Evening Bryan
Well I am based on hearsay from others who have been there, but if you
remember the accident stats from last year (or was it the previous
year?)
there were 2 aeroplanes badly damaged, one of which I think caught fire.
The latest information I have is from a mate who visited a few weeks
ago, he
described it as very rough with rocks sticking through the surface. It
only
needs a combination of a slight bounce combined with a protruding rock
either under the tail wheel or under the prop and there you have the
making
of a problem. Now the thought of dealing with a replacement prop on
Lundy
just does not appeal to me - especially as my prop is NSI and any
replacement blades, if indeed they can still be got, are likely to take
months to arrive. Meanwhile, I would be faced with an aeroplane tied
down,
in the open, on a rock in the Bristol Channel. It is simply not a risk
I am
prepared to take.
Now if I still had my Cub I would not hesitate, plenty of prop clearance
with the tail down.
Regards
Pete
Hi Pete,
Please explain!
Bryan Allsop
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Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:46 PM
weekend
Hi Gary
Nothing I have heard about Lundy would encourage me to land a mono wheel
Europa there. The risks of a prop strike are just too high. Now a
proper
tail dragger would be a different matter.
Regards
Pete
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