Test Pilot Elliot Seguin on Hello World w/ Ashlee Vance

Описание: It was a busy and difficult summer for Wasabi but that experience is the foundation of our current success.


As Ashlee mentions Justin and I's initial interview with them was just a couple of weeks after the quickie accident. You can see my black left eye in one of the interview shots. The quickie wreckage is behind me in the hangar, I had it hidden because it was technically quarantined while we waited for the NTSB to review the engine controller data. The other incident mentioned is discussed in the most recent Lancair video (   • Bailing Out Sucks - Preflight briefing for...  . It was a really interesting emergency on its own but it was certainly compounded by the recency of the quickie accident etc. The engine is related to race 33, which blew up a couple weeks later (   • Reno Air Races, Qualification and Emergenc...  ).

Jennifer Whaley Seguin was pregnant with our first at the time and needless to say life was full. They say when it rains it pours, and all you can do is put your head down and keep swimming. I wouldn't trade that time in my life for anything, but looking back on it now...things were busy.

What do you think?

Full Hello World Episode here:
   • The World's Grittiest Space Startup  

Related ‪@redbull‬ crash video:
https://www.redbull.com/us-en/episode...

Related Article:
https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-to...

Accident report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b...

More info on the Wasabi Siren: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seguin_...

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