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Affordaplane TA1 Has an Engine Out at 1500'

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Affordaplane Adventures by Terry Adair

Just just Noooo, I think this was a cold seizure. At any rate its back to the drawing board for my Hirth 2704. I had to leave her at another airport and hitch a ride back to my hanger. I will know more about what type of damage I have sustained in the following days.

Amendment 08/22/21
Ok fellows, I will now elaborate a little more on this video, but first I'd like to remind everyone that flying and video of TA1 is just one aspect of my life. Recently my family has had more important things to deal with this past week due to the loss of a family member, so the fact that I even posted this was just me trying to share with the group things we should all be aware of while pursuing our dreams. First this was a real engine out, not practice and I'm sorry if you dont like the background music but I cant please everyone! So I was originally scooting around at 1800' just having a good time enjoying the scenery when I noticed an unrelated compass deviation and attempting an in flight recalibration. At the same time I had reduced my power setting to bleed off altitude to land and visit friends down below. This is why I believe the engine had a cold seize due to a rapid cool down and lack of appropriate lubrication (hindsight). I am not 100% sure how much damage the engine may have sustained as I have not done a thorough inspection yet, the aircraft is still sitting in a friends hanger until I can properly retrieve it later. I will update the group when I get started but these things do take time to sort out, so be patient and refrain with the stupid comments, ya'll know who you are. As for everyone else I thank you for your encouragement, valuable opinions and advice.

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