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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A good friend shot me down by accident several
years ago and his insurance paid it off and promtly cancelled him. Be
careful with insurance companies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard S.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=joddino@socal.rr.com href="mailto:joddino@socal.rr.com">J.Oddino</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 14, 2005 5:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Curious About Mid Air
Collisions</DIV>
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<DIV>I believe I have had 13 in my RC life if I include hitting a free flight
and a kite string. I didn't count hitting a table way out in the middle
of Sepelveda Basin with nothing around it but space.</DIV>
<DIV>The good news is my insurance company wrote me a nice check on the last
one that occurred at a contest up north a few years ago. We tried to get
our respective insurers to pay each other for being liable. My company
said there was no negligence so no liability, but there was a clause
covering aircraft damage. It meant damage to my house due to aircraft
but it didn't say that so they paid. It's worth a try next time you have
a mid-air.</DIV>
<DIV>Jim O</DIV>
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<DIV DEFANGED_STYLE="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 14,
2005 1:10 PM</DIV>
<DIV DEFANGED_STYLE="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Curious About Mid
Air Collisions</DIV>
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<DIV>I have witnessed 6 in my 35 years, and only four of those in
Pattern. One was last year at the Nats where I was judging F3A.</DIV>
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<DIV>One of those non-pattern "events" happened to me way back when I was a
pup. Some little flitting dart went through the outboard section of the
Telemaster wing. I was helping a guy fly the Telemaster when zip---1/3rd
panel gone. The Telemaster flew quite well on 2/3rds of a wing landing
without further incident. The dart came through nearly without a
scratch.</DIV>
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<DIV>One of the Pattern mishaps happened about 4 yrears ago at the D3 DC at
Ron Van Putte's field. The models looked like they barely touched one
another. Yet when Lamar brought his down his wing tube was bent quite
severely. It surprised me how much damage for how slight a touch. These
models pack terrific energy when in full flight</DIV>
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<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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<DIV> In a message dated 2/14/2005 3:24:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rcaerobob@cox.net writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Yeah, Bryan - what's the common denominator, here? Could we
form an un-correlated hypothesis about "reasons mid-airs occur"
???? <BR><VBG><BR><BR>BOb P.<BR>> <BR>> From:
<brianyemail-nsrca@yahoo.com><BR>> Date: 2005/02/14 Mon PM
03:05:23 EST<BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: Re: Curious
About Mid Air Collidions<BR>> <BR>> Keith....you have actually
witnessed all these mid airs?<BR>> <BR>> I have seen 4 in 15
years flying, and 2 were mine.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Keith Black
<tkeithb@comcast.net> wrote:<BR>> > #7. Mid air in
Nederland<BR>> <BR>> Mike, you're correct, that is another I
was present for. Seems like there are still others I've
forgotten.<BR>> <BR>> BTW, the "fellow from LA" said he had
been involved in three (I think) mid airs at Nederland. I don't think
he'll be back.<BR>> <BR>> Revised List (in
order):<BR>> <BR>> 1. Brian Young & Bobby Zikes - planes
totaled - Dallas <BR>> 2. Lance Van Nostrand & Ron Bar - planes
saved - Hot Springs<BR>> 3. Mark Hunt & David Cotton - planes
totaled - Temple (I think)<BR>> 4. BW Ponder & Sean McClain -
planes totaled - NATS<BR>> 5. Nat Penton & "fellow from LA" - one
plane totaled, one moderate damage, repairable - Nederland,
TX<BR>> 6. Gray Fowler & Paul Villarrubia - planes saved -
Dallas<BR>> 7. Keith Black & Art Wagner - planes totaled - Hot
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