OMG!!!!  Finn!!  I expected it was bad, but that is astounding that you walked away.  The fuel tank wrapped around the branch is just crazy.  I was I were there to hear your talk.

 

Dave Leonard

 

On 10/31/05, Finn Lassen <finn.lassen@verizon.net> wrote:

Well, I'm glad to have supplied some entertainment ;)

Yesterday, when taking a closer look, I noticed another interesting detail (barely visible in the photos). The steel cables to the rudder were strong enough to break apart the rudder pedals and contributed to keeping my feet clear of the departing front part of the plane (engine, tank and most of cockpit).

After taking it apart, it looks like the tail section is reusable (need to reskin elevators, rudder and vert stab.)

Finn

Bill Eslick wrote:

With humble apologies to Finn for the large number of photos of his short-field landing, here is a short photo recap of the weekend.

 

Go to www.weslick.com and click on the link, or just click http://tinyurl.com/bjpga