It's amazing how I can feel such a loss for someone I haven't met. I guess that's the power of this great community. I know it will come back in time but this morning I don't feel like building and I don't feel like flying, I just feel like hanging out with my wife and son. So many have said it but what a kick to the gut.
My prayers and condolences to his family.
My thoughts and prayers go to the family. Like so many others, Tony was one of those whose posts I would always read. I am deeply saddened.
The saddest, yet the best, obits appear right here on VAF. We too, given enough time, will be featured. We should strive to live the life that brings condolences and remembrances as fine as these. RIP, Tony
Bob Kelly
I am not very familiar with the RV build but this was found a good distance from the main wreckage. I am leaning towards horizontal stab because I see an offset hinge and would think the vert stab would be inline. Also thinking it is the right side but have no idea. I do not see a spar. Maybe someone can ID this piece.
The picture below is the verticle stab.............becasue of this accident, I'm going to re-visit this area and put some side loads on the vertical stab to see if I can find anything (cracks) around the front mount.
Negative Fred, that is NOT the vertical stab. The vertical stab is in a tree clearly visible in the photos in this link: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/...e50-223b-11e3-bb46-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm
Please don't speculate if you're not sure what you're talking about. The piece you're talking about is one side of the horizontal stab.
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Thank you for all of your kind words and happy memories. Tony is the love of my life, my best friend, and my soul mate and I miss him terribly. I saw the crash site today and it is awful. I will tell you that whatever happened in my mind had to be catastrophic. Tony was a great pilot, a great man and a great husband and friend. Please feel free to reach out to me -