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    Well Team Kitfox. My beloved red and white Kitfox is no more. I hooked a wire over the Colorado river west of Grand Junction and tore off the vertical and rudder. The subsequent crash was not pretty, but I walked. (Or floated.) It's a tribute to the Kitfox or my luck, you pick. I will be off a while recuperating and deciding what to do, but I suspect I'll be looking for a IV kit or partial before long.

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    Must have been scary as hell, so glad you survived.
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    OMG! Thank God your OK. I was so looking forward to seeing that plane too. Well Guy, when you get a new one I will come see it as well.
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    Glad you're OK!
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    I've marveled at the beauty of your plane, and I can't imagine how much it hurts to see it like that.

    Of course the most important thing is that you're safe.
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    Very sorry to hear. Thank God your not hurt worse.
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    Guy I am happy that you were able to "walk away" from that landing and if you need any help I am just down the road in Green River Utah.

    Steve

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    So glad you are okay, Guy!

    I'm sorry for the loss of your beautiful plane. Things can be repaired or replaced, lives can not.



    Again I'm so glad you are here to tell the tale.
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    Local news story:

    https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46369428&ni...colorado-river

    Dang man, glad you are okay.

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    Wow Guy, so sorry for you. Glad you made it out of that and able to tell us about it. JImChuk

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