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Title: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Joe Gieseke on May 10, 2019, 12:11:11 PM
I ran into this picture today as I was clean up my out building. I thought someone might remember it and get a grin out of it.

Joe G
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: frank williams on May 10, 2019, 01:22:07 PM
Damn runway landing light.!
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: RandySmith on May 10, 2019, 02:32:07 PM
Hi Joe

I was watching  when that happened....  only the  Bear could hit the light  with the  inboard wing !  :-)   Billy looked at me  and  said  "the wandering Bear "  LOL

Randy
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Doug Moon on May 10, 2019, 04:22:13 PM
Ouch!!!!
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Joe Gieseke on May 10, 2019, 07:22:35 PM
I heard that he was awarded the light assembly at the banquet. I understand it never made it to Texas, it was deposited in a dumpster somewhere southwest of Illinois.
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Joe Gieseke on May 10, 2019, 08:34:52 PM
Hmmm. I dont know, but I'll find out. I didnt know anything about this event prior to today.

Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Mike Ferguson on May 11, 2019, 12:24:29 PM
Hi Joe

I was watching  when that happened....  only the  Bear could hit the light  with the  inboard wing !  :-)   Billy looked at me  and  said  "the wandering Bear "  LOL

Randy

Inboard wings hitting lights: Bob Gieseke
Outboard wings hitting fences and trees: Jimmy Casale
Entire airplanes flying into trunk of car: Lou Dudka
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Paul Walker on May 13, 2019, 08:33:16 AM
Inboard wings hitting lights: Bob Gieseke
Outboard wings hitting fences and trees: Jimmy Casale
Entire airplanes flying into trunk of car: Lou Dudka

Don't forget the STOP sign that Jimmy ran into!!!!
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Ken Culbertson on May 13, 2019, 10:04:42 AM
Don't forget the STOP sign that Jimmy ran into!!!!

You guys need to find a circle somewhere.  This flying in street intersections is just too dangerous. LL~
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Mike Ferguson on May 13, 2019, 05:42:07 PM
Don't forget the STOP sign that Jimmy ran into!!!!

He ran his planes into lots of things. The side of a Bradlees department store (after snapped lines) was another good one.

Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Howard Rush on May 13, 2019, 11:56:26 PM
Outboard wings hitting fences and trees: Jimmy Casale

Who among us has not flown a control line airplane into a tree?
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Brett Buck on May 14, 2019, 12:26:40 AM
Who among us has not flown a control line airplane into a tree?

   I haven't. But I did fly my inboard wing into my fuel can once, and I felt a lot better about it once the illustrious Bear did something similarly, er, impressive.   

    I saw one notable individual who shall remain nameless fly his i-beamer, perhaps the prototype Juno, inverted into his own tool box.

    Brett
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: M Spencer on May 14, 2019, 12:40:45 AM
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into his own tool box.


Much better when you hit it square & center .

Gotta ' Schnick Schnick ' a cople of times one day , on the glide . Couldnt find any marks on any of the aeroplanes .
The Line up and the center relationship . All my own aeroplanes . Definately Two from the ' clicks ' .
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Joe Gieseke on May 14, 2019, 08:29:30 AM
There have probably been many, but I've heard of one intetesting case when the lines got slack and the plane came into the circle and hit the pilot.
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Paul Walker on May 14, 2019, 11:53:24 AM
There have probably been many, but I've heard of one intetesting case when the lines got slack and the plane came into the circle and hit the pilot.

Yes, but is is WHERE it hit home that made it a roll on the floor laughing event!
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Mike Haverly on May 14, 2019, 04:33:32 PM
Who among us has not flown a control line airplane into a tree?

Or traffic safety cones?
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 14, 2019, 05:32:34 PM
       Or having a German Shepard leap and catch the plane by the prop!
        Doug
Title: Re: Bad wing at the 93 Nats
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 14, 2019, 09:08:32 PM
     DAT'S A GOOD'UN TY!!
             Doug