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Thanx for sharing your account of what happened. You've given the rest of us a chance to think ahead as to what to watch out for and steps we might employ to recover. We all learn from each others experiences. Paul --- GW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > I wrecked mine on January 13. I landed normally, > hit a bump on the runway, > got airborne again, and proceeded to porpoise 10 or > 12 times, each time > coming down at a very steep nose-down angle. Then > it would shoot back up > nose-high, stall, and come down again. It was > hitting so hard that I could > see the whole front end flop upwards when it would > hit. It ended up with > serious buckles right and left, popped rivets in the > rear spar, warped > belly, burst seal in the struts, bent mount, ruined > tire, and stringers > popped loose. It did $10,900 worth of damage to the > plane and it was > totaled. Right after I'd finally fixed it up to > where it was a good plane, > naturally! I decided the best thing to do was just > to buy the best plane I > could so that is how I ended up with the > Taylorcraft. I almost didn't buy > another plane at all. Avemco was excellent on the > claim but the problem was > that I couldn't get anybody to come and fix it. > They were going to give it > a chance to be fixed but nobody ever came to get it. > GW > > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
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