On Nov 15, 12:17*pm, Orval Fairbairn
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On Nov 13, 9:48 am, Orval Fairbairn
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Jay Honeck wrote:

On Nov 12, 7:22 pm, " wrote:
Is this the SX 300 you flew in when you were back in IA ?

http://www.faa.gov/data_research/acc...iminary_data/e...

Benwww.haaspowerair.com

Nope. One just like it, though.

Boy, these guys are taking a terrible hit these last couple of weeks.
Lost a Glassair III en route to a fly-in of air racers in Iowa City
last week, too.
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Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993

The Glasair was a beloved couple from Spruce Creek. I looked at the
national weather last night -- all of Iowa was one big storm, with snow
& ice in part of it.

I don't think an SX-300 would carry very much ice before you got into
deep trouble -- likewise, a Glasair III.- Hide quoted text -

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Orval, I know all you guys down at Spruce Creek are close. Sorry for
your loss.

I agree the Glasair, SX 300 and all the other "slippery" planes have a
low tolerance for any kind of build up on the wing surface.

Ben
www.haaspowerair.com

Thanks, Ben.

Apparently, the bad wx moved in later in the day, so the accident was
Friday morning, in clear wx. The accident has the SX guys spooked, as
they don't know if it was an airframe failure, incapacitation or a bird
strike.

The rumor has it that he went straight in at about 300 kt.

Any word on what happened with the guy he was flying loose formation
with? Did he see anything?
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Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993