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Old May 20th 08, 08:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
JJ Sinclair
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Default Mylar seals for elevator

On May 20, 7:41*am, Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Sun, 18 May 2008 13:45:39 -0700 (PDT), JJ Sinclair

wrote:
We have had a bail-out caused by lifting mylar
on the stab.
JJ


Hi John,

what happened?

Bye
Andreas


If memory serves me (big assumption at 74) this intrepid aviator waxed
his ship and then changed the safety tape....................it lifted
but didn't come off and caused such a flow change over the elevator
that he (intrepid aviator) didn't feel he had adequate control to try
and land the bird (Ventus B). Soooooooo, he tidied up the cockpit and
stepped smartley over the side!
JJ