X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao12.cox.net ([68.230.241.27] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c2) with ESMTP id 734636 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:10:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.27; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao12.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20050927150939.SYCM2059.fed1rmmtao12.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:09:39 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: RV-3 found in woods Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:09:51 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c5c375$82cc8a80$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5C33A.D66DB280" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5C33A.D66DB280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable So let me get this straight - you crashed into the trees in the dark; = you found yourself hanging upside down in wreckage that was hanging in the = trees and on fire. So then you simply 'slide' out of the wreckage and went running through the woods in the dark directly to Tracy's house, to get water to put the fire out. =20 OK; I guess that pretty much happens every day:-). =20 I want you in my airplane every time I go up. =20 Really sorry about your plane; but it is so-o-o great that the story has such a good bright spot in it. =20 All the best, =20 Al =20 > Some pictures. > > The survivable "cockpit". Found myself upside-down hanging in seat=20 > belt and shoulder harness. Released buckle, slid down and ran up to=20 > Tracy's to get water to put out fire. > > Engine, fuselage tank and instrument panels were thrown clear. Top of=20 > fuselage tank burned up, and see engine picture (oil fire). = Salvageable? > > Finn > ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5C33A.D66DB280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

So let me get = this straight – you crashed into the trees in the dark; you found = yourself hanging upside down in wreckage that was hanging in the trees and on = fire. So then you simply ‘slide’ out of the wreckage and went = running through the woods in the dark directly to Tracy’s = house, to get water to put the fire out.

OK; I guess = that pretty much happens every dayJ.

I want you in = my airplane every time I go up.

Really sorry = about your plane; but it is so-o-o great that the story has such a good bright spot = in it.

All the = best,

> Some pictures.

> The survivable "cockpit". Found myself upside-down hanging in = seat

> belt and shoulder harness. Released buckle, slid down and ran up to =

> Tracy's to get water to put out fire.

> Engine, fuselage tank and instrument panels were thrown clear. Top of =

> fuselage tank burned up, and see engine picture (oil fire). = Salvageable?

> Finn

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