Not to Shabby

[Mike Hester]

I was more concerned with it launching through this thin cowl into the cow pasture =) I can hold my own a little, but MAN talk about a balance issue!

Tore up the inside of the cowl, the nose ring mount tabs, the throttle linkage, cracked the chin cowl in several places, and shook every screw in the plane loose. 

BUT.....it's still on my wall charging for tomorrow =) And yes Cameron, I tightened the bolts before you even say it =P

-Mike
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 10:01 PM
  Subject: Re: Not to Shabby


  Heck Mike, it shouldn't have been a problem. Just a bunch of down and you would have been fine

  Matt

   In a message dated 2/5/2005 9:30:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, kerlock at comcast.net writes:
    Yup excellent day here in N Ga, but....

    I must be the luckiest guy alive. After 4 flights my engine became erratic. After landing I noticed a black streak of soot trailing from the chin cowl. Upon removing the chin cowl, I discovered that the entire mount would rotate completely in either direction, all the way till it hit cowl.

    Took it apart, discovered that 3 of 4 bolts came loose that hold the mount to the firewall, and the last one was holding by 3 threads. It did a lot of damage, but after an all afternoon shift, it's ready to go again in the morning.

    So, ask me if I feel lucky =)

    -Mike (with what is now a free plane!)
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