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Flying is fun but back yard parking seems to be dangerous. My old man backed his car into my plane. He simply forgot it... A dent but I'll fix it. The structure is rigid and it's sheet metal so easy to fix compared to modern carbon fibre missiles...
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No damage in the firewall or in front of it. At least I could not find any. It's way behind the firewall.
I'll take a closer look tomorrow.
Anyway... I flew this plane as it is from the Eastern Border to our home base, about 100miles. I'm currently working on a piece of sheet metal which I intend to use to replace the damaged part. We'll "cut" the damaged spot open tomorrow and if nothing special, we'll rivet the new part there.
Any firewall damage? Front cowling...motor , prop, exhaust? Almost anything can be fixed, some fixes are just tougher than others. This makes my ski re-design look pretty small.
Bugger! Just completed repairs on my 601XL-B after it had a fight with the wind while parked.
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