At 06:23 PM 9/2/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Hey Larry, > >How bad was the damage to your Q-2 yesterday? I heard you ended up on the >nose. Didi you get hurt at all?
Just my pride and the plane. With a little luck, it will cost less than $100 + a new prop, but one landing dear was laying on its side attached only by the UNI glass at the top of the canard. I am probably going to pull the engine and go up to Revmaster, though one has never failed under the conditions of the crash. It was my fault. Hi speed taxiing led me to believe that my header tank would feed properly, so I did not put in a forward facing vent. Tank vacuum caused a power loss right at take-off. To make matters worse, I worried too much about the end of the runway and allowed the plane to go into the weeds. Even a ground loop on the runway would have caused less damage. Larry Severson Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 968-9852 lar...@socal.rr.com
