---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 01/04/25: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:35 PM - RIP Pascal (Dave Saylor) 2. 07:50 PM - Re: RIP Pascal (Tim Olson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:35:30 PM PST US From: Dave Saylor Subject: RV10-List: RIP Pascal 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:50:10 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: RIP Pascal From: Tim Olson 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.