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Offline Gary Dowler

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Interesting coincidence
« on: October 13, 2018, 02:02:22 AM »
Back in august I lost my Shoestring Stunter in a crash after the lines had snagged on a weed at take off.
Tonight I located the journal I had kept on this plane, which had been misplaced. I keep one on all my planes. Looking in it revealed an interesting tid bit that I had not realized.
It's maiden flight was on 8/13/2016.
It's fatal Flight was on 8/13/2018.
2 years to the day.

Gary
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Offline FLOYD CARTER

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2018, 01:36:46 PM »
The chances are 1 in 365
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Offline Dane Martin

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2018, 02:28:57 PM »
That is pretty strange. You could look at it as you had 730 days of awesomeness with it.....
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Offline Gary Dowler

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2018, 04:39:38 PM »
Quote from: Dane Martin on October 13, 2018, 02:28:57 PM
That is pretty strange. You could look at it as you had 730 days of awesomeness with it.....
Well, thanks to Mark Scarbourough helping me to trim it out better, I had 729 days of frustration/adequacy with it and one day of pure awesomeness, before the local flora ruined my fun.  LL~

Gary

Edit:  forgot a little credit for helping transform it into a great flier, that goes to Brett Buck for the education on engines and the OS 20FP it eventually wore.
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Offline Ted Fancher

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2018, 05:59:16 PM »
Just curious, did the fatal event occur on a Friday????

Ted
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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2018, 06:06:51 PM »
Quote from: Ted Fancher on October 13, 2018, 05:59:16 PM
Just curious, did the fatal event occur on a Friday????

Ted

Aren't you supposed to be knockin' 'em dead at GSSC, and not lurking on some Internet forum?
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Offline Larry Fruits

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2018, 06:46:08 PM »
Quote from: Ted Fancher on October 13, 2018, 05:59:16 PM
Just curious, did the fatal event occur on a Friday????

Ted
Interesting observation Ted, however 8-13-18 was a Monday.

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Offline Jim Kraft

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2018, 06:54:50 PM »
That always happens the day the warrantee runs out. 2,000 revolutions or 2 years, which ever comes first. Next one make sure you give it a longer warrantee period. That does not include certain drive train parts.
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Offline Gary Dowler

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2018, 10:45:25 PM »
Quote from: Ted Fancher on October 13, 2018, 05:59:16 PM
Just curious, did the fatal event occur on a Friday????

Ted
Calendar says it was a Monday.
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Offline Gary Dowler

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2018, 10:47:05 PM »
Quote from: Jim Kraft on October 13, 2018, 06:54:50 PM
That always happens the day the warrantee runs out. 2,000 revolutions or 2 years, which ever comes first. Next one make sure you give it a longer warrantee period. That does not include certain drive train parts.
yeah, I'll buy the extended protection plan on the next one!!

Lol

Gary
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Offline Jim Kraft

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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2018, 10:29:59 AM »
Years ago when I first started flying again in the early 60's, my wife and kids came out to watch. When ever I crashed my wife would lay on the horn and her and the kids would celebrate. I crashed a lot. When I quit crashing so much, they quit coming out to watch. They said it was no fun anymore. I owe all my success in model aviation to my wife an kids who made me keep at it until I could fly reasonably well. They also helped me keep my sense of humor at my dumb mistakes. After learning how to fly inverted on control line planes, r/c was a natural.


Actually, my wife and kids have always supported me in everything I have ever done. I am so blessed. If you have a wife that supports you, you have most of what you need to succeed. She introduces me as her lucky husband. And she is right.
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Re: Interesting coincidence
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2018, 02:19:54 PM »
And Ray Cote received a hand written letter from President Ford on August 14th!
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