Impact bites the Dust

[Bill Glaze]

Jim:
Just what I've thought from the first I heard of it.  However, my policy 
is to keep quiet in 7 different languages..................... :'(   
Bill Glaze

Jim Ivey wrote:

>Mike
> I hate to say it but there is something about the name of that plane  ****!!!!(()).
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>Jim Ivey
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>>From: "Michael Laggis" <fishgod at pobox.mtaonline.net>
>>Date: 2005/07/12 Tue PM 03:03:20 EDT
>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>Subject: Impact bites the Dust
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>>Another Impact bites the dust. I took Thurs. and Fri. off to practice for
>>our State Pattern contest. The second flight on Thurs. I got a flame out.
>>Well trying to avoid straining the plane through a barbed wire fence, I ran
>>out of air speed about 4 feet off the ground. The plane went in at a 45
>>degree angle and as soon as the spinner touched the earth the tail wrapped
>>around the fuse and broke off about 3in in front of the stab. The only other
>>damage to the plane was a cracked chin cowl. The spinner and prop were not
>>even nicked. This was one of the first Impacts to hit US soil, It came with
>>no directions and no tail formers. On a side note, I dusted off the Focus,
>>mounted my motor and electronics and got 3 trim flights in. Then flew to a
>>first place in Advanced. I do have to say, for me the Focus flies much
>>better then the Impact. I'm sad for the lost $$$ but somehow glad to be
>>flying the Focus again. 
>>
>>Michael Laggis
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