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Offline TheSoccerMom

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Slip-Slidin' Away...
« on: April 29, 2009, 09:12:16 PM »
AOPA just had this story as a link....  apparently two guys went skiing, and so landed atop a nice spot in Alaska...  but what the pilot thought would be soft snow was a hard crust.........

They slid to the.....

EDGE.....

 ::eek::                 ::eek::                    ::eek::

 
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 09:33:48 PM »
Talk about an expensive skiing holiday!   ::eek:: ::eek:: ::eek::
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 09:34:58 PM »
omg! That was close.

Never flown on ski nor in mountains but if you look at the path of the airplane, he seems to have tried to turn at the last minute. So he knew there was a drop comming. Wouldn't it be easier to just apply full power and use the drop to recover from stall if not flying when airborne. Maybe I watched too many movies.
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 11:50:43 PM »
Ouch, I'd like to see how they get the plane off the side of the cliff.
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2009, 12:40:47 AM »
Quote from: undatc on April 29, 2009, 11:50:43 PM
Ouch, I'd like to see how they get the plane off the side of the cliff.

Mike's new Huey could do it...


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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2009, 06:59:35 AM »
Ok who gave them THAT taxi clearance?
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2009, 07:22:50 PM »
Quote from: BrianGMFS on April 30, 2009, 12:40:47 AM
Quote from: undatc on April 29, 2009, 11:50:43 PM
Ouch, I'd like to see how they get the plane off the side of the cliff.

Mike's new Huey could do it...


Brian

Very perceptive Brian.  They slung it out with a Huey.  They reported that the difficult part was crawling around the plane to rig the harness.   ::eek::  ::loony::

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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2009, 05:37:35 AM »
Quote from: tundra_flier on May 01, 2009, 07:22:50 PM
Quote from: BrianGMFS on April 30, 2009, 12:40:47 AM
Quote from: undatc on April 29, 2009, 11:50:43 PM
Ouch, I'd like to see how they get the plane off the side of the cliff.

Mike's new Huey could do it...


Brian

Very perceptive Brian.  They slung it out with a Huey.  They reported that the difficult part was crawling around the plane to rig the harness.   ::eek::  ::loony::

Phil

No pics?   :'(
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2009, 11:31:44 PM »
Pics?  No need: strictly routine.
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2009, 03:50:22 AM »
No, none that I've seen so far.  But that's what the Anchorage Paper reported.  Slinging a damaged plane home under a heli is pretty routine in Alaska.

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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2009, 11:45:41 PM »
Oh my lord almighty!  :o ::unbelieveable:: ::silly:: ::sweat::

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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2009, 08:13:27 AM »
must've been fun getting out... exit is on the downill side... although I think I'd have been squeezing through the sliding left side window...  still...

I'd just as soon not have that story to tell....
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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2009, 03:33:31 PM »
Quote from: Baradium on May 30, 2009, 08:13:27 AM
must've been fun getting out... exit is on the downill side... although I think I'd have been squeezing through the sliding left side window...  still...

I'd just as soon not have that story to tell....

Um Dude, T-crafts have doors on both sides.   ::)

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Re: Slip-Slidin' Away...
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2009, 04:43:06 AM »
Quote from: tundra_flier on June 02, 2009, 03:33:31 PM
Quote from: Baradium on May 30, 2009, 08:13:27 AM
must've been fun getting out... exit is on the downill side... although I think I'd have been squeezing through the sliding left side window...  still...

I'd just as soon not have that story to tell....

Um Dude, T-crafts have doors on both sides.   ::)

Phil

Haha,  see what happens when I get on the computer at 4am?

I saw a skiplane and just thought "supercub" and didn't even pay attention.

Speaking of which, these highspeeds are catching up to me, been hard to keep up on sleep this week.  On that note, time for a few hours...
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