That's a nice positive outlook, Sid.? Happy Birthday anyway.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 09:09:30 AM EDT, Sid Tolchin via <sidtolchin=[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks.?

Just another stepping stone (that has another chance of being tripped over).

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On May 14, 2025, at 8:12?AM, T H <timothyahiggins@...> wrote:

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Happy birthday!

Take care,

Tim H.

On Wed, May 14, 2025, 7:47?AM David Erickson via <Davidgerickson66=[email protected]> wrote:

Hope you have?a great day!

Very respectfully,

Dave E.

Hope you have?a great day!

Very respectfully,

Dave E.

Thanks for thinking of us, Tim.

I can't? think of anything at the moment.

Owen

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Timothy Higgins via <timothyahiggins=[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 4:12 PM
To: Fair Weather Flyers <[email protected]>
Subject: [fairweatherflyers] Parts from Vans?

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Does anyone else need any aircraft parts?

I'm going to put in an order at Vans for more nutplates, screws, ...stuff like that...

Need anything?

Take care,

Tim H.

Rattled my house in Arden at 0902.? Thought I was back in WA.

Dennis

On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 9:19?AM Timothy Higgins via <timothyahiggins=[email protected]> wrote:

Did anyone feel the earthquake?

Lasted a few seconds here in Saluda.

Take care,

Tim H.

Did anyone feel the earthquake?

Lasted a few seconds here in Saluda.

Take care,

Tim H.

Did anyone feel the earthquake?

Lasted a few seconds here in Saluda.

Take care,

Tim H.

More on the ETA as I receive it.?

On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 09:14 Alex Nelon via <alex.nelon=[email protected]> wrote:

Whittaker Warrington is bringing his airplane at last! ETA this evening if all goes as planned. I’d like to have a reception for him. He has been loyally paying his rent since last summer in anticipation of having his airplane but delay after delay at his restoration shop in California kept it from happening.?

JM the elevators on an F4 are like an inverted Bonanza. Sorta.

On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:25 Jerry Marstall via <jerrylm1986=[email protected]> wrote:

I was taught that the elevator makes the plane turn. Jm

On Fri, May 9, 2025, 10:08?AM Alex Nelon via <alex.nelon=[email protected]> wrote:

The report says:

Initial examination of the wreckage revealed that the rudder cables failed due to tension overload, and the rudder trim was set to a significant left input.?

I can identify with that. In my case and in this case the airplane was not trimmed properly prior to takeoff. Apparently, the pilot (in both cases) did not recognize the out of trim condition prior to the flight.?

What bothers me about the 310 mishap is the aircraft never climbed more than a few hundred feet. There is no indication the elevator was affected. Altitude can be your friend, giving you time to sort out the problem. Differential power can help a lot, too, in a case like this.

On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 09:23 David Erickson via <Davidgerickson66=[email protected]> wrote:

Certainly an ugly way for three souls to depart the pattern and planet!

For some potentially offensive Monday morning quarterbacking:

I thought bank angle -- not the rudder -- makes an aircraft turn?

"Air traffic control audio captured a pilot reporting an issue with the rudder, stating they were only able to make left turns."

Shouldn't you be able to develop "dead feet" in this situation and split the power a bit between those Continental IO-470/520s to do what you need to, even if the rudder was locked/completely inoperative for some reason?

On Fri, May 9, 2025, 8:17 AM Timothy Higgins via <timothyahiggins=[email protected]> wrote:

Another post-maintenance failure?!...

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Take care,

Tim H.