On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:31:38 GMT, George Patterson
wrote:



Corky Scott wrote:

Nothing happened right away, not at idle anyway. The prop missed the
still attached towbar. But when the engine was revved up for the
runnup, the lowered pressure in front of the prop sucked the tow bar
up and I guess caused a sudden stop.

Machado tells the story of a plane spotted taxiing with the towbar still
attached. Someone radioed to stop him from taking off.

A few years back, Joyce and I were headed over to Vassar MI from 3BS.
On the way we heard a guy in a Grumman Tiger ask a guy if he was in
the area. Hearing an affirmative he asked if the other plane could
join up with him. A different voice asked, "Forget something?".
There was a pause and as I recall the answer was, "Ahhhh Maybe".
Other voice, "something like a tow bar maybe?". Answer, "Not sure".

The second plane joined up and sure enough, "You have something
hanging from the nose gear. Kinda looks like a tow bar.

So, he headed back to Harry Brown airport. He set it down nice and
easy and the tow bar just skidded along. They removed the tow bar and
he went back out.


He had just landed.

I think I remember hearing some one radio this guy when he was on the
ground to tell him he still had the tow bar attached and to not take
off. He too, told them he'd just landed.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

George Patterson
He who marries for money earns every penny of it.