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Float tip cap
This is what happened to the fiberglass tip cap on the pilot side float when I "lost" my skull cap spinner in flight.
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Comment by Bob McDonald on October 1, 2019 at 7:36am
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"Ouch !"
I had a prop suck up and flip a stick through the bottom of a fabric wing aircraft while doing 1st test flights. I was almost physically sick to my stomach. A lost nights sleep, and that wing got an extra sea plane drain and no one ever noticed.
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Comment by David J. Beaulieu on September 29, 2019 at 5:19pm
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Roger...must be my Karma re-balancing?
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Comment by Roger E Barnes on September 28, 2019 at 12:35pm
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what the hell Dave, you deserve better with such hard work and an amazing machine.
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Luckily, the repair is a relatively easy, non-structural job. Also luckily, the prop or airframe received no damage!
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Comment by Tom Sullivan on September 25, 2019 at 9:51pm
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Geez sorry, David. You certainly have had your share of challenging situations lately.
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Comment by Daniel Niendorff on September 25, 2019 at 8:31pm
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Looks rough, but could have been worse. Glad for you that nothing worse came from it.
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