Curious About Mid Air Collidions

[Ron Van Putte]

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>  From: BUDDYonRC at aol.com
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:20 PM
> Subject: Curious About Mid Air Collidions
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> While talking pattern the question came up about how many mid air 
> collisions there were in a season flying pattern.
> I thought I would post the question and possibly get an idea of the 
> number from the your answers.
> At the contests that I attended in 2004 I counted four, let me know 
> what contest you attended that experienced one.

The most memorable midair I ever saw was between Ray McCellan and Chip 
Hyde at a Nats in Lawrenceville, IL.  After the collision, both 
airplanes went to idle and several pieces began to fall.  Then, the 
engine on Chip's airplane went to full throttle and he put it into 
knife edge flight.  It was minus half the right wing.  He flew the 
airplane back and dumped it on the runway.  Incredible!

Ron Van Putte
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