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olendorf
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Location: Schenectady, NY USA
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 Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:32 am Post subject: Firestar crash |
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Surprised no one saw this. I like the comment that he had 2 hours of flight time.
http://www.nbc4i.com/news/9744012/detail.html
Ultralight Plane Crashes Into Barn, Injuring Man
Family Members Say Pilot Had 2 Hours Of Flight Time
UPDATED: 10:34 am EDT August 27, 2006
RADNOR, Ohio -- An Indiana man was hospitalized after the ultralight plane he was piloting crashed Saturday in northwestern Delaware County.
The pilot, John R. Tapp, 32, of Indianapolis, was airlifted to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Tapp was flying a Kolb Firestar Ultra-life aircraft. Troopers said he had just taken off westbound from a private residence on Thomas Road, then turned to the northwest after takeoff, completed a 360-degree turn and then crashed nose-first into a fence and a barn.
Tapp was thrown from the aircraft during the crash, according to the patrol.
An ultralight aircraft does not require a pilot's license, troopers said. According to the aircraft's owner, Tapp received two hours of flight training and was practicing taxiing prior to taking off.
The crash remains under investigation.
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slyck(at)frontiernet.net
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject: Firestar crash |
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I like where it was referred to as an "ultra-life airplane"
..ultra-short-life maybe?
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On 6, Sep 2006, at 3:32 PM, olendorf wrote:
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Surprised no one saw this. I like the comment that he had 2 hours of
flight time.
http://www.nbc4i.com/news/9744012/detail.html
Ultralight Plane Crashes Into Barn, Injuring Man
Family Members Say Pilot Had 2 Hours Of Flight Time
UPDATED: 10:34 am EDT August 27, 2006
RADNOR, Ohio -- An Indiana man was hospitalized after the ultralight
plane he was piloting crashed Saturday in northwestern Delaware
County.
The pilot, John R. Tapp, 32, of Indianapolis, was airlifted to Grant
Medical Center in Columbus, according to the Ohio State Highway
Patrol.
Tapp was flying a Kolb Firestar Ultra-life aircraft. Troopers said he
had just taken off westbound from a private residence on Thomas Road,
then turned to the northwest after takeoff, completed a 360-degree
turn and then crashed nose-first into a fence and a barn.
Tapp was thrown from the aircraft during the crash, according to the
patrol.
An ultralight aircraft does not require a pilot's license, troopers
said. According to the aircraft's owner, Tapp received two hours of
flight training and was practicing taxiing prior to taking off.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Scott Olendorf
Schenectady, NY
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cstonex(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: Firestar crash |
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Sounds like he earned this one. The comment about two hours and no license
does not exactly help the sport though.
Rev Chuck
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cstonex(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: Firestar crash |
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Any bets on him getting more training or quitting altogether?
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wcm(at)tampabay.rr.com
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: Firestar crash |
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My money is on him quitting altogether now that he knows there is actually
"SKILL" involved, besides there's no way his wife will let him get back into
"that thing".
On the other hand, he may have been doing high a speed taxi and suddenly
found himself flying. Either way, only two hours will kill ya.
Chris M
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cstonex(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: Firestar crash |
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I bet on a high speed taxi followed closely by skicky drawers. High speed
taxi got me airborne the first time too .... I just had a few more hours but
still was not ready. It made my drawers sticky too!
Rev Chuck
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capedavis(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:19 am Post subject: Firestar crash |
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Chuck ,My first flight was during a higth speed taxi with a gust of wind I was air bornI had oromisseedn my wife I wouldn't fly without a rocket launched shute so I tried to put her back on the ground , --It took me a week to repair the starboard wing tip and mount the shute the next flight I flew away for about ten years and 500 hours so maybe thats what happened to this guy .Hope he is OK. Chris Davis .P.S. Hope he doesn't give up flying
Chuck <cstonex(at)msn.com> wrote: [quote]--> Kolb-List message posted by: " Chuck"
I bet on a high speed taxi followed closely by skicky drawers. High speed
taxi got me airborne the first time too .... I just had a few more hours but
still was not ready. It made my drawers sticky too!
Rev Chuck
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Ralph Hoover
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Firestar crash |
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Rev, I agree.
If you look back at my experience documented in here somewhere, I too lifted from a "taxi" experience gone wild. Easy to do with such a light powerful plane such as the Kolb. I had 20 hours instruction and had quality training, but nothing in the world explaines the experience of alone for the first time in a plane taht your not specifically familiar with, since my training was a nose wheel Challenger two place.
Quite an experience indeed. I too feel for taht man and hope that he again, after additional instructions gets back in the saddle again!
Even after my last 40 drop at 50 mles per hour, I will be back up soon!
Ohio Ralph
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cstonex(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: Firestar crash |
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I had several hours of training and experiance in a 2 seat T bird and was
playing with a Fisher (?) Bi Plane one day. I kept edging the throttle up a
little and it finally broke loose and started to move ...... scared the crap
outta me. I turned the motor off and hand pushed it back into it's orginal
place OFF the taxi way. God I love flying! Maybe someone will locate this
fellow and get him properly trained.
Rev Chuck
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