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03-10-2015, 04:35 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sig600
The reporter says the airplane sustained "minor damage."
That'll buff out, right?
Glad they're ok. I'd be curious to hear how they got out.
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We had lunch with Mike, the builder and pilot, today and chatted with his wife afterwards - both in good spirits, and Mike did a great job of flying to keep them alive. He was in a spot over the mountains with very few options except to get to the flat desert near the airfield, and when he knew he couldn't make the runway, he flew the airplane as far into the forced landing as he could. Lots of sagebrush and soft sand contributed to the flip - it was probably unavoidabe given a nosedragger and the location.
The cockpit is full of dirt, but the rollbar saved them. The fire department got them out by lifting one wing far enough to get them out the broken canopy. Like most A-model fips I have seen pictures of, the cabin was very intact and did a great job of protecting the occupants.
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RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
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Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
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03-11-2015, 05:14 AM
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Great
Good news, indeed, Paul....thanks.
Best,
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Louisville, Ga
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03-11-2015, 09:19 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Quick question
Missed the initial report of this and haven't seen any pictures yet...was this a tip up or a slider?
Good news that both are OK.
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Lynchburg, VA
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03-11-2015, 10:16 AM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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Looks like a slider
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Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
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03-11-2015, 10:17 AM
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VAF Moderator / Line Boy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Hagerty
Missed the initial report of this and haven't seen any pictures yet...was this a tip up or a slider?
Good news that both are OK.
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It was a slider.
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Paul F. Dye
Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
A&P, EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
http://Ironflight.com
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03-11-2015, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
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How does clearance compare . . .
Really glad to know they walked away in good shape . . .
This brings up what the clearance difference might be etween the tip up and slider? I am sorta hesitant to ask this question, but with the same head room seating position for the two, do the two roll bar locations give the same head to ground clearance ?
The tip-up has the line drawn from the nose to the bar, and the slider is between the bar and the VS or aft fuse, if the VS is not included or damaged.
I am assuming each would have equal stretch due to belts, clothes etc.
Honestly, it "looks" like the slider offers greater head to runway clearance. But does anyone know the numbers?
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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
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03-11-2015, 11:24 AM
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Location: Frederick, MD
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Glad to hear they were OK. Off airport with soft/variable terrain is almost impossible to stay upright on when we have such small tires.
For fact finding only- The nose gear leg looked like it bent at the mount and at the nosewheel with the rest being relatively straight. Did this aircraft have the antisplat nose job?
I doubt the outcome would vary given the terrain, but it is a test case for how the gear bends if it was installed.
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03-11-2015, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Tennessee
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Looks like the prop wasn't even scratched! Really glad that the outcome was favorable.
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03-11-2015, 04:33 PM
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Location: Charlotte NC
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It's great that this turned out well. With the condition of the aircraft it looks like determining the cause of the failure should be easy. Any updates on that aspect of the accident. The why always concerns me so I can hopefully avoid the same issue.
George
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03-11-2015, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Greenfield, IN
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I do not know the accident fatalities or injuries between the slider and the tip-up.
I turned my 7A upside down and I believe the roll bar saved me. Only scratch I got was one getting out of the God broken canopy.
I had the antisplat on mine too. Cannot say it did not help, but it turned over anyway.
Sorry to see that happen to anyone.
Dave
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