AVmail: May 7, 2007    • E-Mail this Article   • View Printable
Article   • Text size:      • A     • A     • A  Doctors in
Bonanzas  Will we never hear the last of the Doctors/Bonanzas
myth (Short Final, Apr. 29)?  When the FAA finally set about
testing the Bonanza more thoroughly, they found that the v-tails
were prone to structural damage. Essentially, the tails had been
failing due to high-speed twisting forces through a fault in the
basic design. Maximum allowable airspeed was immediately
restricted until two well-known modifications were installed to
protect the ruddervators.  How come doctor-flown Bonanzas with
traditionally designed tail-feathers had not been subject to
failure?  Bill Vitale  All-Weather Flying  I am deeply concerned
by Point2Point's John Boehle's comment on the company's winter
dispatch reliability (AVwebFlash, May 2). There are no all-
weather aircraft smaller than the B737. None. Zip. Nada.
Aircraft of the types he operates have no business being
airborne in known icing. Risk of ici