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If you have a Parking Brake Valve....

Ironflight

VAF Moderator / Line Boy
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...and you intend to try water skiing with your airplane (remember those T-6 videos that were going around a few months ago?), here's a good safety reminder! ;)

From today's preliminary FAA accident reports (these are always a good read on Monday):

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 94HY Make/Model: HUSK Description: A-1B HUSKY
Date: 08/27/2006 Time: 1250

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: NYSSA State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT LANDED ON A DIRT STRIP AND FLIPPED OVER. ACFT WAS USED FOR WATER
SKIING, THE PILOT HAD LOCKED THE BRAKES, FORGOT TO UNLOCK THEM BEFORE
LANDING, NYSSA, OR :eek:
 
Thanks Paul, I think I will put that on my check list!

Adam Silverstein
Finnish, 8, Soon.
 
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