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Post by Dillzio on Oct 16, 2011 2:57:37 GMT 1
For those of you that may have been wondering exactly why I'm rebuilding my cub, this post should explain it. It happened a couple of months ago now, but I wanted to make sure that all the legal stuff was sorted and out of the way before I went posing about it on the internet. The cub basically got away from me when the wind picked up, and ended up coming down on a main road!  Here's what it did to the car I hit:   And this is what was left of my plane:  |
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Post by toff on Oct 16, 2011 9:16:42 GMT 1
WOW!!! Looks more like a .50 cal bullet hole than a supercub hit! Oh well, lesson learned for adelaide........ if dylans flying, get into the bunkers!  |
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Post by john66 on Oct 16, 2011 12:09:37 GMT 1
UNLUCKY Dill! So that'd explain the silence for a while....How was the car owner about it, did it cost you much?
John
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 16, 2011 13:00:47 GMT 1
The owner of the car really wasn't too bad about it. No one was hurt, his car was still driveable, and plus I think he was partly in shock that a plane dropped out of the sky and hit his car, not exactly the sort of thing that happens every day. Plus I think he was relieved that he found the owner of the plane, and that I accepted full responsibility for the damages.
I didn't know at the time, but as it happens I actually have public liability insurance for sporting and recreational activities - the same sort of insurance that would cover you if you hit a golf ball into a car. I've actually got up to 2M coverage with no excess, so I've been very lucky there. My guess is that it did somewhere between 1000-2000 in damages.
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Post by john66 on Oct 16, 2011 13:58:43 GMT 1
Like you say, lucky nobody was hurt! Scary tale. I was looking at joining a local club that flies scarily close (for my liking) to the M4 motorway (busy UK road, main Heathrow link for our colonial cousins). This tale is kinda off putting, being responsible for a 20 car pile up wouldn't be much fun!  Good to hear your wallet got off relatively lightly! Were you able to claim for the plane? Or were you third party only? ;D John |
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Post by Dillzio on Oct 17, 2011 1:33:10 GMT 1
nah, 3rd party only, insurance clause specifies that "aircraft and watercraft" are not covered, lifesized or otherwise.
Let this be a lesson to everybody to always obey the cardinal rule of NEVER flying downwind. If you lose control for even a moment, the plane will get further away from you. The further away the plane gets, and the smaller it looks, the harder it is to get control back. Things can go from bad to worse pretty quickly.
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Post by renard80 on Oct 17, 2011 15:35:08 GMT 1
And also another timely reminder to everyone to get full insurance cover.
In UK, join the BMFA and take advantage of their excellent insurance specifically for model flyers, included with your membership subscription.
Dill's accident was bad enough. But that hole might easily have been in someone's eye instead. Imagine the astronomical damages you would have to pay! It just ain't worth flying without insurance.
(Oh, and by the way, Dill - you've gone and posted those big pictures again, which means we have to scroll sideways to read this thread! Life's too short for that. ;D )
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