-=> Quoting Jay Hanig to Jim Sanders <=-
 Snip - snip -  But investigators say that didn't matter
 JS>  because both tanks were empty.
 JH> Typical work by the NTSB: blame it on the pilot.  Singles without
 JH> power for whatever reason do not "plunge".....they glide.  Denver was
 JH> an experienced pilot.  Even a raw one could do better than that.  I
 JH> must have been stupid for thinking the NTSB might look beyond the
 JH> superficial in the search for the truth.
Sorry Jay, but "experienced" pilots don't go flying with
empty tanks. One of the first fundamentals pilots are taught
is to check and recheck the fuel, and don't just rely on the
guages - dip the tanks!
IMHO, it probably "plunged" (or stalled) while he was Heads
down trying to sort out the fuel problem in an unfamiliar
aircraft at a low altitude.
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