bear damage

[FIJI]

a buddy sent me some pics of a Piper that was chewed to bits by a bear. The guy patched it up with duct tape.

Might be old news to you guys, but if anyone wants the pics ...send me an email addy to fwd them to

heres the text part:

One place I found this story online --- http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/modern/bear-attack-i-think-we-need-bigger-plane-21192.html

WHOA NELLIE!!! This unsuspecting pilot/fisherman was returning home from a fishing trip in Alaska. During a stop over still in bear country a bear must have got wind of the fish smell still in his Piper PA-18. The pilot obtained two new tires, 3 cases of Duct Tape, and several rolls of a cellophane material to get him home. ......................

[Larryjk]

FIJI, Had a horse do that to the elevator on a Piper Tri-Pacer. Forgot to close the gate on the corral we parked the plane in. Send me the pictures so I can relive that incident. We put duct tape on the elevator and flew to a repair station. The airframe mechanic got a good laugh out of that but said it isn't the first he had seen. larryjk@tribcsp.com