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Larry Baird (Airhog) (4.46.14.8)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 10:37 pm: | |
Remember me? I’m the guy that blew the bay doors open with a gas leak on my MC7. Well I have another story. Friday a friend and myself flew back to Saint Paul to pick up a Country Coach, nice one with all the good stuff, 450 HP auto and only 80,000 miles on it. We left at around noon and got fuel in Oklahoma City at about 11:30 pm (one stop for food and booze). As we got back on 35 the new owner looked it his mirror and ask me why the rear tires had smoke coming off them, well I’m no Indian but some smoke signals I can read. Well a little over 12 hours and $200,000.00 later our adventure was over, except for the ride back to LA when the airline had to explain about the smoke smell to the passengers that thought the plane was on fire. |
James Maxwell (Jmaxwell) (66.81.43.11)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 12:07 am: | |
This does not sound good. Can we assume from the $$ figure that it was totaled? If so, any clues as to what went wrong? |
pete (205.188.209.8)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:27 am: | |
did the booze last the flight home of was it lost in the blaze?
i made the decission a few years ago..i bring 4 or 5 fire extinguishers and speard them around
sorry to hear about the fire |
Larry Baird (Airhog) (172.192.244.161)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 11:26 am: | |
Not sure yet about the reason and I think it will be repaired. We used 4 large fire extinguishers but tires like to burn. It took the fire dept. two trys and foam to put it out. Could be a wheel bearing. |
Larry Baird (Airhog) (4.10.203.136)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 09, 2004 - 12:09 am: | |
Update on the fire. The first check was sent to the repair shop for $52,000.00 with more to follow. The insurance company is trying to find the shop that just did the work on the brakes and the owner that sold it. |