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Old 4th Dec 2016, 16:16
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she needs a minimum of a left u/c and prop .....the rest can be bent straight to get out
From my experience with Piper "Cub" type airframes, if you have damaged the prop, and a main gear in one event, there is most likely more damage to the plane than first look would reveal, particularly if that first look is made with a view to continuing a trip, rather than making the plane genuinely airworthy again. If the pilot of such an event is reporting a headache, that pilot is probably not fit to fly until either examined, or at least a very good rest.

If an aircraft with doubtful airworthiness is flown out for repairs (and I've done it many times), your route should be toward safety and good maintenance capability, and not the continuation of an adventure, disregarding the need for a comprehensive inspection. In the absence of proper repair and a thorough inspection of the airframe, likely another defect makes itself known, and probably at an even less convention time/place.

Getting a stranded pilot "parts" like a tire, or more oil is one thing, but when that parts are as comprehensive as a replacement prop and main gear, simply getting the parts there is not enough. We are not doing Mr. Kirk a favour by saying "here, we got parts to you!". 'Nice sentiment, but there's more to it than just that....
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