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Tenacity over capability. 7 crashes in 7 days.

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kortopates Grand Master

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Most extreme Get-home-itis story I've ever read. But very unusual to see such a happy ending!

"But Collier said the Seawind wasn't insured. And the experience was so traumatic, he doesn't see himself piloting an airplane again."

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Mooneymite Grand Master

Mooneymite

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Anyone else?

This might involve a north Atlantic crossing:

 

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ZuluZulu Mentor

ZuluZulu

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8 hours ago, kortopates said:

"But Collier said the Seawind wasn't insured. And the experience was so traumatic, he doesn't see himself piloting an airplane again."

"After blowing off three fingers and four toes, he decided to reconsider his homemade fireworks hobby."

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carusoam Grand Master

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Skip just earned the subtle understatement of the year award!

One is a good odd number to stop after…

Collect some thoughts, check a few things, fix things properly, get your head out of where it doesn’t belong… while getting your head where it does belong…. Maybe even get some actual transition training to go with that….

Done properly, it may take a few weeks just to fix the physical damage…

:)

If there was a reason to skip all of the expenses related to doing it the right way…   The cost of doing it this way was a lost 90amu plane… that was reported to be uninsured…

Too many loose ends not tied down with this one…

Best regards,

-a-

Shadrach Grand Master

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12 hours ago, Smiles201 said:

He appears to be demented. Did I see age 88? He had just enough cognitive ability to buy and fly, to some extent, everything else shows poor judgment, and foggy thinking skills. 

Seller was 88…Buyer (pilot) was about 9, mentally.

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thinwing Grand Master

thinwing

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I kinda have to hand it to the guy..he is fearless...ive had one ride in a seawind.....with one water landing...i was terrified ,and i was with an expert pilot with lighting reflexs....definitely an accident waiting to happen

Hank Grand Master

Hank

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43 minutes ago, thinwing said:

I kinda have to hand it to the guy..he is fearless...ive had one ride in a seawind.....with one water landing...i was terrified ,and i was with an expert pilot with lighting reflexs....definitely an accident waiting to happen

Didn't wait very long . . . .  :ph34r:

Will.iam Veteran

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It’s amazing how sometimes a ramp check can go sideways and the airplane is grounded and pilot license revoked. Then you read about this numbnut and the FAA kept letting it slide after multiple accidents. Some people are just lucky. 

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Canadian Gal Collaborator

Canadian Gal

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Wow!

 

Just wow!

 

I thought this had to be a joke, but maybe it is real.

I made myself a promise back when I was a student pilot, that if I ever crash and survive, I'll stop flying, and just be glad to be alive.

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