Ken Welter wrote:

  I got some more glider time in my log book, I think I got
enough for a

 glider check ride now, no damage to the plane as it slid across
the field
 smoother

than some water landing, nice having that bullet proof hull under
there

 as I slid it in wheels up.

  Blew an oil line due to chafing from the cowl, going to some
better

 line now.

The worst of it was the 5 fire trucks 5 cop cars not counting the
one

 swat team member, the K_9 unit and the chaplain who the drug out
his book
 and started

praising the lord and I just laughed and said no no no you got
the wrong

 dude and he said oh your not the pilot and I said yes but you
still got the
 wrong dude.

  Then it really pissed off the news guys as I had the plane
packed up

 and home before they got there,  five news agencies called and
wanted an
 interview from

my girl friend and wanted my phone number as its unlisted but she
told

 them to kiss off and to get a real job.

 Got another engine already installed and should be running in a
couple

 of days.

 Ken

This was so good I had to upload it before a bunch of other
messages that

 came in before it while

I was in Florida :)

Paul Lamar

Kevin & Kim wrote:

 Ken,
 As a Chaplain wannabe, I understand why he was there!  In the
immortal words
 of the Unsinkable Molly Brown, "You don't see THAT everyday!"
 A while back, I was at a Base Weather Station when an F-16 was
making an
 emergency landing.  The fire trucks, ambulance and an assortment
of vehicles
 came a runnin'.  I was there to verify weather conditions (clear
and calm)
 for the ensuing investigation.  Of course, there was no
investigation
 because the pilot landed almost perfectly and stepped from the
plane with a
 bit of bravado they learn there at the Academy.  I wasn't
disappointed at
 all (the paper work for an aircraft mishap is ridiculous).  But,
there was a
 bit of adrenaline rush due to all the excitement.
 Turns out, the pilot blew a tire on take-off.  But, with all the
commotion,
 you would have thought someone had caught his shoe laces on the
landing gear
 and was being given a tow at 200KTS.
 Bottom line:  Any landing you can walk away from is a good
landing.  Glad to
 hear you (and your plane) will fly again.
 Kevin

The vast majority of crashes we have had so far has been caused by
faulty
oil and water plumbing. Budget about a $1000 for top quality
plumbing.
Either AN or welded aluminum tube.

Paul Lamar

   Got it up and flying with top notch oil line this time, using a new
Aeroquip Machmate Plus that is a double steel braided line that has a
smaller outside diameter and has a tighter bending radius then there
older single braided line.

   Ken

Ken, did you shut down when your oil pressure went south to save the
engine?  I'm sort of curious how long a 13B would go on without oil.

Hans

  No the low oil buzzer went off and I turned to the nearest airport
as there was no water in site and the engine seized after about a
minute, I then re fired it twice and milked about another 20 seconds
out of it each  time but came up about 1/4 mile short of the airport.

  Ken

Nothing lives when the life blood is gone :)

Paul Lamar

Do you pre-mix the oil and fuel Ken?

Chris Cosman

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