WM P-51 Bites the desert dust.
12-14-2002, 08:58 PM
#1
WM P-51 Bites the desert dust.
May we all bow our heads in a moment of silence. 
Some of you have seen this picture around for a while. This is my little P-51 with the ST G90. It serviced me faithfully since last spring with around 75 uneventful flights. I was doing my usually 100mph passes and came around and put the gear down.
*Out on the back stretch and still cruising, I got no throttle respong or and controls either and went stright to the south forty. Considering what we could see from a distance it looked bad. Turns out it was but the engine was fine.
*Looks like most of the hardware and stuff "may" be usuable again. even the retracts are okay but that fuselage and wings were history. We'll get another up shortly. That G90 has been very reliable. later all.
Some of you have seen this picture around for a while. This is my little P-51 with the ST G90. It serviced me faithfully since last spring with around 75 uneventful flights. I was doing my usually 100mph passes and came around and put the gear down. *Out on the back stretch and still cruising, I got no throttle respong or and controls either and went stright to the south forty. Considering what we could see from a distance it looked bad. Turns out it was but the engine was fine.
*Looks like most of the hardware and stuff "may" be usuable again. even the retracts are okay but that fuselage and wings were history. We'll get another up shortly. That G90 has been very reliable. later all.
12-16-2002, 02:42 PM
#3
Yo, Cyclic...
.....bummer, man. How come it's always the decent
planes that go in ?
I lost my Ultra Stick a couple
weeks ago....Wing came off....TOAST !
I've got 4 or 5 "Rag-Tag" planes that I've had for
ages....I couldn't crash-em if I tried. I think it's the
" Best Plane-Murphy Syndrome ".....
Dave.
planes that go in ?
I lost my Ultra Stick a coupleweeks ago....Wing came off....TOAST !
I've got 4 or 5 "Rag-Tag" planes that I've had for
ages....I couldn't crash-em if I tried. I think it's the
" Best Plane-Murphy Syndrome ".....
Dave.
12-17-2002, 01:46 AM
#4
Re: Yo, Cyclic...
Originally posted by Flyboy Dave
.....bummer, man. How come it's always the decent
planes that go in ? I lost my Ultra Stick a couple
weeks ago....Wing came off....TOAST !
I've got 4 or 5 "Rag-Tag" planes that I've had for
ages....I couldn't crash-em if I tried. I think it's the
" Best Plane-Murphy Syndrome ".....
Dave.
.....bummer, man. How come it's always the decent
planes that go in ?
I lost my Ultra Stick a coupleweeks ago....Wing came off....TOAST !
I've got 4 or 5 "Rag-Tag" planes that I've had for
ages....I couldn't crash-em if I tried. I think it's the
" Best Plane-Murphy Syndrome ".....
Dave.
12-17-2002, 03:23 AM
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WM P-51 Bites the desert dust.
Sorry for your loss. I just lost my citabria. the wing came off. about 5 hours work to fix it I think.
I remember that was the frirst stang in my stang forum--I think. sorry man.
I remember that was the frirst stang in my stang forum--I think. sorry man.
12-17-2002, 04:22 AM
#6
Yo, Cyclic....
....that was only half of it....the fuse went about 1/8
mile, full bore....just cleared a guys motorhome that
he bought the day before....and pounded a guys Jeep
hood about 5" lower than it was.
That was $320. cash....cause that's all me and my Buds
had on us !!!
Dave.
mile, full bore....just cleared a guys motorhome that
he bought the day before....and pounded a guys Jeep
hood about 5" lower than it was.
That was $320. cash....cause that's all me and my Buds
had on us !!!
Dave.
Sorry for your loss she was sweet.
12-18-2002, 01:58 AM
#8
WM P-51 Bites the desert dust.
Actually we have light in the tunnel. My buddy has the identical plane but the "Candy Man" version which I am making a deal on. Although this was the least expensive out of my fleet and as fast as it was it was relaxing to fly. Not like my others with "Jett" engines. Get back on the ground with the "D T's."
