REFLECTOR: Moral Dilemma

gpoole gpoole at zeta.org.au
Thu Jul 26 01:48:43 CDT 2007


Moral dilemma - what moral dilemma??

 

If you are going to be truly moral then there is no dilemma Scott: -

 

*        Moral IS saying what you truly believe and sticking to it no matter
what the consequences.

 

*        Moral IS recognising that the guy is not up to speed and letting
him know that you will not participate in assisting until he is up to speed
in a canard – due respect for his wife & self as friends as well as for
their lives, and,

 

 

*        Moral is ensuring he is appropriately licenced, health checked and
current before you test fly anything because, as sure as my n—s dangle due
gravity, he’s gonna want to get in and have a go.

 

Good to see some moral fibre getting in the way Scott!

 

;^)

 

Greg in Sydney.

gregpoole at pooledresources.com.au

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2007 1:46 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Moral Dilemma

 

I have a moral Dilemma  facing me.

 

An  acquaintance/friend bought a VeriEZ on the field here at GNT a 

couple years ago.  It was dismantled to be painted and had been sitting 

in that state for 8 years.   When he bought it a couple years ago I told 

him I would test fly it for him if it met my inspection standards.  I 

had considered buying it myself but wouldn't give the seller what he was 

asking for it. 

 

He is reassembling it now. The plane has sat for a long time but other 

than that is in pretty good shape.  It has about 1200 hours on the 

engine and airframe.    The avionics are crap, but it does have minimal 

engine gages and Day VFR instrumentation.

 

Well come to find out he hasn't flown in over 30 years.  Has MS.  He's 

about 65 years old. And he plans on strapping this EZ on to fly it back 

to Idaho!!  His new wife is taking lessons now in a 172 and is looking 

forward to learning how to fly the EZ.  Weird story I know.  I have a 

feeling he is planning on having her in the back seat to help out if he 

needs it!  Two half pilots do not make a whole one!

 

I finally sat them down and told him and her that I thought that his 

idea of restarting his flying career by getting in a EZ for a flight to 

Idaho was ludicrous and a really good way to get buried in Grants.  

Basically laid out a plan for him to get recurrent in the C172 our local 

instructor rents out, and then getting a few hours stick time in a Long 

or Cozy.  That would allow him to get up to speed enough to play around 

GNT in the VeriEZ for 5/10 hours with an additional 100/200 mile trips 

near here to get used to its long distance legs.  She seemed to think it 

was a good idea, he reluctantly agreed he could use a bit of dusting 

off.  He took a couple lessons in the C172 and of course couldn't land 

the thing.  I mean its been so long he is almost starting over and with 

his medical condition he may never be able to coordinate a landing.  

Especially in a VeriEZ!

 

My dilemma is I really don't want to see him in the plane.  I realize he 

is an adult and can do whatever he wants as long as he isn't impending 

anybody else's rights or well being.

 

But I'm not sure it would be a good idea for me to help him along by 

test flying the EZ.  It seems like I'm kinduv approving the idea to him 

by doing that.

 

I guess I just don't want to loose his friendship by refusing the help 

him. Not to mention the possibility of being a primary interviewee to a 

NTSB investigation!

 

what would you do..

 

Scott

 

-- 

 

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    "Just because I sound like an idiot doesn't mean I agree with the
president."....from an ad on Air America Radio

 

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