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    Downed UFO

    Unfortunately the UFO and I had an incident last weekend whilst taxying. The UFO has 56 hours and I have 34 with it now.And yes Waddles has been notified, verbally and written.The wheel/axle/backing plate and spat separated from the outer port struts at the weld, and as we know an aluminium weld is never considered a srtuctural joint; however there had been provision for bolting the backing plate to the slug inside the strut but for some reason hadn't been.The pics don't show it clearly but there had been a crack in the weld for some time and there was also poor penetration of the weld into the other surfaces, combine that with a heavyish landing earlier in the day and the end result looks like this....Image Insert: 79.05 KBImage Insert: 75.54 KBNow it is rebuild time with all new components, and replace the starboard side as well.Regards,ChristopherLockwood Sth. VIC(Secretary RAV Inc.)Speaking without thinking; is like shooting without taking aim - Spanish Proverb
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    Sorry to hear of your misshap Chris.Luckly it happend while taxiing and not landing.Consider it a blessing in disguise, and I know it will now be better and stronger than ever now your onto it.Would have been a shame to loose such a great looking machine.Good Luck Chris !!!!!Sam.Melbourne Vic.

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      Sorry to hear of your misshap Chris.Luckly it happend while taxiing and not landing.Consider it a blessing in disguise, and I know it will now be better and stronger than ever now your onto it.Would have been a shame to loose such a great looking machine.Good Luck Chris !!!!!Sam.Melbourne Vic.

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        Sorry to hear of your misshap Chris.Luckly it happend while taxiing and not landing.Consider it a blessing in disguise, and I know it will now be better and stronger than ever now your onto it.Would have been a shame to loose such a great looking machine.Good Luck Chris !!!!!Sam.Melbourne Vic.

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          Sorry to hear you are in the same boat as me.. though yours might be tad less costly than mine, maybe not, thankfully you don't have to replace rotor blades and the like.Is it my imagination or can I see weld flux in the top of the bottom photo?? Surely not .. or is it a pluck out?Do you have an addition to the 'Do not' page after this?Cheers,Nicholas TomlinAlarmist - www.alarmist.com.au - we scare for you

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            Sorry to hear you are in the same boat as me.. though yours might be tad less costly than mine, maybe not, thankfully you don't have to replace rotor blades and the like.Is it my imagination or can I see weld flux in the top of the bottom photo?? Surely not .. or is it a pluck out?Do you have an addition to the 'Do not' page after this?Cheers,Nicholas TomlinAlarmist - www.alarmist.com.au - we scare for you

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              Sorry to hear you are in the same boat as me.. though yours might be tad less costly than mine, maybe not, thankfully you don't have to replace rotor blades and the like.Is it my imagination or can I see weld flux in the top of the bottom photo?? Surely not .. or is it a pluck out?Do you have an addition to the 'Do not' page after this?Cheers,Nicholas TomlinAlarmist - www.alarmist.com.au - we scare for you

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              • #8
                Thanks guys, luckily no other damage other than dented pride, hopefully back in the air by QB weekend.No Nick no flux there.Regards,ChristopherLockwood Sth. VIC(Secretary RAV Inc.)Speaking without thinking; is like shooting without taking aim - Spanish Proverb

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                  Thanks guys, luckily no other damage other than dented pride, hopefully back in the air by QB weekend.No Nick no flux there.Regards,ChristopherLockwood Sth. VIC(Secretary RAV Inc.)Speaking without thinking; is like shooting without taking aim - Spanish Proverb

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                    Thanks guys, luckily no other damage other than dented pride, hopefully back in the air by QB weekend.No Nick no flux there.Regards,ChristopherLockwood Sth. VIC(Secretary RAV Inc.)Speaking without thinking; is like shooting without taking aim - Spanish Proverb

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