My Carden Midair Today

[LawnJockey]

" I put one in the back of a guy's truck once, didn't survive too good, but it was cool."Tom, I have got to hear that story when you get back.

[mikey]

Thanks guys for all the support I woke up this morning and thought maybe it would not be broken but it still is. Long Bus looked for the giles repair thread could not find it wondering if you have it book marked.

[Biff]

Mikey, first of all I feel your pain! What I'm most impressed about is you handling the accident as just that, an accident! Too many times we get carried away with the other guy. It's ALWAYS a .40 size plane that tries to share our airspace. You sir have just acheived major respect in my book. Mighty glad you're a Flying Giants member!!

[king160woody]

ohh,,, sorry to hear that mikey

[mikey]

Thanks Biff I just have to rember that we all have flown .40 size planes before and that our .40 size planes were just as special as a big planes when we owned them. If you go to a flying field and your plane cost 5000 and the other peoples cost 500 you have no more rights to the field then them. There is no one to blame it is a risk we all take when we fly with other planes in the air.

[Biff]

BRAVO DUDE!!! I must confess, I've embarrassed myself a couple times years ago. Don't plan on EVER pulling that nonsense again. Truly proud of how you handled yourself. You sir are a poster boy for what this site is all about. Being a gentleman and taking things as they come. Crashes do happen. As my dad told me years ago after one of my teenage micro bursts, "If you ain't man enough to lose and airplane gracefully, you best get another hobby. Crashes do happen. If you can't afford finacially or emotionaly to lose one,,better leave them in the shop." True that huh? You ROCK Mikey!!

[Flyinrazrback]

Did you build the edge?

[mikey]

Thanks Biff for the kind words. Flyinrazrback I did not build the plane I bought it from someone that had the plane professionaly built. I am going to try to get the wing ordered tommorow and do it myself. Unless someone is from the dallas area wants to build a wing for me?

[Flyinrazrback]

Ok cool, I just ask because the plane looks like it was a friend of mines.

[mikey]

I just want to thank the giants for all there support. It is great to belong to group that will help you out any way possible. I need to give a special thanks to flyinrazrback for hooking me up with someone that is going to do the work for me.

Thanks
Michael Yosten

[mr-magic]

id say you got out of it well considering how bad it could have been

[jack01]

Mikey,

First off, Biff nailed it on the head. Congrats on how you handled it! I know it sucks, but I've been in your shoes. Here's my take on the repair:

1. That wing is repairable. I've seen wings rebuilt that were broken into several pieces. Having said that, I wouldn't bother. The amount of repair work required to PROPERLY repair that wing is not much below what it would take to build a new and undamaged wing. If you had all of the tools and supplies, you'll spend more time waiting on glue to dry than you will building the wing.

2. I would send your engine in for a checkup. Anytime an engine throws part of a prop, and is still running, you run the risk of bending the crank and/or damaging bearings. I'm assuming it's a DA, so they will give you no hassle on checking it. Just tell them exactly what happened.

3. Spend a couple of hours going through all of the glue joints in the fuse, primarily the motor box and where the trusses join the motor box. These areas are typically where things break when a prop lets go. You may not find anything. Then again, you may find several areas that need some attention.