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11-07-2009, 05:47 AM
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Superstitious !! or ??
Okay, I found a really good deal on an engine. low to mid-time for $8k. Needs nothing. Here's the problem. The engine was salvaged from a crash which resulted in the fatality of the pilot. (fuel exhaustion, impacted some trees on approach)
I never have been particularly superstitious, but suddenly I am feeling just a little.
If I purchase this thing, am I going to be haunted or what? I don't want any uninvited passengers on a long night flight.
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11-07-2009, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by apkp777
If I purchase this thing, am I going to be haunted or what? I don't want any uninvited passengers on a long night flight.
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No (unless you want to be)
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11-07-2009, 07:01 AM
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Try looking at the other side of the coin.
Maybe the late pilot can ride along with you and help you prevent what happened to him.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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11-07-2009, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mel
Maybe the late pilot can ride along with you and help you prevent what happened to him.
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That's what I figured. Could be a good thing...
Just one problem though. Apparently ghost's have some kind of mass, as they can make floors creak, which one can actually feel. Would we have to figure one in for weight and balance? 
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11-07-2009, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by L.Adamson
Just one problem though. Apparently ghost's have some kind of mass, as they can make floors creak, which one can actually feel. Would we have to figure one in for weight and balance? |
Naw, That's just a movie thing!
Real ghosts don't have mass, unless, they're Catholic of course!
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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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Last edited by Mel : 11-07-2009 at 07:49 AM.
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11-07-2009, 07:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
Maybe the late pilot can ride along with you and help you prevent what happened to him.
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The song 'Riding with Private Malone' comes to mind.
"My name is Private Andrew Malone
If you're reading this, then I didn't make it home
But for every dream that shattered, another one comes true
This car was once a dream of mine, now it belongs to you
And though you may take her and make her your own
You'll always be riding with Private Malone."
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Doug
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11-07-2009, 08:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
Naw, That's just a movie thing!
Real ghosts don't have mass, unless, they're Catholic of course!
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Then they would be holy spirits!
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Joe Schneider
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11-07-2009, 08:02 AM
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When you say "needs nothing," are you certain that the prop was not impacted in the crash?
It seems very unlikely that a crash could occur that kills the pilot but does not result in a prop strike (even if the engine is not turning, a prop strike could bend the flange).
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11-07-2009, 08:07 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Movie reference
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Originally Posted by Mel
Maybe the late pilot can ride along with you and help you prevent what happened to him.
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Hey, it worked in the film "Always." 
John Clark
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11-07-2009, 08:13 AM
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I could test it out for you, fly it for a couple hundred hours and let you know if anything "feels" wrong 
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