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Re: John Denver
Usability is an issue. However, this is an experimental aircraft. My personal rules are that I will not fly unless I can put in more than 3 hours a week on planes that I have spent the time to learn how to fly. I have 2,800 hours of demanding flight time with an ATP license. I will not risk my family, and my friends, nor myself flying a plane without doing the work needed to make sure I can do so safely.
Flying is a dangerous activity. It isn't like driving a car. Good habit patterns can save the day. A bad one can kill you. Knowledge about the particular planes that you fly will make you effective of a walking accident waiting to happen. A "feel" for the air, weather, and mx condition of the plane you are flying can mean the difference between disaster and fun. I have seen way too many people (doctors, execs, etc.) that should have known better, jump in a plane and kill their passengers as well as themselves. Don't do it. If I won't do it without sufficient ongoing training given my experience, then anybody else that does is an unreasonable risk taker.
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