didn' t someone get in a heap o trouble after flying out his damaged bird with a comealong holding the nose wheel from caving. seems it wass right after he posted it here that the feds got word of his plight.....HMMMMMM funny how we all seem to admire the ingenuity of some pilots and criticize he actions of others as stupid.....HMMMMMMM wouldn't it be great if the lower 48 could function as sensibly as Alaska??? great video

iceman wrote:didn' t someone get in a heap o trouble after flying out his damaged bird with a comealong holding the nose wheel from caving. seems it wass right after he posted it here that the feds got word of his plight.....HMMMMMM funny how we all seem to admire the ingenuity of some pilots and criticize he actions of others as stupid.....HMMMMMMM wouldn't it be great if the lower 48 could function as sensibly as Alaska??? great video

Yes, that is a well known part of the BCP legacy.

Perhaps what is different about this particular case is that 1) it's Alaska and a blind eye is turned to stuff like this, and 2) perhaps getting a ferry permit for that neck of the woods is easier?

precisely my point about more sensibly.

Getting a ferry permit isn't difficult ANYwhere in the US, and certainly no easier in AK. It does, however, require that an A&P inspect the airplane, and certify to the FAA that the airplane can be ferried (under specified conditions) back to a maintenance facility for repair.

Don't believe for a moment that this sort of thing is ignored by the FAA in Alaska these days. It isn't. On the other hand, the FAA in Alaska does have a long history of approving ferry permits for retrieving aircraft out of the boonies. I'm betting those guys had a ferry permit. They'll approve pretty much anything that a mechanic says is safe to fly.

Guess who's neck is out there, however?

MTV