...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! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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