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Ok. As long as lost items stories continue, here's mine. Was in USAF in
Enid, Ok. Flew aero club T34 down to a local airshow (to watch, not
perform). Flying back, had never done a loop before, but those airshow
performers sure had made it look easy. Over open wheat fields of Okla.,
with canopy open in the T34 (hot summer day), I pointed the nose down, built
speed. Pulled back on stick, nose coming up. Then big mistake. At a
little past vertical, relaxed back pressure. T34 continued to inverted, but
was now floating upside down. Hat, charts, plotter, E6B, and sand of 20
years from under floor boards, after filling my eyes and hitting me in face,
dissappeared out into the wheat fields of Okla. Guess they're all out there
somewhere today. Moral of story (and technical relevance), if you're half
way through a loop, don't stop at that point. roger
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From: "Sheryl Getchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:31 AM
Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Lost Hat
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Chuck,
Yep, lost a nice hat doing step turns over a large corn field in
Westport, Mass. I was flying my 1946 415-C, N2569H, which had a bubble
windshield. It was a great summer day, windows down, and I was turning
left, looking almost at my eight o'clock position when I stuck my head
out a little too far. As others stated before, the wind caught my hat,
tore it off my head with my David Clarks following it. Thankfully, the
wire saved my head set but my new hat made the 1,000' decent to the
middle of the corn field. I always wonder what the owner of the property
thought. "How did this hat get out here in the middle of my field"? And
again, as others have stated, I've made the same mistake several times
again. Sir, I'm an idiot Sir! I've only lost the one hat though. Hang
on to those covers boys!!
Bryce L. Getchell
Former Owner of N2569H
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
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