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Old May 21st 08, 08:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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Default Mylar seals for elevator

On May 20, 12:14 pm, JJ Sinclair wrote:
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


Hi JJ

Is it true that the ship later floated back, falling leaf style, by
itself to earth with some significant damage but was later repaired?

Darryl