I thought this would be benificial to all. Take notice Solly Melyon-Mgr AeroMax Aviation, LLC www.aeromaxaviation.com 229.241.1175
--- On Fri, 3/13/09, pul...@austin.rr.com <pul...@austin.rr.com> wrote: From: pul...@austin.rr.com <pul...@austin.rr.com> Subject: Pulsars are not fireproof To: pulsar-build...@caseyk.org Cc: jackschei...@austin.rr.com List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:34 PM I hate telling you how I know this. Having completed almost two weeks in California, I was going to fly from LA (BUR) to Palomar (CRQ) near San Diego this morning for my last day, then head towards home Saturday morning. On startup, my engine coughed heavily without starting. Then the smoke started. By the time I climbed out, dug out a phillips, yelled for the lineman to bring a fire extinguisher, removed the 15 quarter-turn fasteners and removed the cowl, paint was already bubbling up on the exterior of the cowl. There were flames coming from the area aft of the co-pilot carburetor. The fire was extinguished immediately after only burning for 2 - 3 minutes. Many wires are charred, electrical connectors are semi-melted, the brake fluid reservoir melted off its mount and who knows what else. I could not detect any structural damage and even the inside of the cowl seems structurally intact. The insurance adjuster will take a look in the next couple days and I'll return in a few weeks with parts and pieces to try and piece Juliette back together enough to fly her home. I'm not superstitious.
