[Squantos]

Sorry to hear all that fun has come back on ya so hard. Hope ya at least had the doors open on that AC crash.....:o)

All my back injuries came from thin air PLF's and too many sudden stops. Never crashed a fixed wing, a few dead stick landings etc but broke a bunch of tail booms and skids in auto rotations on old UH-1's and got shorter every time......now the back is broke and hurts but I'll not whine in your presence. I fit as a fiddle compared to your status. Surgery is on the horizon for me too...again.

Hope they get ya back to no pain status at the very least.....Stay safe !

[blackdog]

Doors ajar and fuel selector switch off. I had one of those vertical dampening seats too. I think it helped. What got me was the ground effect at the creek bed. Just enough airspeed to float over the creek and slam into the opposite bank right under the mains. After studying crash info, I realized that you've gotta get those feet off the pedals and floor if you don't want broken legs.

The thought off goin down in an eggbeater terrifies me. I'm sure you know the mindset of us fixed wing guys...........