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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Aug 14, 2005
Description:
Great to see the professor and Carol enjoying their SeaRey together on Georgian Bay! Don valiantly tried to demonstrate the capabilities of his in-flight-adjustable prop but it stuck in fixed pitch. On the next leg a throttle arm temporarily jammed and he had to shut the engine down to land at Christian Island. Glad it was you with Carol Don and not me with Ellen!
Date Taken:
Aug 14, 2005
Place Taken:
Bone Island, Georgian Bay
Owner:
Brittany Dunlop
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1, John D''s Georgian Bay
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Dan Nickens - Aug 15,2005
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This great lady has been around the world with Don and is unflappable. It's great to see her enjoying the SeaRey.
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Don Maxwell - Aug 15,2005
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The throttle problem was (I believe) unintentional sabotage--if that's not a contradiction in terms. Somehow the left throttle arm got bent in while we were having lunch at the previous stop. It throttled up just fine on takeoff, but then it bound up on the 914's throttle cable support arm (or whatever it's properly called), so those two cylinders were stuck at nearly full power, and we had a very rough running two-cylinder engine running wide open with the throttle closed. Interesting experience. I imagine that someone was wading, lost his or her balance, and stuck out a hand to steady himself on a convenient carburetor.
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Dan Nickens - Aug 15,2005
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Check for fingerprints, Don. I'll bet we can narrow the list of suspects down to one tall, good looking guy with a gray beard.
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Don Maxwell - Aug 17,2005
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Nah, Dan, it really wasn't me--or the good looking guy, either. It had been bent in, toward the carb, by almost half an inch. Wasn't that way when we landed at the previous place. Big Mystery--maybe Sasquatch. Or the Ghost of Christmas Past passed by at the wrong moment. Who knows? Anyway, the fix was easy, and no probs since then.
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