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You are missing the best part of Ercoupe ownership - flying with the top down! Roy N70UF > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:28 AM > To: Sheryl Getchell; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Lost Hat > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > When I was learning to fly in 1969 in a 415G, my > sometimes instructor, who happened to be a cute > college girl, had me using the hood with the canopy > open. She told me to remove the hood. Instead of > allowing me to remove it, she reached up and yanked it > off my head and the wind caught it and it was gone. > Being the gentleman that I was I did not tell the > FBO/owner of the hood exactly who lost it. So, I got > the !%*!#&@ chewing. I guess it could have been worse, > as my eye glasses could have left with the hood. This > is why I don't fly with the canopy open. I would > rather bake!!!! > > Scott > 5458F > > --- Sheryl Getchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > 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 > > > ======================================================================== == > ==== > > To leave this forum go to: > > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ======================================================================== == > ==== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
