TacAero and Kevin Sutterfield are trying to dodge blame for crashing SW-51 N351MT at Gillespie Airport in January. But the manufacturer of the aircraft kit, ScaleWings, has analyzed the flight data from the aircraft’s Garmin Avionics system. ScaleWings sent its report to the NTSB, so it will likely end up in the public docket, eventually.
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Things TacAero’s Kevin Sutterfield Claims He Didn’t Know Before Ill-Fated Flight
By Mike Danko on
Posted in General Aviation, Lawsuits of Note
The SW-51’s operating manuals are clear that you shouldn’t take off unless the engine is developing takeoff power, that you need to check the gauges to make sure that the engine is operating properly, and that for takeoff power the gauges need to show about 50 inches of manifold pressure.