Bad wing at the 93 Nats

[Joe Gieseke]

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

[frank williams]

Damn runway landing light.!

[RandySmith]

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

[Doug Moon]

Ouch!!!!

[Joe Gieseke]

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.

[Bob Hunt]

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.

Gee, Joe, I wonder if Don Gieseke has any knowledge of how that pesky landing light got to the banquet... 

Bob Hunt

[Joe Gieseke]

Hmmm. I dont know, but I'll find out. I didnt know anything about this event prior to today.

[Bob Hunt]

Hmmm. I dont know, but I'll find out. I didnt know anything about this event prior to today.

When you talk to Don about this, remember the key phrase: Statute of limitation... 

Bob

[Mike Ferguson]

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

[Paul Walker]

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!!!!

[Ken Culbertson]

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.

[Mike Ferguson]

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.

[Howard Rush]

Outboard wings hitting fences and trees: Jimmy Casale

Who among us has not flown a control line airplane into a tree?

[Brett Buck]

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

[Air Ministry .]

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 ' .

[Joe Gieseke]

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.

[Paul Walker]

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!

[Mike Haverly]

Who among us has not flown a control line airplane into a tree?

Or traffic safety cones?

[Joseph Patterson]

       Or having a German Shepard leap and catch the plane by the prop!
        Doug

[Joseph Patterson]

     DAT'S A GOOD'UN TY!!
             Doug