I emphaticaly agree with both Glen and Syd!
This methodology was used in the late 1950' to purposely throw a scare into the
aircraft buying public to stay away the the Ercoupe market at all costs.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
As evidenced by your feature driven Nightly Network News.
The peripheral systems and how they are treated by the person responsible for
the safety of flight of that aircraft, which is the "Pilot in Command" are the
major cause of flight failure.
My own crash, while outside of the boundries of the latest poll, was blamed on
the mechanic who installed a gascolator. That mechanic was fined $750 and his
IA was suspended for 30 days. However the real culprit was a parts provider,
who is still in business and shall remain nameless, who provided an FAA
approved and stamped part, (A Gascolator) which had been modified after it was
approved with the addition of a quick drain valve which was permatexed in place
with an adhesive that disolved in 100 Octane LL aircraft fuel. allowing the
quick drain to fall out in flight. The NTSB report specified "Engine Failure!"
Do not believe all that seems truthful to you. If you do, you are in for many
surprises throughout your life.
Wayne Woollard
N6596Q
D. Wayne Woollard CPBE
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