Deadly Thermals!!!!

**Maxwell** · September 14th 07, 12:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"JGalban" wrote:

A friend of mine passed me this article about the deadly thermal
currents
over Nevada. What a hoot! I've been flying over deserts for 20 yrs.
and
never realized how much danger I was in!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl.../MNJTS506U.DTL

Dang! I thought I had a winner:

http://www.beatricedailysun.com:80/a...news/news5.txt

but yours knocks mine out of the lead, John.

What a dope.

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So the 1959 Tri-Packer ultralight crashed because someone hadn't filled out
the annual report?

**John Godwin[_2_]** · September 14th 07, 09:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting

"Maxwell" wrote in
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So the 1959 Tri-Packer ultralight crashed because someone hadn't
filled out the annual report?

Nope, it was because he didn't file a Flight Plan. g

**Jeff[_1_]** · September 15th 07, 03:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting

"John Godwin" wrote in message
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"Maxwell" wrote in
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So the 1959 Tri-Packer ultralight crashed because someone hadn't
filled out the annual report?

Nope, it was because he didn't file a Flight Plan. g

But that was before the stall.....what would make the engine quit, anyway?

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