High-Performance Experimental Turbine Goes Down After Balked
Landing
No matter the sum of one's experience, there is no
substitute for having 'time in type.' In the case of a recent fatal
Comp Air 8 Turboprop taildragger accident, the ferry pilot had a
fair amount of PIC time overall, but a comparatively short amount
of time in type... and with a machine like the CA8, with a
significant power to weight ratio, knowing the bird is a big deal
when it comes to correcting a bad situation like a balked
landing.