Back in 1988, my freshly rebuilt 1946 Cessna 120 was destroyed in a freak microburst and extreme wind event and I only got to fly it once before it was gone...
I was able to find a nice 1946 C-140 a couple of years ago and flew it from Portland, OR to its new home in Texas and it has been parked at the Gatesville Municipal Airport (KGOP) since then.
Well yesterday, this happened: https://www.kwtx.com/video/2021/05/30/gatesville-airport-damaged-by-straight-line-winds/
Luckily, my little plane was not destroyed, but it received some damage to a wing and possibly more unseen damage...
Is this a sign I should just stay away from little airplanes?
Should I just stick to helicopters?
At least I wasn't the gentleman who lost that nice Bonanza...
I should hear from my insurance folks by Tuesday.
I was able to find a nice 1946 C-140 a couple of years ago and flew it from Portland, OR to its new home in Texas and it has been parked at the Gatesville Municipal Airport (KGOP) since then.
Well yesterday, this happened: https://www.kwtx.com/video/2021/05/30/gatesville-airport-damaged-by-straight-line-winds/
Luckily, my little plane was not destroyed, but it received some damage to a wing and possibly more unseen damage...
Is this a sign I should just stay away from little airplanes?
Should I just stick to helicopters?
At least I wasn't the gentleman who lost that nice Bonanza...
I should hear from my insurance folks by Tuesday.