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It was a beautiful flying day. Warm, sunny, perfectly calm. Anthony and I were for the first time since I moved, flying our gas planes. Every thing was going perfect until... |
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Some moron misjudged the trees while turning on final approach and landed 40 feet up in a tree! So out goes Air Rescue! |
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It's too high, wedged in and way out on a limb. I guess it’s there until the wind blows it down. |
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On the morning of December 4, in sweatpants and slippers I braved the 21° weather to check with my binoculars the status of my captive plane. It had been extremely windy the previous night and I was anxious to see if the plane had dropped down any during the storm. When I looked, all I could see is a small part of the wingtip in the tree. The rest was gone! I quickly walked the ¼ mile across the frozen field (still in slippers) to investigate. When I arrived, I found the plane right side up, on its gear next to the tree. The airframe had sustained considerable damage and I believe is not worth fixing. But I was still relieved to recover the intact motor and electronics. Here is what it looked like. |
