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Offline tomkat01

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« on: August 20, 2005, 10:46:21 PM »
My condolances to his family. I just recieved news of his accident.
He was in my book a important figure in the canard comunity.
If I ever had a question he was always there to give advise
 I only met him twice but I will miss him and feel I lost a freind.


Please if anybody has any facts of what hapend I would like to know as much as possible

Tom
Thanks for everthing Dan
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Offline Bill Castle

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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2005, 04:57:38 AM »
Check the San Diego Squadron news page from the home page of this web-site.
This will be a great loss to all canard flyers and wanta-be's around the world.
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2005, 08:05:43 AM »
DAMN!

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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2005, 12:23:13 PM »
The first thing I always did when signing on to EZ Squadron was to look for Dan's postings or replies, they were always informative and fair, but alas no more. Although I never met Dan, I always intended to, I felt as though I knew him.
It is a great loss to the EZ community and my condolences to his family and many friends.
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Offline Charles Davis

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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2005, 07:36:59 PM »
Usually the first guy to answer my rookie questions, and always with grace, generosity, and expertise.  

So sorry to hear this.

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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2005, 08:31:44 PM »
I second that !  


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Offline Tim L.

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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2005, 10:25:00 PM »
I met Mr Patch  for the first time at the last EZ Squadron fly in ( Brown Field , SD) Delta Pop was  busy running the aircraft scales  ( with Harry A.) but he took the time to answer few questions that i had . I was impressed with his knowlege and his dedication to the canard community.
A great loss to us all.
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2005, 06:54:42 AM »
I am so sorry to hear this news.
I did not know Dan but looked forward to his postings and replies.
24 years in a Vari Ez. What more can you say
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2005, 07:46:04 AM »
Its been a tough year for the experimental community and hopefully Delta Pop will signal the end of it.  He was ALWAYS there to offer constructive advise and I looked forward to his ideas and his willingness to help in any way.
Prayers always help,
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2005, 09:00:50 AM »
I am at a loss for words---especially when we lose someone with his experience.  

Here are a couple of articles I have found

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050822-9999-1m22pilot.html

http://www.kogo.com/localstory.html?ID=20050822013644

This one has a picture of the crash site----if you are familiar with his plane, you will recognize the trim.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/4876706/detail.html
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« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2005, 09:19:38 AM »
My condolances to his family
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2005, 03:04:19 PM »
How can words express....
You were a mentor.  We may never have met, but we spoke on these pages.

You will be missed Delta Pop. Will will certainly be missed....

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Offline Dave in Eugene

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« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2005, 10:25:42 PM »
I learned of Dan's crash last night and have been reflecting on it throughout the day.

Best wishes to the family. I can only imagine how you feel & wish you strength and courage within your grief.

 I never met Dan but truly appreciated what he had to share with us about our planes.

I a stuck wondering what happened. I would like to make some sense of what happened to this very accomplished pilot... i am sure that we all would.

with gratitude,

Dave
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2005, 05:41:13 PM »
Quote from: "Dave in Eugene"
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I a stuck wondering what happened. I would like to make some sense of what happened to this very accomplished pilot... i am sure that we all would.

with gratitude,

Dave


I enjoyed his postings also, along with his wisdom.  Having been flying since 1973 with the Navy then.  Now mainly homebuilt flying.  You try to learn from every crash and try to avoid making the same mistakes.  Always keep your SA and when your close to the ground, gotta be real careful.

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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2005, 03:55:39 PM »
I returned from a business trip to read about Dan's accident.  I am sick.  We have seen a steep increase in Canard accidents over the last 4-6 months.  I counted on Dan's expert advise to help me keep my Long in good shape.  He will be sorley missed.  My condolances go out to his family.

Jeff

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