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1. 07:35 PM - RIP Pascal (Dave Saylor)
2. 07:50 PM - Re: RIP Pascal (Tim Olson)
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I'm so sad to hear about Pascal and his daughter. I always enjoyed his
posts. I hope we can learn something from this tragedy.
Dave Saylor
N921AC
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I have been sad ever since I heard the news, as well. I went through
some of my old emails and saw many that he had written, some to the list
and some to me personally. He was a good person to have in the RV-10
community. I still have the Christmas card that he sent via email
from 10 years ago. I last had an exchange with him in 2022, which
as usual was good.
I don't know what happened, exactly to cause such a thing. It's
horrible, regardless of what it was. I have heard basically 4th hand
info that perhaps he was seen struggling with an open cockpit door
after takeoff. If that is true, it's a good time to remind anyone
who still monitors this list that there is a better latch option.
The Planearound latch has been installed on many RV10's, and really
should be the standard. If the door does turn out to be the cause,
this would be the 2nd fatal accident to directly attribute to open
doors. However, there have been many more incidents non-fatal that
we've heard of over the years. So regardless of what your RV-10 is
configured with, this is a time to guide you back to being diligent
in your pre-flight inspections. And, practice your emergency procedures
regularly.
Lets hope this is not just the first RV-10 incident of 2025, but also
the last. This one brought me to literal tears yesterday.
Tim Olson
N104CD
On 1/4/25 9:33 PM, Dave Saylor wrote:
> I'm so sad to hear about Pascal and his daughter. I always enjoyed his
> posts. I hopewe can learn something from this tragedy.
>
> Dave Saylor
> N921AC
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