On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:16:25 -0700, unicate wrote:

"Jay Beckman" wrote:
What was the final disposition on your baby by the way?
I don't recall if you said it was salvagable or not?

Totaled. :-(
We are more grateful to be alive than anyone can imagine--a real event
like that makes it *SO clear* how much good LUCK (after extremely BAD
luck) is involved when people survive!

But it still hurts to lose something you put so much of your heart and
soul into passionately restoring. No gender difference there...I
challenge anyone to say I'm less upset than any male airplane owner
would be.

Shirl

Sorry to hear that.... FWIW, it doesn't take much for an insurance
adjuster to "total" a damaged aircraft these days (especially if it is
under-insured). Repair costs (labor, parts & materials) being what
they are, adjusters often jump at the chance to pay out the insured
amount & offer what's left over up for salvage to recover some of
their cost.

I'm involved on the aircraft recovery end, and the amount folks
bid on the crashed/wrecked carcasses (often times sight un-seen)
never ceases to amaze me!

Bela P. Havasreti