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Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.
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 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:06 am Post subject: Recovery Pictures |
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Eugene Zimmerman asked: << How did you manage to "right" your inverted
plane again once on firm dry ground without further damage? Did any mud
or water enter your engine while inverted on the lake? >>
Gene -
When the helicopter set the plane down (inverted), it was only a matter
of removing the wings and horizontal stabilizers, so that we could roll
the airplane back onto its wheels. Took us about 30 minutes to do this.
The worst that came of it was minor scratching on the Lexan door
windows. No structural damage was incurred by rolling the wingless
plane 180 degrees on the ground. (Adds to my confidence, regarding the
level of structural integrity of the Kolb design!)
Fortunately, no mud or water entered the engine. For those 2 days while
the Kolb was on the lake bed upside down, the engine stayed just above
the surface, out of the muck. The top-mounted muffler was the barrier -
like a pontoon of sort, it kept the motor above the surface. I plan to
remove the muffle and clean it out. But I'm confident the Rotax-912
will be OK.
Dennis
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JetPilot
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Recovery Pictures |
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I saw a trike pilot post and talk on his webpage about your accident, he flew over those dry lakes to try to find the place you landed, but could not. You can now consider youself famous in the ultralight world 
Mike
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