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A close shave (literally) - 4/10/2002 3:54:18 AM   
PineBaron



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From: Marlton, NJ, USA
Status: offline 		What a day, what an experience!

I was flying my recently acquired Calypso with a YS91 turning a 13x11, this sunny Sunday morning at my usual mach1 speed on my fifth flight coming straight down the field when the plane just happened to fly above a newcomers brand new plane(also pretty fast .5mach) when I (and everyone at the field) heard a crack and I heard a loud protest from the other flier and an announcement from other modelers that I had hit the other plane. Strangely enough, nothing prevented the two planes from continuiing to fly and I wondered what the fuss was about; nevertheless I apologized and continued to fly. I landed 4 minutes later making it almost to the end of the runway to a dead stop, revved the engine up with full right rudder and the plane turned only a bit; I felt something was wrong; engine shut and I walked up to the plane, lifted it to examine the tail wheel; there was a half tailwheel only; the other half got chopped by the prop of the plane below when I passed it. That was close...Phew!! I packed up and went home thanking my lucky stars.
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A close shave (literally) - 4/11/2002 2:09:27 AM   
SwampFlier-RCU



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From: La CeibaAtlantida, HONDURAS
Status: offline 		What happend to the other plane?

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A close shave (literally) - 4/11/2002 3:57:02 AM   
visioneer_one



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From: St. Thomas, VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA)
Status: offline 		cut your tailwheel off?

Bet the other plane had an APC prop on it...

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A close shave (literally) - 4/11/2002 4:34:01 AM   
FlyinRazorback



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Status: offline 		Maybe it was 2 ginsu knives taped at the handles

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A close shave (literally) - 4/13/2002 5:40:19 AM   
PineBaron



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From: Marlton, NJ, USA
Status: offline 		Sorry guys,

I have been busy buying. RCU is disgustingly great; too many good deals on here; got another pattern plane last night off here a Zen90; I really have to stop buying stuff here. It is fun.

Anyway, nothing happened to either plane, both planes survived miraculously; I imagine if I had been an inch or so lower, the other plane would have chopped through my fuselage, instead it cut the rubber of the wheel till the little rim; if I had a digital camera I would post the pic of the wheel on it. By the way the pics my friend took of the Calypso are in my gallery.

I am sure the other plane was using an apc. I was using apc 13x11. I still shudder to think what could have happened. I have been flying the Calypso this evening after work. When I arrived there, another fellow member who was just about to take off said "You won't hit me will you?" I laughed and promised not to.

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