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Old 06-26-2007, 11:42 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default GOT THE GREATEST CRASH PICS!?!?! LETS SEE THEM!!!!!

Hey guys I just wanted to get a thread going where we can bask in the glory of our finest or... not so finest moments! So if you have any of your finest carnage on camera lets see it!
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Old 06-26-2007, 11:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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mine...
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Old 06-26-2007, 12:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Here's mine. Replace left wing, Cowl, Firewall, Spinner, prop, repair motor box sides and she'll be back in the air agian. Just received the wing from Caroline today!
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Old 06-26-2007, 12:21 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 06-26-2007, 12:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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AWESOME!!! Keep'um coming!
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:16 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Heres my first crash of the season.
dead sticked at low altitude.
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
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That is simply the best crash pictures I have ever seen.

Glad to see she will be repaired.
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Good Lord! How were you able to hit that pole! never seen anything like that...
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:44 PM   #9 (permalink)
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This was Yuri Higuchi's deadstick/dive/flutter/explode/explode again/spin/whump landing at the Joe Nall.

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Old 06-26-2007, 01:48 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by FlyingSquirrel10
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Good Lord! How were you able to hit that pole! never seen anything like that...
Well I bet if you tried to hit it you could not. It would move out of the way at the last minute every time.

But if some one yelled out "Be Careful of the pole" you could get it with your eyes shut.!!!!
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Frank,

You almost seem to have some compassion in the description of that crash???
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Old 06-26-2007, 01:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
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These are from DKnippen (Dan Knippen)'s recent Carden Edge 540 Crash. Straight down, full throttle from about 600 feet...boom!
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