Sv.grainne
Super Member
Like I've been doing this past week I was up bright and early and at the airport at sunup. Was on my 3 run balancing on the mains when I got a call on the radio aircraft was on the taxi way headed to the beginning of runway 21 where I was. I spoke with him on the radio and told him I would pull out of the way and he said no, you go ahead with what you are doing.
So I pulled back out on runway 21, announced on the radio that I was prerotation, going down the runway balancing but stating on the ground.
I was about 2/3rds of the way down the runway, idled down waiting for the nose wheel to settle and slowing when I heard a terrible noise and felt a strong vibration. I announced an emergency stop, pulled to the side before shutting down, got out and just as I turned the twin engine plane behind me was barreling down the runway at me . He took off, I was shook but pushed my Gyro clear of the runway. Prerotator Bendix was stuck in the up position, bracket bent some and gears not fully engaging.
Going to pick the Gyro up in a little while and bring it home to work on it!
Bobby
So I pulled back out on runway 21, announced on the radio that I was prerotation, going down the runway balancing but stating on the ground.
I was about 2/3rds of the way down the runway, idled down waiting for the nose wheel to settle and slowing when I heard a terrible noise and felt a strong vibration. I announced an emergency stop, pulled to the side before shutting down, got out and just as I turned the twin engine plane behind me was barreling down the runway at me . He took off, I was shook but pushed my Gyro clear of the runway. Prerotator Bendix was stuck in the up position, bracket bent some and gears not fully engaging.
Going to pick the Gyro up in a little while and bring it home to work on it!
Bobby