Return-Path: Received: from rly-yg03.mx.aol.com (rly-yg03.mail.aol.com [172.18.180.81]) by air-yg03.mail.aol.com (v107.13) with ESMTP id MAILINYG32-27e43a32b40342; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:02:06 -0500 Received: from ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com (ms-smtp-03-smtplb.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.5.133]) by rly-yg03.mx.aol.com (v108.32) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYG38-27e43a32b40342; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:01:52 -0500 Received: from FBH (rrcs-24-73-141-22.se.biz.rr.com [24.73.141.22]) by ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jBGL1nGL014925; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:01:50 -0500 (EST) From: "Brad Hassell" To: , Subject: FW: This guy wins the Stupid of the Century award. Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:04:12 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6025A.5AE6DFB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-AOL-IP: 65.32.5.133 ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6025A.5AE6DFB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit http://www.referenceonly.com/prop/ Click on the above link (or copy it to your browser) to see the photos of a guy here at the Venice Airport who had just filled his recently purchased, $16,000 Piper Cherokee, at the self serve pump at the airport. He could not start the A/C normally due to some problem with the starter, so had to hand prop the engine. He neglected to set the parking brake, and had the throttle set to 3/4, so guess what happened? The plane took off....right towards the self-serve pumps. Luckily the steel and concrete barriers were there, which the prop struck, immediately tearing loose from the crankshaft. You can see the damage that was done to the aircraft, and in the last two photo's, you can see the 102 yard flightpath of the spinner and prop, and where it came to rest on top of the hangar. Chalk that one up to experience. By the way, no insurance on the A/C. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6025A.5AE6DFB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =
 
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