Pietenpol-List: Fwd: FW: RE: Oshkosh wreckage

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Original Posted By: steamlaunch(at)softhome.net
Hi Corky; Will you forward this to the "list" for me. I tried to answer some questionsthat popped up the other day but went sent couldn't seem to go thru..Idunno, something about plain text etc etc etc.Glad to hear you've started the taxi tests. How's she handling at high speed taxi??Now don't you succumb to temptation just yet. Be safe and have fun.JoeC 99621Subject: FW: RE: Oshkosh wreckageFor those asking about the wreckage for sale at the fly-market (Oshkosh), hereis the story. It was being flown out of a southern Wisc grass strip by an IL resident.Being a friend of his I won't mention his name to protect his privacy.This Piet was originally Model B powered but in later and current years it hadan A65 and was a great flyer. Reason for the engine change was too many timesa glider pilot.The accident took place on a west bound departure with an uphill grade at the westend of the field. As the plane was airborne and approached the uphill gradethe front seat passenger turned around in his seat to ask why the lack of climb(was climbing with the uphill grade).In doing so his knee pushed the stick far left ,,,too close to the ground for recoveryby the pilot. The pilotwas injured and was in the hospital for some timeand the passenger just had a large bruise on his knee from the stick when thepilot tried to wrestle it from him.moral of this story is-----make that front stick removable and get it out whentaking passengers.Hope this answers your questions.JoeC 99621--- Joe Czaplicki--- fishin3(at)earthlink.net--- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Joe Czaplicki"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fwd: FW: RE: Oshkosh wreckageSent to the list by request of Joe C.Corky in La