What a first flight story John, and it makes my hair standing while reading through your horrifying narratives about the crazy guy! Hey, my hat off to him, despite his "successful took off" was forced by a stuck throttle, but it actually proved my dream of flying my KR2 into the air and coming down might just coming true someday with absolutely zero prior experience on the bird...?!!
I won't have a stuck throttle for sure if that happens! BTW, I am wondering if anyone in this list is there at Lakeland Fl for the Sun n Fun? Cheers! Dr. Hsu On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 11:52 PM John Gotschall <johngotsch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow. > > Sorry to hear of the bouncing, etc. > > I have a first flight story to relate : > > My house is the last one at the south west end of 8W5, Apex airpark. > > A couple of years back a guy showed up with a delta wing pusher powered > weight steered trike. He ran the length of the runway over and over, never > lifting off. > > On morning he reappeared and made a few more runs. I made my coffee and > walked out back of my house to see if the chickens had any fresh eggs for > me. > > I heard him make a run but this time he did not stop. I walked closer to > the runway where I could see him then 100 feet in the air climbing away and > making what appeared to be left traffic. That got my attention because we > are right traffic there. Anyway still screaming full power he ascended out > of sight to the northwest, beyond the trees. > > I turned my attention to my veggie patch but soon I noticed he had > reappeared north of the field at something like 1000agl and was now flying > a right hand pattern. Hmm. I kept watching and listening. > > Still at full throttle, I could hear the 2 stroke screaming through the > crisp morning spring air. > > He found his way to the downwind for 35 and still screaming full throttle > flew a bent twisted downwind with little or no altitude control. This > guy was "all over the place". > > Eventually he turned base (engine still screaming) and was making a very > fast descent. I began to wonder why he was in such a hurry. He flew base > then turned final and seemed to be accelerating further. Still the 2 > stroke is just screaming. Wow, is this a tail hook guy? > > As he made short final I snapped some pics with my phone then (still > screaming full throttle), he started weaving and bobbing, the rolling put > his wing tips within inches of the grass. I decided to run, this guy might > cartwheel right over me. I got the hell outta the way. > > To my astonishment he, still at screaming full throttle drove the trike > right onto the paved runway, where a upon touchdown he killed the engine > and rolled gently to a stop directly behind my house! > > I waved and gave a thumbs up, walked back to my house for another cup of > joe. > > A couple minutes later I hear a voice out back: "HEY anybody there.?" > > I go back outside and see the pilot there by my gate. > > "Hi," I said " you have had quite a morning!, good to see you are not > broken." > > He told me the engine got stuck on full throttle and was out of control > during the taxi test that became a flight. He could not stop it and has no > idea why the engine voluntarily quit upon touchdown on the runway. > > Holy crap! I said. What a day.. You need to go home and think about life > and a buncha other stuff like what to do when flying with a stuck throttle. > > He then related his oncologist had informed him he is done for and he just > wanted to get this off his bucket list. He had never before flown anything > at all. > > Cheers dude! > > Gotta love first flights > > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 1:51 PM Steve Wattnem <swm...@clpower.com> wrote: > > > I’m glad you’re ok, Jeb. Thanks for sharing. After some repairs, you’ll > > be back at it. > > Steve Wattnem > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Apr 16, 2021, at 3:13 PM, jeb <n12...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm writing this so others won't make the same mistakes I made today. > > > We had a rare East breeze today, I wanted to see if I could lift the > > nose, > > > Well, I did - it took off and I was surprised, I tried to get it back > > down, but PIOs > > > and I hit hard and bounced - 3 times, the last time was hard, and it > was > > too much for > > > the nose strut (then the propeller) > > > Mistake one: not having a plan on what to do if it took to the air > > > Mistake two: lack of recent flying time dual and solo > > > Mistake three: posts on KRNet about just this sort of thing happening > > on high speed tests > > > which I read and didn't take as seriously as I should have. > > > > > > but hey, it actually flew. > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > -Change list delivery options at > > https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info > Board > > > -Search recent KRnet Archives at > > https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ > > > -Search John Boyea's decades of archive at > > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/ > > > > > > NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: The information contained in this message > > > > from CLP and any attachments are confidential and intended only > > > > for the named recipient(s). 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