With sadness, I cannot fly anymore
I love flying. You know that because you are here on this site and understand completely. I love the attention to detail, the checklists, the desire for precision, and I love to soar. I built my 601 and put 200 hours on it. With the help of Doug Dugger we upgraded the wings and other things on the plane. Just about when I was ready to get it back in the air I suffered a TIA - mini stroke. That was in September 2014 while I was on vacation. For almost 5 difficult years I worked my way back…See More
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I will soon have to convince myself to just duck down behind the log out of the field of fire like the vast majority of XL builder/flyers who are not interested in the upgrade mods. If I continue to speak out, I will become a target and who needs that?
Ed
If I had a chance to take a good look at your plane, your logbook, and do a thorough preflight, I would probably be willing to fly with you without the mods. I'm a little bit sceptical about the flight through the mountains scenario but I would feel the same in a Cherokee or a 152. Before venturing into more complex decision-making territory, I would like to fly with you a few hours in a less potentially hazardous environment.
See? It's that "design coupled with operational issues" thing... no doubt about it. Also notice that it doesn't relate to changing the design of the plane?
Ed