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    Default Re: A Little Incident

    Thanks for the reminder Jim... Sounds like you are making good progress too!
    Lets all be careful out there...
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    One more days work and will be ready for paint.
    Jim Ott
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    Good for you Jim! I was wondering how you were going.

    All went well?

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    Unfortunately, such accidents happen very often. Glad that everything is OK with you!

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    Yes everything went well. The elevator half was easily straightened and a couple of new wood ribs glued in. The fabric covering went like clockwork since I have been thru it before (sure like that 3" bias tape for the trailing edge rounded corners). The flaperon had to be completely replaced with new because the old one was creased too deeply to be straightened or filled. I salvaged the old balance weights, but bought new end caps. They are all assembled now and faired in ready for paint.

    Not much real damage, but its been over a month now getting parts and going thru all the many little steps as you all know.
    Jim Ott
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    Glad to report that I am back in the air. The test flight after the repairs went perfectly and she flies just like she did before. Nearly two months grounded in the best flying weather-glad that's over. Thanks again to Debra and Brandon at Kitfox for their quick responses in getting parts shipped. I got to thinking how great it is to have a healthy factory in business with the support and parts you need. What a hassle it would be to find salvage parts for even a minor repair such as mine if they were out of business. Let's be sure and continue to support these people whenever we can with our parts orders.
    Jim Ott
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    That's great Jim! Now you can spend the gas money you saved the past two months. Get busy!

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    Great to find you at the gas station yesterday! We had a good romp on the Oregon coast after lunch. It's amazing how you got your plane back to new again so quickly! See you at WAAAM!?

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    It didn't seem so quick to me.

    Yes, I plan to be at the Hood River WAAAM.
    Jim Ott
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