Now that gives a new meaning to going "mudding". I've slung a little mud on a plane, as I'm sure most people here have, but this takes the cake...mud cake that is.

What looked fun and cool was cruising out over the lakebed on that hovercraft!

qmdv wrote: How much plywood would it tke to get that plane off the mud.
Tim

Three or four sheets, but it would take forever.

Took 3,,20 foot long,,, 2x4s' and Forever to move a 206 that was stuck out by Wendover about 2 miles from the RR tracks.Got the plane up on the road next to the tracks, looked both ways and blasted off.

I'm guessing they'll either sling it out under a helicopter like we do for remote crashes here in Alaska. Or they'll wait till it dries out enough to drive to it, dig it out and fly it off.

Phil

Maybe skis will work?

1SeventyZ wrote:How do I hydroplaning the wheels?

I couldn't help but laugh again when I saw this. This quote is destined to go down in history and forever bring smiles to those that read it

Both of these guys are in the EAA chapter I belong to... Lets just say they have asked to land at my private strip and I declined.... Enough said.

As for getting it out,,, can you say helicopter ??

There is a skycrane near Odgen couple years ago 8grand$$$$ and they said they would put that plane right were you wanted it in a jiffy.Bargain

Maybe three hovercraft, one under each wheel.

And yet another:
http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=9a514785-60a5-45f0-96c3-51b2b1596e73

I know in Alaska when you have one brought out under a helicopter they make you sign the plane over to the helicopter company first. The reason is, if things get squirrely and they have to cut it loose, you can't sue them for it since it's their plane at that point. Once it's back on the ground they sign it back over to you.

Phil

Does anyone else think that maby he made a sucsessfull landing but started to sink into the mud and tried to get back off before getting completely stuck? Might explain why the tracks are so long

Renegade wrote:Does anyone else think that maby he made a sucsessfull landing but started to sink into the mud and tried to get back off before getting completely stuck? Might explain why the tracks are so long

That's exactally what I was thinking. Tracks are way to long for just a landing. In that mud.....he would have stopped real quick. I think when he touched down he realized what he was in and powered up to try and get out of it. Just didn't have the power.

The news story on how they got it out. I would say this is the final chapter but I have been told the pilot has crashed several planes and hopefully this will be his last incident altho my gut feeling is it won't be.


http://www.kidk.com/news/34495594.html?video=YHI&t=a

Stol wrote:The news story on how they got it out. I would say this is the final chapter but I have been told the pilot has crashed several planes and hopefully this will be his last incident altho my gut feeling is it won't be.


http://www.kidk.com/news/34495594.html?video=YHI&t=a

I like how he started out saying that he had heard that "pilot's were using the hardpan for landings", and when someone told him he wasn't actually on the hardpan (he was on Sevier Lake), it became an emergency landing.

I think the emergency was of the "bladder" type like BearBuilder said.