Bob Barrows LSA accident yesterday

[PaulSA]

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Peter Bishton]

Get well Bob
Just saw this on kitplanes - hope you are not in too much discomfort. A big shock for everyone.
Peter - 4 place Australia

[johwiltb]

Wow, so scary but glad his injuries were not terribly severe! My family will be praying. Speedy recovery Bob!

[Scott]

I’m happy to hear he will recover. Thoughts and prayers are with you Bob.

[Frank]

Best wishes for a complete recovery.
Long live Bob Barrows and the Bearhawk LSA!

[Mark Goldberg]

FYI - I just spoke with Bob and he sounded pretty good. He is drugged up for the pain but was still joking around with me. He is of course worried about being able to fly again. But I encouraged him to let the doctors do their work and let the therapy get him going again.

He said the wire he hit was new since the last time he had flown into this grass trip. No balls on it, and it was hidden by trees. He said the airport had been bugging the power company to put some balls on the wire, but they had not done so. Mark

[Cameron Ramsey]

Thanks for the update Mark. It is good to hear that Bob is in good spirits, that’s half the battle.

[swpilot3]

Thanks for the update Mark. So sad to hear! I'm sure Bob will make a great recovery and be back flying. My family and I are praying for him.

[Archer39J]

Thanks for the update, glad to hear he's ok!

[quadra]

Sorry for your troubles Bob, Godspeed and I look forward to hearing you share your experience when you are ready. I know you tend to be a private fellow but this is a lesson for all of us - not just Bearhawk fans. If the plane is recoverable your brand will not be diminished by documenting the path to recovery for you and the plane. If the plane is a write -off and you are here to share the tale that is worth sharing as well.
I will be buying my plans this week, if that helps you feel better...

[aerolite]

So glad to hear that Bob will be ok, a testament to his design!

[patrickh99]

Bob, best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery.
May I recommend any future crashworthiness testing be unmanned?!?
The results speak highly for your design.

[kenryan]

Thanks for the update. Sounds quite positive!

[Helidesigner]

Best wished to Bob. Thanks for the update. Good point about steel tube fuselage crashworthiness strength. That is a major reason I fly a Bearhawk.

[geraldmorrissey]

When I was a kid I worked for George Evans at Flabob building Skybolts. Up in the rafters of the hanger I worked in was the ramains of Bob Herendeen's Pitts Special that he crashed at the Reno air races. That welded tube structure was MANGELED. Bob was severely injured but lived to fly again. Every day I looked at that fuselage and marveled that anybody could survive such an impact. I'm a believer. I wish Bob a full and speedy recovery.
Gerry
Patrol#30 Wings

[Mark Goldberg]

Thanks Gerry. I just texted your comments to Bob. Mark