Frank,
Very sorry to hear of your mishap, and I hope you heal quickly. Take care fo yourself, and at least you know you'll have something to keep you busy during the winter.
Dale
Frank,
Very sorry to hear of your mishap, and I hope you heal quickly. Take care fo yourself, and at least you know you'll have something to keep you busy during the winter.
Dale
Measure twice, cut once...
scratch head, shrug, shim to fit.
Flying an RV-12. I am building a Fisher Celebrity, slowly.
Ah Frank, I'm so sorry for your loss but so happy that, once fully recovered and healthy from your minimal injuries, you'll be able to put Humpty/Babette back together again. Given your flying history to date, you're one very lucky dude. Better to be lucky than good lookin'.
I would not ever presume to second guess you but if those were MY only choices, I would have taken the road with cars. Historically, seems to mostly work out well for airplanes in similar circumstances with a little luck. And you are lucky!
Frank, sorry you had an accident. Glad you're mostly OK and don't have any long term health issues from the crash.
As for the airplane, well, you needed something to do this winter anyway, right?
Oh.... no....
Wow, sorry to hear about it. Welcome to the club... glad to hear you're not badly hurt... and already talking about rebuilding.
Very sorry to hear about your engine failure. Dollars and time will bring back the airplane and your injuries will heal so there's a lot to be thankful for. As soon as I read your latest post I thought back to this post and how nervous it made me feel watching it. It was beautiful and concerning at the same time for the same reason -- the scenery. Thankfully the problem choose a different moment than this to become part of your life.......
Frank, very sorry to hear of your misfortune but glad it had a "good" outcome.....you are here to tell us about it.
May be too soon to think about this, but carefully consider whether or not it would be most expedient to repair or build a fresh ride....would it be best to have an aircraft with crash history or a new one.....best wishes for whichever path you choose!
I made the FAA man chuckle when he asked me my plans and I replied "I have a data plate, an N number, and a repairman's certificate, so..."
The opinions and statements of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.
For those curious about what a tube-and-gusset aircraft looks like after it falls out of a 50 foot tall tree:
She did a great job of collapsing and taking all the acceleration of the stop so I didn't have to.
I must have taken a branch to the face, judging from the goggles:
I like this photo because it looks far more dramatic than it actually was.
The opinions and statements of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.
Last edited by Floatsflyer; 08-27-2019 at 05:11 PM.