Impact bites the Dust

[George Kennie]

Just think,...............If they had named it "High Impact",........it would be prone
to mid-airs!

Jim Ivey wrote:

> Mike
>  I hate to say it but there is something about the name of that plane  ****!!!!(()).
>
> Jim Ivey
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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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