REFLECTOR: I AM A JERK

[Donald Royer]

> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Martino <tmartino at troubleshooter.com>
> To: <reflector at www.tvbf.org>
> Date: 3/12/2005 7:45:43 PM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: I AM A JERK
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> As I write this I don't know whether to cry or kick myself in the ass.
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> To make a long story VERY short:   While doing gear retraction tests, my
plane got off balance and fell back off the jacks.
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> ONLY ONE THING GOT DAMAGED.  I notched about ½ inch off the tip of one
blade on my beautiful new MY four-blade prop.
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> NOW I NEED INFORMATION!
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> How do I get it fixed?
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> Does it have to go back to Germany?  I hope not!
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> Are there domestic service centers?
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> Can I order a blade and have a prop shop install it?  (There is an MT
Prop dealer in Denver).
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> I would appreciate any information ASAP.
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> I had just gotten all of my squawks corrected and was having so much fun
flying.
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> Oh well ... I have no one to blame ... but me.
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> TOM MARTINO
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