UT Kitfox Down

[Av8r3400]

Amen to that, Steve!

[HighWing]

This brings up memories in a couple of ways. Tim was a friend that resulted from the old Cameron Park Kitfox Fly-in and BBQ we held annually in the 2000s. He moved from our area and we lost contact over the years.

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The second way the memories chime in is when we "Parked" our airplane on the way to the factory fly-in in 2007 resulting in its destruction and week stays in the hospital for both of us. It remains interesting to read the online comments of those who in the wisdom of the typical pilot thought they could have done better, but in reality knew very little about our particular situation and my decision to attempt an emergency landing in a very limited clearing in our neighboring Sierra Foothills. For us it was 100 yards from a road and two miles from a CalFire station so response time was quick and recovery simple. So far the comments have been factual and with helpful advice to the rest of us. For Tim's sake, I am thankful for that.