Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Getting farther off topic, but I guess air crashes involve work done to metal!

Funny -- I had a sortasimilar experience with a Piper Colt while taking
lessons. About 10" of the prop broke off on takeoff. Jerked the engine
half out of its mounts. We were about 50 feet up. I was happy to comply
with my instructor's suggestion that he take over. It was an OEM metal
prop, with a hairline crack that let go.
Dave Goodfellow

----- Original Message -----
From: Hugh Prescott <hugh@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Getting farther off topic, but I guess air
crashes involve work done to metal!


> Thanks
>
> Drag strip I heard or read but quite sure if anyone was on the runway they
> gave way when they realized that the sucker was really going to set it
down.
>
> My first BAD flying experience was having a Piper Colt aka "The Brick"
blow
> a crankshaft just after rotating on takeoff. Flight charisterics of this
> beast were takeoff 90, fly at 92-95, fell out of the sky at about 85, had
no
> flaps. I was solo with a total time of about 8 hours. It basicly cut the
> crankcase in half, front half with propeller and rear half still attached
to
> the plane. Windshield and both side windows instantly covered with oil.
>
> I didn't know there was that much oil in an engine.
>
> Only thing I could see was the edge of the runway through the little air
> vent in the side window.
>
> Just kept the edge of the runway centered and mushed it back on the
runway.
>
> Tower got on the radio and "Wanted to know if I was going to taxi back?"
>
> Hugh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin P. Martin <kpmartin@...>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:14 PM
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Getting farther off topic, but I guess air
> crashes involve work done to metal!
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Hugh Prescott [mailto:hugh@...]
> > >The plane is known as the "Gremile Glider" (after the abandoned RCAF
> field
> > >it landed at) and was still flying recently. Spelling may be wrong.
> > I believe that should be "Gimli" (hard G). As I recall, the field had
been
> > converted into a racetrack, and there were motorcycle races going on
that
> day. I
> > guess the surprise entrant must have stolen the show!
> > -Kevin Martin
> >
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