That's Ray Swanson (poster here on the forums). Relieved to read the injuries were only minor. Ray, if there's anything I can do, don't hesitate to ask!
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Is this the one that was for sale?
PS.. Not gonna share the details, but another one flipped over about a week ago (outside the US)... heartbreaking to see the photos of it.. luckily everyone is OK and the damage is relatively minor for the type of incident.
The story says
"This is not a chargeable crash," said State Police Sgt. Thomas Molnar
What is a chargeable crash?
On the AIG salvage sheet there is another RV9a that flipped. What drew my attention was the failure of the tip up roll bar. See the May 21 posting.
http://www.aigaviation.com/aviationsalvage/SalvageList.aspx
Stop covering? Maybe add more premium, but they're not going to stop covering due to nose over accidents alone....typical rollout pogo.
good analogy, sad that we have a dozen slang terms when our birds crash, causing potentially fatal injuries, and tens of thousands in damage, instead of scrapes and scratched paint.
I'm waiting for the new nose gear design.....and waiting....and waiting....
or will insurers catch on, and stop covering us first?
Regarding your comments above further, are you saying you're not pleased with the nosegear design? Slap a Caravan nosegear on if you want a strong nosegear. Or get a conventional gear plane. But with these, there's still the potential for noseover in an off field landing in mud, brush, etc. I guess I'm not following.
Stop covering? Maybe add more premium, but they're not going to stop covering due to nose over accidents alone.
Regarding your comments above further, are you saying you're not pleased with the nosegear design? Slap a Caravan nosegear on if you want a strong nosegear. Or get a conventional gear plane. But with these, there's still the potential for noseover in an off field landing in mud, brush, etc. I guess I'm not following.
Shoot you can build a 9 for $32K....Man I built the wrong model!!!
Was the N-number of Ray's aircraft that had engine failure N858JK? The FAA lists its engine manufacturer as AMA/EXPR. What kind of an engine is that?
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=858JK