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Old 08-14-2011, 06:32 AM
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My condolences to all who lost a friend and mentor. To lose a friend is tough stuff, hang in there.

I am very sorry for your loss.
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Old 08-14-2011, 07:13 AM
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Like Phil, I've started and stopped writing a reply several times. It's still hard to accept what has happened.

I met Dennis years ago at a fly-in, shortly after he and Dick finished their beautiful RV-6. And let me say that it really was beautful--it stood out from every other plane at the fly-in. As we were taking pictures of RVs, we kept gravitating back to their RV since it was such a stand-out.

Dennis appeared that morning to wipe down the plane and a few of us builders were asking him questions. You could tell he had a lot of pride in their workmanship and he took the time to answer all of the questions in detail. He even pulled the cowling and showed us some things they had done up front. Incredibly, this plane looked just as good from the firewall forward as the rest of the plane.

Well, that was just the start of our relationship with Dennis. He became our tech counselor for both my build and my buddy Clayton's down the road, flying from Conroe to Beaumont several times to check up on us. He went out of his way to be helpful, providing us with many tips and suggestions during both of our builds that we would not have come up with on our own. When we would hit snags during our builds, we'd often drive over to Conroe to see how Dennis & Dick did it. I just can't stress enough how much he influenced both of our builds.

We have truly lost a good man and he will be missed.
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Old 08-14-2011, 08:37 AM
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More information I hope to hear later about what transpired so that we may all learn from it.
Yes indeed, you guys who are in the loop there please keep us posted with what happened.
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Old 08-14-2011, 12:20 PM
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Yes indeed, you guys who are in the loop there please keep us posted with what happened.
As mentioned before by a LONG-TIME VAFer, how about you PM that info instead of putting it out here where anyone and everyone can access it, have some respect for family and friends of the deceased.
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Old 08-14-2011, 03:52 PM
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because sharing info related to aviation mishaps benefits all of us as long as it is done factually and respectfully. Keeping it private helps no one. Please share whatever factual info you may have with all of us. Thanks
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Old 08-14-2011, 05:06 PM
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Five years ago I flew to Conroe to visit my brother, Loren and his wife, Kim. Dennis was kind enough to share his hangar space with me. Loren wanted to build a RV but was concerned that Kim was a fearful flyer. Kim got in the back seat of my RV-8 and got a bit of a panic attack when I started to pull the canopy closed. The following day as we were getting ready to fly back home Dennis asked if Kim would like to try out his RV-6. I hopped in with her and for some reason the side-by-side seating put her at ease. That's Dennis looking on from the right side as Kim got comfortable in his right seat.



Next think I know, Dennis is trading places with me and we're off on a formation ride with Kim in his right seat. Check out the RV grin on her face!




Loren started building his RV-7 soon thereafter. With the full support of his not-so-fearful flyer wife, Kim, he is now working on firewall forward details and hopes to be airborne before long.

Thanks to Dennis! Blue skies.
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Old 08-14-2011, 09:02 PM
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As mentioned before by a LONG-TIME VAFer, how about you PM that info instead of putting it out here where anyone and everyone can access it, have some respect for family and friends of the deceased.
While I certainly respect the deceased and their families, as a long time formation flier I believe we need to understand the cause of this tragic accident so it is never repeated.
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Old 08-15-2011, 07:53 AM
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My condolences to friends and family.
FYI on response to this at AOPA forum:

http://forums.aopa.org/showthread.php?t=75644
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Old 08-15-2011, 08:21 AM
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While I certainly respect the deceased and their families, as a long time formation flier I believe we need to understand the cause of this tragic accident so it is never repeated.

I agree completely with the above statement. After 30 years of flying the phrase that is always in my mind is "There but the grace of god go I". I can't tell you how many times I learned something from my own or others mistakes that has helped keep me safe. Sometimes those mistakes are tragic but that does not lesson the need to know and understand what happened so it can be avoided in the future.

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Old 08-15-2011, 09:40 AM
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Yup, as my brother said, I wouldn't be building if it weren't for Dennis. Not only did he graciously take my wife for a ride which eased her concerns he has been a wealth of knowledge that I have had occasion to tap on many occasions. More than that though, I will miss his ever-present smile and unconditional friendship. He was a "constant" at CXO and will be missed by all that knew him. My prayers go out to his family and friends.
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