tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post6943166914722577656..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Abnormal Runway Contact: Cirrus SR22, N94LP; fatal accident occurred April 24, 2017 at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (KMMK), Meriden, New Haven County, ConnecticutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-67768748849835287042017-05-04T15:04:25.923-04:002017-05-04T15:04:25.923-04:00Agreed, training is a big part of improving the sa...Agreed, training is a big part of improving the safety margin in GA. Scenario based training is about as good as it gets to prepare pilots for real world emergencies. Now more than ever, private pilots are transitioning into high performance turbine aircraft capable of true air speeds greater than 300 kts. Typically but not always, the faster the aircraft the less chances a pilot has to make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-28406317624512809882017-05-01T22:12:17.540-04:002017-05-01T22:12:17.540-04:00Very sad ending to a fellow pilots love affair wit...Very sad ending to a fellow pilots love affair with his plane. Through the photos provided it appears clear that the father wanted the sons to learn to fly and share his enthusiasm.<br /><br />It is difficult to imagine how this accident came about. Airplanes are not difficult to fly but also they are unforgiving in situations where the limits are exceeded. In my view there are way to many John Darke, Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02493742915926648178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-57814230018981892312017-05-01T21:38:17.667-04:002017-05-01T21:38:17.667-04:00First of all, thoughts and prayers to the family. ...First of all, thoughts and prayers to the family. I'm a Cirrus pilot with a commercial rating. At this time we can only speculate, but I agree with anon in general that Cirrus are not as forgiving. Cirrus and Bonanzas (your example) are high performance aircraft with significantly faster approach speeds than your typical trainer. If I'd have to guess, this particular accident was Mr Abdihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871946344980627080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-26656452639177482012017-04-30T02:06:37.653-04:002017-04-30T02:06:37.653-04:00Cirrus aircraft are not forgiving. They market the...Cirrus aircraft are not forgiving. They market the parachute as a safety feature but in reality, the chute is there for a lack of spin recovery. Not a comforting flight characteristic for any small GA aircraft. The bonanza was the first "unsafe high performance aircraft" but it is now the cirrus. The only difference is that the bonanza is a great and proven airframe. Cirrus aircraft Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13468563839684609782017-04-28T21:53:43.273-04:002017-04-28T21:53:43.273-04:00ANOTHER CR22 crash ?? I used to really like these...ANOTHER CR22 crash ?? I used to really like these planes but incidents or accidents involving this aircraft seem to be very common. Is it just that there are a lot of them ? Maybe the training with this aircraft is inadequate? I've personally never flown one, I'm just a 172/182 pilot so not sure how different this aircraft would be but tired of reading about the accidents.<br /><br />Mouser485https://www.blogger.com/profile/07310339093597452465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-103113371882484342017-04-25T21:36:00.280-04:002017-04-25T21:36:00.280-04:00Registration History 03-Apr-2017 TOMANELLI JOSEPH...Registration History 03-Apr-2017 TOMANELLI JOSEPH OCEAN ISLE BEACH NC gretnabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532199082129778356noreply@blogger.com