Jim, Sorry to hear about that, but really glad that you came out of it intact.? Don't feel bad?about the airplane.? Airplanes are bits of metal and?are highly replaceable.? If it absorbed the impact so that you didn't have to, it did its job.
Get well soon. Wayne -----Original Message----- From: James B. Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ercoupers Tech <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:24 am Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Another coupe goes down It is presently about midnight having returned to my RI residence via the commercial cattle cars. Middle finger rt. hand sprain is a very uncomfortable nuisance, but otherwise unhurt - slight scalp cut where my noggin smashed the ASI glass and slightly stove in my vintage panel. Feel so guilty about possibly removing a nice example from the population I rather wish I was more bashed up. My present hope & prayer is that John Wright Sr. (+Jr.?) -both of whom I met at Wausau and Sr. again at OSH can restore it - I spoke with him (Sr.) and he said to send photographs - I may learn my fate Thurs. Meanwhile, a detailed description of the incident will have to wait a wee bit as (A) I gotta hit the rack - this has been troubling and tiring, {2} I gotta respond to the FAA "We're here to help you." & NTSB & ins. co. so [III] once I get my mind some what more "right" I can report. Jim Beach Brennan Possible Ercoupe Killer still, here it is in its briefest form: > calm wind at take off - sudden gust from right "stole" lift and shifted me left and caused momentary loss of altitude so as I recovered I was looking at tree (what what was that doing in the middle of a 3 runway turf airport?) - I believe this to be an accurate description, but would one of the other runways been better? - no markings (private field) didn't help, but the wind sock was flaccid as I did the run-up -And/Or- > gross pilot error As Harry Truman said, The Buck Stops Here and, before I turn in, let alone tend to the bucket of email backed up, it's Google Earth, looking for the airport good night
