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), but was just sitting in the middle of the floor. When I = first saw the hanger after the storm, it was sitting right where I left it, = even though the walls and doors were blown open. I thought that was mighty = odd, and later I noticed that it looks like I tied it to the truck, and = dragged it a few miles. Apparently, it departed the hanger, and tumbled for = some distance across the ramp. Someone downwind recognized it, and put it = back in my hanger before I got there. =20 The Kolb Slingshot is out of the picture as well, and I've actually surrendered the data plate, airworthiness cert, and registration to the = FAA due to the damage. The plane will be rebuilt, and flying again by about next Summer. Again, this is not so bad, because it will actually be = easier, and cheaper than building from scratch, which is what I had planned to = do before I found this one for sale. =20 =20 I presume this effects your attending the SERFI at Evergreen,AL next = week end. I think I am going to try to make it. I know Tracy had intended = to attend at one time but that could have changed given all you Florida = folks have been through.=20 =20 You presume correctly. My current plan is to forget all the fly-ins, except for Tracy's. There's still a possibility I'll make it. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0263_01C4A478.B4529BC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Sorry to hear about the damage to = your=20 aircraft. Sounds like it could have been worst - small consolation = as it=20 is.

Thanks Ed, but you're right, it WAS much = worse for a=20 lot of folks. I can fix the rudder and aileron in a good = weekend=20 of work, and should have the parts by mid week. Total cost $150=20 :-)

The cowl is a bit rougher than before. It = wasn't on=20 the plane (when is it ever <G>), but was just sitting in the = middle=20 of the floor. When I first saw the hanger after the storm, it = was=20 sitting right where I left it, even though the walls and doors were = blown=20 open. I thought that was mighty odd, and later I noticed that it = looks=20 like I tied it to the truck, and dragged it a few miles. = Apparently, it=20 departed the hanger, and tumbled for some distance across the = ramp. =20 Someone downwind recognized it, and put it back in my hanger before I = got=20 there.

The Kolb Slingshot is out of the picture as = well, and=20 I've actually surrendered the data plate, airworthiness cert, = and=20 registration to the FAA due to the damage. The plane will be = rebuilt, and=20 flying again by about next Summer. Again, this is not so bad, = because=20 it will actually be easier, and cheaper than building from scratch, = which is=20 what I had planned to do before I found this one for=20 sale.

I presume this = effects your=20 attending the SERFI at Evergreen,AL next week end. I think I am = going to=20 try to make it. I know Tracy had intended to attend at one time = but that=20 could have changed given all you Florida folks have been through.

You presume correctly. My current = plan is to=20 forget all the fly-ins, except for Tracy's. There's still a = possibility=20 I'll make it.

Cheers,

Rusty

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