Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:25:47 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.32.5.132] (HELO ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.2) with ESMTP id 422466 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:14:46 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.32.5.132; envelope-from=ckohler1@cfl.rr.com Received: from 34025820001 (16.229.204.68.cfl.rr.com [68.204.229.16]) by ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i8KFECZo010566 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:14:13 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <004c01c49f24$8fd8ddd0$6401a8c0@34025820001> From: "Charlie Kohler" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Formation Flying X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:14:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0049_01C49F03.08717CB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C49F03.08717CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I can vouch for this small portion of the story which was not = embellished at all. In fact, as I said--he left out a detail or two. Charlie K. PS ---John Lear on John Lear "During some off time in 1968 I attempted to ferry a Cessna 320 from = Oakland to Australia with the first stop in Honolulu. About 2 hours out = from Oakland I lost the right engine and had no provisions for dumping = fuel. I went down into ground effect (T effect for you purists) and for = 3 hours and 21 minutes flew on one engine about 25 feet above the waves = and made it into Hamilton AFB after flying under the Golden Gate and = Richmond bridges." You'll never guess who was the young Aero Club maintenance officer who = changed this engine. And also participated with the FAA in the tear down = of that engine. It's amazing what a hole in the top of the piston will = do! He also doesn't mention the fact that he threw the HF radio out the = door and it hit the horizontal stabilizer. ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C49F03.08717CB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I can vouch for this small portion = of the=20 story which was not embellished at all. In fact, as I said--he left out = a detail=20 or two.

Charlie K.

PS ---John Lear on John Lear

"During some off time in 1968 I attempted to ferry a Cessna 320 from = Oakland=20 to Australia with the first stop in Honolulu. About 2 hours out from = Oakland I=20 lost the right engine and had no provisions for dumping fuel. I went = down into=20 ground effect (T effect for you purists) and for 3 hours and 21 minutes = flew on=20 one engine about 25 feet above the waves and made it into Hamilton = AFB=20 after flying under the Golden Gate and Richmond bridges."

You'll never guess who was the young Aero Club maintenance = officer who=20 changed this engine. And also participated with the FAA in the tear down = of that=20 engine. It's amazing what a hole in the top of the piston will do! He = also=20 doesn't mention the fact that he threw the HF radio out the door and it = hit the=20 horizontal stabilizer.

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