Was the Cup race flown in a KR ........ or in a Sonerai? DC Bothell, WA
________________________________ From: J L <schml...@gmail.com> To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sun, August 8, 2010 6:47:00 PM Subject: Re: KR> More flying I hear you Joe. The first time I raced in the Cup race I was so nervous and flustered that I forgot to latch my canopy. It stayed closed because of its shape, until... I had just done a timing pass at 50agl indicating 210mph. I came around to land for fuel and put it in a hard slip on short final and all hell broke loose. It came open at about 100'agl, knocked my headphones off and stayed on the airplane. The first thing I could see (because of the wind if my face) was that I was going to impact the the berm at the end of the runway. I pulled up, slowed down and landed. I hate to think of how dead I would have been if it had come open durning the timing pass... We all get into the hurry up mode at times, but its so dangerous. Thanks for sharing your story, it could save someone's life! Jeff Sonerai I N1463J On 8/8/10, joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> wrote: > Hey Guys, > Sunday mornings all year with good weather The local club flies out to > breakfast. Today looked good so i fueled up and quickly hustled away from > the pumps so the next guy could get in there. There is a new club member > that asked to ride along with me and i told him if he wasn't afraid. Saddled > up and did the run up and down the run way we went. rotated up and fuel > started running in from the header tank onto my feet. climbed to about 400 > and declared a return and the rest of the guys waited for me to land. I had > changed my routine in hurrying at the pump and had not tightened any of the > fuel caps. A Quick jump out and tightened lids up and we were back off to > breakfast. on landing I asked again if he was scared yet. Not yet, Jeez I > would have been. A 25 min flight to South Jersey Regional. The KR handled a > little different flying closer to gross most noticably at slow speeds. At > home airport setting up for final I was a little high and in ground effect > It seemed to eat up the runway. So we went around for a second try. Jeez > this time I over shot base and was high again so that turned into a sort of > high speed pass. Third time the charm and it turned out to be a pretty fair > landing. I asked again if he was scared yet and he said no, I'm pretty sure > he was hiding tears by then. > Anyway, lessons learned in change. Changed routine and a mistake > made. Changed weight and changed flight characteristics. That should scare > away most of the guys that might ask for a ride at the Gathering. > > Joe Horton, > Coopersburg, Pa. > ____________________________________________________________ > Do YOU Qualify? > New Gov Regulations Allow US Residents to Remove Half of Their Debt. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c5f2173a5e9b634307st01duc > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
