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09-14-2015, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cedar Park, TX
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Yikes! Glad all are ok, sorry that my first thought is that now you are without a hot spare yet again  .
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CMW E-Lift
RV-9A N4822C flying 2200+hrs. / Cedar Park, TX
RV8 Building - fuselage / showplanes canopy (Done!)
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09-14-2015, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Vancouver, WA USA
Posts: 908
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I follow all your travels, very inspirational! Looks like it's been a hard summer, first the engine in your -10, very cool the way you handled that set back, now this,,, this one makes me a little sick to the stomach, sorry for your troubles!
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09-14-2015, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Germantown Wisconsin
Posts: 65
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So sorry to see this but glad you guys are OK. That is enough for this year, right?
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Jack and Marmy
RV-9A N565VT
825+ hours flying
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09-14-2015, 08:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: logan, utah
Posts: 405
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I got a good question. What was the airspeed at the time of strike
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Erik Mortenson
Rans S-20 low and slow
14 build working on wings
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09-15-2015, 06:00 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Indpls. IN
Posts: 35
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Bird Strike
I was a little luckier than you, I was able to turn my bird strike in to a landing light.
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09-15-2015, 06:51 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
Posts: 10,761
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tommylewis
Sure happy it was not the windshield or a fuel tank hit.
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Actually our hit was just inboard of yours, in the last bay of the fuel tank.
Even though we have no way of comparing size of birds, the fuel tank skin is thicker and with fuel backing the skin, our damage was much less.
Glad damage is limited to the airplane.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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09-15-2015, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Yardley, PA
Posts: 1,334
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Buff out
Ahhhh, that'll buff out... if not, a little bondo 
Sorry to hear about the strike. Good luck with the repairs and let us know how you go about it.
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09-15-2015, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Montreal
Posts: 1,456
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A fellow I know in a slow build -8 had this happen. He ordered a new pre-punched skin, drilled the old one out and put it in place. He was amazed that it all fit just fine, no filing or coaxing required. I don't know how he riveted it all closed, since access can be difficult, but it went very well and you can't tell it was ever repaired. If it was a tank or a windshield it might have been a lot more work, so while it sucks, it could have been worse and it should be a straight forward repair.
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Scott Black
Old school simple VFR RV 4, O-320, wood prop, MGL iEfis Lite
VAF dues 2020
Instagram @sblack2154
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09-15-2015, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
Posts: 5,514
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Yikes!
Is that a BEAK HOLE? All that flying around the country and this happens a few miles from home. I guess "they" are right, most accidents are close to home.
Sure glad a wing was chosen.
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RV-7
Lord Kelvin:
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and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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09-15-2015, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Granbury, Tx 0tx1
Posts: 2
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time for upgrade?
I still think i's a good spot for a landing lite Mod.  |
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