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Steve Appleton, daredevil CEO of memory chip maker Micron, dies in Boise plane crash
AP via The Washington Post ^
| February 3, 2012
Posted on 02/03/2012 7:42:20 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
“A man has got to know his limitations”- Dirty Harry..
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:46:16 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
To: EveningStar
"...shortly after its
second take-off attempt"
What kind of plane has trouble taking off these days?
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:47:15 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:49:14 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: EveningStar
From one adrenaline junkie to another...party on, Garth!
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:49:21 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: Paladin2
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:52:45 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:53:27 PM PST
by
tutstar
(Want pings to Aaron Klein articles and OWS nonsense?)
To: gorush
Probably the way he would have wanted to go...
I have nothing like that kind of courage, but I can’t help but admire those who do.
There’s not much room for men like that anymore.
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:55:53 PM PST
by
Ronin
(Now 15 kilograms down since August last year. Hell yeah I'm bragging!)
Lancair IV-P
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posted on
02/03/2012 7:57:29 PM PST
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: EveningStar
Aviation crash 101:
Stall, Spin, Crash, Burn
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:11:08 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(New Army SF and Ranger Slogan: Vengeance is Mine, sayeth the Lord.... but He subcontracts!)
To: gorush
There are some folks that think they are alive, just because their heart is beating.
May Steve Appleton RIP.
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:19:34 PM PST
by
Gator113
(~Just livin' life, my way~..... GO NEWT GO--itÂ’s about the survival of our country!!)
To: MindBender26
Sounds like an accelerated stall.... 1.25 times a normal stall speed in a steep turn. Lancairs are nice aircraft.
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:29:49 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: EveningStar
He was killed in an accident. Dies means he died from an illness or something else.
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:31:41 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Never Have Regrets Because At The Time It Was Exactly What You Wanted")
To: MindBender26
The stall speed of the Lancair IV is 75 knots with flaps. Trying to make it back to the field with an engine failure is a tough maneuver . I can image that the stall speed clean with full fuel would be 85 - 90 knots . Keeping the nose down to maintain glide speed would be difficult when you see your not going to make it back to the runway.
To: EveningStar
Just damn. Micron. RIP Steve Appleton.
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:41:39 PM PST
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: Gator113
There are some folks that think they are alive, just because their heart is beating. May Steve Appleton RIP.
haha. nice and so damn true. thanks for your post. ;).
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:46:46 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
To: EveningStar
sometimes these damn bodies just can’t keep up with some of our spirits ans so be it. so be it. we all die in the end. might as well live it fully!
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:48:07 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
To: EveningStar
Humans come in all flavors and mind sets. One grouping is those who are entranced by everything connected by manned flight. You may be one if you always look up when you hear an airplane to enjoy the sight and try to ID as what make or type it is.
A subset of aviation groupies are those who go on to get a private pilot license. Some do it to get a paid job as a pilot or to get somewhere fast. Others as a sport or hobby. Steve Appleton probably did it for the sport-the fun of being up is more important than where you may be headed to. Good flying takes concentration so your other life problems or worries are crowded out or put aside. The zen of flying is good for the hobbyist’s mind.
Light aircraft are reasonably safe but when something breaks, goes wrong or you have a mental lapse or cut it close, the result can be fatal. All pilots accept the risk as the rewards of flying far out weigh the possible risk.
My God welcome Steve Appleton into the best ride up in the sky.
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posted on
02/03/2012 8:59:45 PM PST
by
RicocheT
(Eat the rich only if you're certain it's your last meal)
To: EveningStar
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