It scared the hell out of my girlfriend, who was riding shotgun at the time... if it had been a first date, I probably would not be having another.
Martin, I'm really glad that we both forgot our phones, so there was no video...
I welded up a new bell crank, have a little more than 2 inches of pedal travel now, I think- I will test drive tomorrow and report.
Jerry, I flew helicopters, and the mechanic used to say the problem was between the seat and the cyclic...!