Comments on: Disaster Stories http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/disasters/ Fresh stories and photos of radio-control flying in Northern California. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:56:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/disasters/#comment-850 Dave Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:05:11 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/stories#comment-850 I was flying my PCW once when Roger Mihara started getting ready to fly his Banchee. Since it seemed only polite (and Roger is fun to watch) I decided to land. But my PCW got into ground effect and just would not slide in -- until at the last moment it stalled out, flipped to the side and slammed right into Roger's plane. Try to do a guy a favor ... I can still remember the look of disgust on his face. No damage done, but still. Ack! Sorry Roger... I was flying my PCW once when Roger Mihara started getting ready to fly his Banchee. Since it seemed only polite (and Roger is fun to watch) I decided to land. But my PCW got into ground effect and just would not slide in — until at the last moment it stalled out, flipped to the side and slammed right into Roger’s plane.

Try to do a guy a favor … I can still remember the look of disgust on his face. No damage done, but still. Ack! Sorry Roger…

]]> By: Brian http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/disasters/#comment-845 Brian Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:35:28 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/stories#comment-845 <strong>Wolfberg Compactor</strong> A friend of mine owns a VW rabbit convertible in L.A... One day we finished flying, he stowed all the planes in the trunk, including a 3 meter glider with a two-piece wing. It just fit in the trunk from fender to fender. This happened to be hot nice day... He got in the car and proceeded to un-lid the car (take the top off)... This car was a fancy version, everything's electric, so a push of the button, the motor came on to retract the roof. For a small car like a Rabbit, the roof retracts into the trunk... Thus the name "wolfberg compactor." Wolfberg Compactor

A friend of mine owns a VW rabbit convertible in L.A…

One day we finished flying, he stowed all the planes in the trunk, including a 3 meter glider with a two-piece wing. It just fit in the trunk from fender to fender.

This happened to be hot nice day…

He got in the car and proceeded to un-lid the car (take the top off)…

This car was a fancy version, everything’s electric, so a push of the button, the motor came on to retract the roof.

For a small car like a Rabbit, the roof retracts into the trunk…

Thus the name “wolfberg compactor.”

]]> By: Mike http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/disasters/#comment-843 Mike Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:36:23 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/stories#comment-843 I've heard repeatedly of people who set their plane down behind their car with the intent of pushing the trunk release button to load the plane there in, forgot, and backed over the plane. I’ve heard repeatedly of people who set their plane down behind their car with the intent of pushing the trunk release button to load the plane there in, forgot, and backed over the plane.

]]> By: Gary http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/disasters/#comment-841 Gary Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:23:53 +0000 http://petej.com/blog/2008/02/29/stories#comment-841 Laughing out loud!!! Laughing out loud!!!

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