
plane to suitable airfield may be one of the last really bad decisions
you ever get to make. If you don't believe me just ask "Ike" Issacson,
the many thousand hour pilot, lancair instructor and developer of the
Flightcraft Lancair training manual who taught me how to fly the IV.
Oh, but wait, you can't because he is DEAD. Killed trying to do EXACTLY
what you are proposing. You can still learn from him.



Is the runway too short? If you have to ask..... IT IS!



Regards

Brent Regan

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