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    From kinsell@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 29 08:13:21 2023
    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/318447

    Any followup on this fairly recent incident? (other than the pilot
    buying lots of lottery tickets)

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  • From Hank Nixon@21:1/5 to kinsell on Tue Aug 29 09:33:00 2023
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 10:13:28 AM UTC-4, kinsell wrote:
    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/318447

    Any followup on this fairly recent incident? (other than the pilot
    buying lots of lottery tickets)

    I'm not sure why this is described as an accident.
    Best guess, without more info, is that there was flutter, likely rudder, that caused fuselage damage.
    I've repaired another ship that had a similar event that was caused by improperly tensioned rudder cables (rudder was free to move 2 inches with pedals held solid, and rudder that was not mass balanced. Damage was torsional failure at the base of the fin.
    FWIW
    UH

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  • From youngblood8116@gmail.com@21:1/5 to kinsell on Tue Aug 29 12:51:14 2023
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 10:13:28 AM UTC-4, kinsell wrote:
    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/318447

    Any followup on this fairly recent incident? (other than the pilot
    buying lots of lottery tickets)
    Another one of those dangerous motorgliders! OBTP

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  • From Gary Emerson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 29 13:24:02 2023
    Another worthless post from Old Bob, Tiny Penis...

    Another one of those dangerous motorgliders! OBTP

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  • From youngblood8116@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Gary Emerson on Tue Aug 29 14:08:56 2023
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:24:05 PM UTC-4, Gary Emerson wrote:
    Another worthless post from Old Bob, Tiny Penis...
    Another one of those dangerous motorgliders! OBTP
    Gary, you must be a sexual pervert. OBTP

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  • From s.bralla.ret@gmail.com@21:1/5 to youngbl...@gmail.com on Tue Aug 29 14:57:48 2023
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 2:08:59 PM UTC-7, youngbl...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:24:05 PM UTC-4, Gary Emerson wrote:
    Another worthless post from Old Bob, Tiny Penis...
    Another one of those dangerous motorgliders! OBTP
    Gary, you must be a sexual pervert. OBTP

    I always thought it was Old Bob The Pontificater but others say with Bob and his
    talk of the young girls at TCSC that it's Old Bob The Pedophile.

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  • From Mark628CA@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 29 15:18:05 2023
    How about "Old Bob, Tuba Player," considering how often he blows his own horn.

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  • From Eric Greenwell@21:1/5 to Hank Nixon on Tue Aug 29 15:47:39 2023
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 9:33:04 AM UTC-7, Hank Nixon wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 10:13:28 AM UTC-4, kinsell wrote:
    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/318447

    Any followup on this fairly recent incident? (other than the pilot
    buying lots of lottery tickets)
    I'm not sure why this is described as an accident.
    Best guess, without more info, is that there was flutter, likely rudder, that caused fuselage damage.
    I've repaired another ship that had a similar event that was caused by improperly tensioned rudder cables (rudder was free to move 2 inches with pedals held solid, and rudder that was not mass balanced. Damage was torsional failure at the base of the
    fin.
    FWIW
    UH
    The "accident" may have occurred on a previous flight, or perhaps while being trailered, rigged, or even from improper ground handling. I wonder what his speed was when he deployed the spoilers, and why he used spoilers instead of slowly pitching up to
    slow down. And incredibly, his choice to induce the vibration again seems like really bad judgement. I would've broadcast what happened, that I may have a control or structural problem, and I'm going to descend slowly, then land as smoothly as I can,
    with very little spoiler use. "Be ready to rescue me".

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  • From youngblood8116@gmail.com@21:1/5 to s.bral...@gmail.com on Wed Aug 30 12:40:32 2023
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 5:57:51 PM UTC-4, s.bral...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 2:08:59 PM UTC-7, youngbl...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:24:05 PM UTC-4, Gary Emerson wrote:
    Another worthless post from Old Bob, Tiny Penis...
    Another one of those dangerous motorgliders! OBTP
    Gary, you must be a sexual pervert. OBTP
    I always thought it was Old Bob The Pontificater but others say with Bob and his
    talk of the young girls at TCSC that it's Old Bob The Pedophile.
    Welcome to the venue of Florida Steve. OBTP

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to youngbl...@gmail.com on Wed Aug 30 15:29:24 2023
    On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 3:40:35 PM UTC-4, youngbl...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 5:57:51 PM UTC-4, s.bral...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 2:08:59 PM UTC-7, youngbl...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:24:05 PM UTC-4, Gary Emerson wrote:
    Another worthless post from Old Bob, Tiny Penis...
    Another one of those dangerous motorgliders! OBTP
    Gary, you must be a sexual pervert. OBTP
    I always thought it was Old Bob The Pontificater but others say with Bob and his
    talk of the young girls at TCSC that it's Old Bob The Pedophile.
    Welcome to the venue of Florida Steve. OBTP
    Substantial damage occurred inflight - somehow - which makes it an reportable "accident" by NTSB 830. Agreed there has to be more to the story...

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  • From Gary Emerson@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 13 14:51:33 2023
    Looks like this happened a second time, not very long after the first one...

    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/345435

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  • From Tony Smolder@21:1/5 to Gary Emerson on Fri Sep 15 11:32:00 2023
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:51:36 PM UTC-5, Gary Emerson wrote:
    Looks like this happened a second time, not very long after the first one...

    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/345435
    The one at the Soaring Club of Houston was staight and level cruising flight about 60 miles west of SCOH. Fortunately the pilot was able to make it back and land at SCOH. The tail boom had fractures and the vertical wobbled side to side with a light push.

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  • From Eric Greenwell@21:1/5 to Tony Smolder on Fri Sep 15 16:18:42 2023
    On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 11:32:03 AM UTC-7, Tony Smolder wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:51:36 PM UTC-5, Gary Emerson wrote:
    Looks like this happened a second time, not very long after the first one...

    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/345435
    The one at the Soaring Club of Houston was staight and level cruising flight about 60 miles west of SCOH. Fortunately the pilot was able to make it back and land at SCOH. The tail boom had fractures and the vertical wobbled side to side with a light
    push.
    The speeds shown by Flightaware are astounding. Any idea why it's showing the speeds it does?

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