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Yes, you're probably right. Coupes are 'dangerously' simply. (Unless you sabotage them by installing pedals.) ; - ) Bob Saville Glen Ward wrote: > Bob, that info was straight from the NTSB so I guess it is probably > accurate. They usually have the story down before they post it online, so > most likely it is what really happened. I am not that surprised. Tkae a > regular plane and they probably couldn't get to the runway. Take a coupe > with wheel steering,no pedals, and it would seem easy to them, probably. > Glen Ward > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 1:15 PM > Subject: Re: [COUPERS] NM Crash Story > > >Hi Glen, > > Thanks for the update. Are you sure this is accurate information? It > sounds like something that > >could happen. The plane was there, they were curious, and it led to... > 'Hey, I think we could fly this > >thing, let's try it'. > > What a shame. It's bad enough that two 'potential future pilots' died, > but did they have to take a > >coupe with them? : - ( > > Kinda reminds me of the first Ultralights that came into being. A > flying 'hamock' held together with > >wires, tape, chewing gum and prayers. Oh, and NO instruction. (Sorta like > my first experiment with > >sky-diving, an umbrella from the roof of my aunts house. My first thought > was, Oops, I don't think I'll > >try that again!) > > Ever seen the movie "Those Magnificient Men and their Flying Machines"? > The first Ultralight I ever > >saw was one step backwards from the first planes shown in that movie. Of > course they've progressed a lot > >since then, that was several decades ago. > > > >Bob Saville > > > >g w wrote: > > > >> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > >> > >> Hi all, > >> I don't recall if the whole story on the crash a couple of weeks back was > >> posted so sorry if it was. Now the NTSB Internet stuff has been updated > >> enough that I could find info. Supposedly, neither of the people killed > was > >> a pilot or even student pilot. The father and son had been hired to mow > >> grass at the airport and somehow they ended up flying this plane. The > >> father and son team got to 150 feet with wobbling wings when they came > down > >> nose first and burst into flames. It was an "unauthorized" flight, not > sure > >> if they are saying it was outright stolen or what the deal was. Glen > Ward > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe from this list please send > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> ___________________________________________________________ > >> T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > >> Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > > __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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