X-Mozilla-Keys:                                                                                 
Bud Martin wrote:

Gentlemen (and the occasional interested lady), can we move on?  It is apparent
that Mr. Kennedy was a victim (along with those attendant) of pilot error ...
and (in my opinion) of instructor awe. After all, just another statistic.
   Many years ago, as my (then) wife's mother lay dying, the attending physician
(a good friend) reminded me our commission is to the continuum.
   Philosophy is not a part of  this NG.  One or another of the contributors may
venture beyond Universal Order, to whatever end.  We are concerned with physics,
what is "real and true and earnest."
   I have experienced a number of inappropriate terminations of life--sometimes
combat, sometimes just unfortunate events.  We must learn, and move on, not
dwelling on the errors--except to not repeat them.
     It appears to me that this specific forum for an acceptable
engine-to-flight has a basic engineering database with which any moderator may
refer.  Continued concern about pilot error in certificated machines, and a
certificated operator, never mind celebrity, should not apply.
   JohnJohn is dead, dead, dead--not in one of our (experimental) machines. Can
we not get on with appropriate information for the advancement of flight?
        Never thirst.

You are quite elegant Bud. :-)

Paul Lamar
 
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