Rowdy feeling not-so-rowdy after crash. Wish him well inside

sidestick stirrer · Post by **sidestick stirrer** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:18 am

One of the regulars on this forum crashed yesterday, on his first day on a new job, I believe.
He spent his last night before going up the coast to start this job chillin' with my oldest daughter, watching Top Gun in the home theatre.
Talking with his folks, he apparently encountered a downdraft while turning up against a mountain.
As soon as he realized what had happened, he did everything right in the seconds remaining, thereby keeping himself alive.
He is banged up with a broken face and two broken vertebrae, and was air-lifted out to Vancouver late yesterday.
He still can move his hands and feet, and the specialists can fix up his jaw, etc, so this tough young man is not to be counted out, by any means.
I have personally flown with him in our tail-dragging homebuilt, and he is all hands-and-feet, an accomplished seat-of-the-pants pilot.
Bush flying is all he wants to do, a white shirt and tie is not for him.
I, along with many of you, enjoyed the video of float-flying in Northern Ontario that he posted late last summer.
I wish him a speedy recovery, and a quick return to doing what he loves.

Captain_Canuck · Post by **Captain_Canuck** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:25 am

I wish you the speediest recovery possible!

duCapo · Post by **duCapo** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:45 am

God Speed

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:50 am

Can he receive visitors yet?

duCapo · Post by **duCapo** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:50 am

Anymore info on this? Who was he working for, driving what, any other injuries?

Go Guns · Post by **Go Guns** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:01 am

Hope your recovery is speedy

V1 Rotate · Post by **V1 Rotate** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:07 am

yycflyguy · Post by **yycflyguy** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:23 am

Can I suggest that you change the title of your thread from "Another one bites the dust". Maybe not the most heartfelt title.

bandit1 · Post by **bandit1** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:40 am

No shit. You seem to have alot of compassion and respect for this guy.

I wonder how he thinks of himself as being another one that bit the dust.

Maybe ''Mishap in the mountains'' or ''Avcanadian down''

But thats just my opinion

sidestick stirrer · Post by **sidestick stirrer** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:20 pm

Yes, in retrospect, that thread title was kind of harsh, and it was certainly not reflective of my intent.
As my kids say, "My bad".
I don't more of the details, will know more when daughter gets home from shift for Pacific Coastal.
Although she'll probably want to stop on the way home and do some aerobatics to ease her angst......

neilaroberts · Post by **neilaroberts** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:27 pm

V1 Rotate wrote:MW?

Can someone please PM me if his initials were MW?

altiplano · Post by **altiplano** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:31 pm

not the "R"-man???

sidestick stirrer · Post by **sidestick stirrer** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:35 pm

Just found out his username on this forum is "Rowdy".

niss · Post by **niss** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:38 pm

Best of luck old friend and a speedy recovery.

altiplano · Post by **altiplano** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:39 pm

Rowdy -

Hey shit happens - get better.

neilaroberts · Post by **neilaroberts** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:40 pm

I think if I were hitting Dieppe or the Normandy, I'd want that guy at my side. I am thankful he is still with us.

Can we task someone out in BC to keep us notified as per his progress. If he or his family require anything, I would be all for some sort of avcanada aid.

best regards,

Neil

(also, someone change that goddammed thread title)

sidestick stirrer · Post by **sidestick stirrer** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:51 pm

I don't know how, but why don't we change it to, "Rowdy Falls Off His Ride" or something like that?

Dash-Ate · Post by **Dash-Ate** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:53 pm

Wishing him all the best. Reading his posts you can tell he is a thoughtful person and looking to get ahead in this business.

sidestick stirrer · Post by **sidestick stirrer** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:55 pm

Rowdy's Wild Ride?

Widow · Post by **Widow** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:56 pm

sidestick, go to the original post, click edit. you can then edit the post and the thread title.

neilaroberts · Post by **neilaroberts** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:56 pm

sidestick stirrer wrote:I don't know how, but why don't we change it to, "Rowdy Falls Off His Ride" or something like that?

I appreciate you keeping us informed about our comrade...BUT...How about you just drop the brutal humour all together?

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:56 pm

As soon as I find out where he is and if he can have visitors Pene and I will go see him and try and cheer him up.

Sulako · Post by **Sulako** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:59 pm

Hey Rowdy,

Sorry that you had a bad day at work, get well soon.

Oh, and seing as how sidestick stirrer posted that he wouldn't mind changing the title of the post, I changed the title of the post from "Another One Bites The Dust" to "Rowdy feeling not-so-rowdy after crash. wish him well inside"

I hope that was okay, lemme know if not.

Snowgoose · Post by **Snowgoose** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:09 pm

Hate to hear about accidents period. And especially if it's someone I'm connected to.

Speedy Recovery Rowdy. Glad to hear you made it out.

Kilo-Kilo · Post by **Kilo-Kilo** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:20 pm

I feel terrible about seeing this, but I'm glad you made it out in better condition than the worst case scenario. All the best to you and your extended family. After all this I'm sure you still won't trade you plane keys back for a digger!

KK.