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"Jay Honeck" <jjhoneck@mchsi.com> wrote in message
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>> > An American Legend Cub lost engine power over Lake Michigan about 4
>> > miles out from Chicago.
>> > The article says the passenger was able to stay afloat using a seat
>> > cushion, but he got separated from the older pilot. They have not been
>> > able to find him as of 10 PM CDT.
>> >
>> The article also says it was unclear what the two were doing in OSH.
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> The real question is: What's a Cub doing beyond gliding distance from
> land? The Chicago VFR cooridor is right over the shoreline, so
> there's no need to be 4 miles out.
Report is they both got out OK but the pilot could not keep his head above
water. The lake was calm with 1 foot waves. Had they been closer to shore
there was enough boat activity they both would have had a much better chance
of being rescued.
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> Jay Honeck
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