Linda, I just saw this, happy to hear all is well and you received much needed help...
Best, John On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 6:27 AM, pilotmac818 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Great story especially about how this group responded. Another reason I'm > glad I'm a part of it. > > Mac McMahon > N94184 > VKX Friendly, MD > > --- In [email protected] <ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Kevin" <kgass...@...> wrote: > > > > Linda, > > > > Very good news that you are OK, good job. > > > > Kevin1 > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com>, > Linda Abrams <lasprite@> wrote: > > > > > > Last Sunday, I had a safe off-airport landing, in a plowed field > > > near Merced airport, on my way home from the Columbia air show. No > > > injuries and no damage. At this time the cause appears to have been > > > a broken fuel line. For now, I've left the 'Coupe at the Merced > > > airport, where I'm letting the mechanics & FAA both do their jobs. > > > With no injuries and no damage, the TRACON told me it would be > > > reported as "off-airport landing" rather than an accident, so no NTSB > > > impound of the plane. But there's a time-sink's-worth of papers I > > > need to assemble for the FAA, and other stuff to do, so I'd greatly > > > appreciate it if everyone would p-l-e-a-s-e hold off on any questions > > > or speculations for now. More info to follow at a later time. > > > > > > I do want everyone to know how fantastically well the Ercoupe > > > network came through for me. We train for soft-field landings and > > > other emergencies, but I've never heard what to do next, when sitting > > > in an undamaged 'coupe in the middle of a field, and asking myself, > > > "Now what?!?" I called Dan Hall, my 'Coupe mentor and my predecessor > > > as EOC Region 7 Director, and I'm very grateful that Dan immediately > > > reached Rick Eason, an Ercouper based at Merced, who has just > > > completed a 2-yr. restoration of his second Ercoupe. Rick came out > > > to me within minutes, and I couldn't possibly ask for, nor even dream > > > of, anyone who could have been of more help or more knowledgeable or > > > more take-charge. Rick stuck with me the whole afternoon and well > > > into evening, went up & back to the airport, corral'd an A&P-pilot > > > friend of his, plus his own son-in-law and daughter, and with their > > > help -- plus that of a half-dozen farm workers and a backhoe, and the > > > cooperation of the farmers -- we got the 'Coupe turned around in the > > > furrows and dragged off the recently-plowed field. Then to Merced > > > airport, and into the hands of his A&P. All of this on Father's > > > Day! Rick lurks on this list, and I can't say it enough: THANK > > > YOU!!! Rick, you're my hero, and the Ercoupers rock! > > > > > > Linda > > > N3437H (Sky Sprite) > > > L.A. > > > > > > > >
