Re: [RAS_Prime] Digest for rasprime@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

[Donald Kroesch]

Tom

Can you give me more information about the one broken Ag Pawnee. I have been searching the NTSB database and have not found that one. 

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Don Kroesch 

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FAA NRPM for AD for PA-25

Tom Seim <toms...@gmail.com>: Dec 10 01:24PM -0800 For what it's worth, here is my comment:   I believe it is too soon to issue an AD based on this action by Argentina. Pawnees are simply not falling out of the sky due to broken spars. A search showed only one such accident, and it involved aerial application. Most PA-25s in use today are for aerial towing, a much lower stress situation than aerial application. Furthermore, the procedure in the Argentina AD cannot be used for many PA-25s in the US. We need to know more about how the accidents in Argentina occurred and the environment they were exposed to. Aerial application involves carrying corrosive chemicals that contributed to the accidents. This is not the case in aerial towing. Also, were these aircraft stored outdoors in a very wet environment? Would it make a difference if the aircraft were stored in a hangar or a dry environment? Why are annual inspections mandated if the use is for aerial towing and not aerial application? More research should be done before any AD is issued. Also, the FAA's use of $85 shop rate is totally unrealistic and should be double that.   On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:37:27 AM UTC-8 Mark Mocho wrote:

Tom Seim <toms...@gmail.com>: Dec 10 01:30PM -0800 I will add that numbers matter in these situations, so the more comments the better - just don't depend upon the SSA or someone else to do it for you. Copy and paste if you have to. Tom 2G   On Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 1:24:57 PM UTC-8 Tom Seim wrote:

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This Year, Give Your Spouse a Glider (Well...Sort of)

Chip Bearden <chip.b...@gmail.com>: Dec 09 03:04PM -0800 Recent chatter on RAS Prime has been *very *serious. The Pawnee NPRM thread is a real downer, for example. So I thought I'd inject a little levity with my shameless commercial message. * * *   I've heard it multiple times:   *“Chip, I really liked your book, GOODBYE, PAPA GOLF. But then my spouse read it and said they finally understood why I fly gliders.”*   Say what? For over 50 years, I tried to explain the appeal of soaring to my friends and family. And *now* it's finally working?   Maybe it's because [spoiler alert] the book isn’t focused *only *on flying. Or winning. It's also about loss, grief, adversity, recovery, and all the ways we keep pushing when life turns dark.   Whatever, it seems to have acquired some "crossover" appeal, like Taylor Swift segueing from country to pop, except with fewer sequins and less (a *lot* less) money. Okay, that might be a stretch.   Full disclosure: I can't promise your partner will encourage you to go soaring the next time good weather beckons. But if you’re looking for a holiday gift for them (“I got this for you, dear!”), consider GOODBYE, PAPA GOLF. Because you care.   Go ahead and read it first, though; they’ll never know!   Chip Bearden       *At Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF48TZVK, the SSA, and most other online booksellers.Comments from readers: https://chipbearden.com/home-page/what-others-are-saying/*

Paul Edhlund <pedh...@gmail.com>: Dec 09 10:24PM -0500 Well I really enjoyed it (the book). It never occurred to me that my wife might also like it.   Paul Edhlund 954-325-4656

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