Zane - I know you have worked hard on your T-shirt design, but I will pay $25 for a XXL shirt with that picture (on page 6) of motorcity's maule on the front! jg

I don't know, but I'll bet a chainsaw winch and a bruce anchor to get out of the hole, then the 35 Bushwheels would get 'er out of there no problems.

Hopefully NPS will let them helicopter in what they need.

gb

Looking at the pictures, it appears that sand was thrown out to the sides, as if it was shoveled out. Did you do some digging, or is that just the way it stopped?
tom

Looks to be a fair amount of sand on one of the prop blades with just a little bit on one other.Hmmmm Looks like he may have had it almost stopped.(The Prop that is) before the sand got on there.I was in a 206 that landed out on (or should I say in)the salt flats about 20minutes west of Ogden/Utah.We stopped in about 50 feet and were up to our belly.The prop went through the mud/salt about 30 revolutions before it stopped.During inspection/runup all was good and it was flown off the dirt road that was next to the railroad tracks(bout 5 inches to spare on each main)About 2 miles of moving three 20ft 2by4's over the mud to get there.... good times....Hope you can get that thing outta there with no worries and not too much$$Good luck

35" AK Bushwheels and a pair of Garrett 2133 JADO assist engines, airborn in 3 seconds.

Howdy Folks,

I have been lurking on the forum for a few weeks. Thought I had better join up since I could be of some help with Motorcitymaule's situation. Glad he is ok, and it looks like the plane is ok too.

If it looks like Motorcitymaule will need to do some packing to get things in to the plane I might be able to put some people together to help. I punched cows for twenty years and spent quite a bit of time in Northern AZ and know a lot of good hands who can pack just about anything. I can't make any firm promises, but if the need arises, let me know and I will make some phone calls. Probably the most these guys may want is gas money and groceries.

I am new to these forums so hopefully this will make it on to the site.

Jim

Yes Sir, you are certainly right about that! The cheaper the better. Early Times is a favorite of mine, but Old Crow, Old Grandad, and several others will certainly work. We have to pack in to get the plane out I will bring the whiskey. Hell, we might just have to make a two or three day thing out of it. MM will either have to stay sober or wait until he sobers up. Once a bunch of cowpunchers opens a bottle the cap usually is thrown out into the brush and ya don't quit 'til it is gone.

Most of the guys I worked with know that I went and learned to fly so they would not be too suprised to have me call on something like this. It just has to get done before May since they will be starting spring works on a lot of places and then all bets are off. When there are cattle to be worked everything else has to wait.

Jim

Jim, I'm glad you clarified your forum "handle", I thought I was going to have to be ready to duck at the next Fly-In!

Spindrift

flyin' puncher wrote:Yes Sir, you are certainly right about that! The cheaper the better. Early Times is a favorite of mine, but Old Crow, Old Grandad, and several others will certainly work.

Jim, will this brand do?

http://www.hulu.com/watch/3517/saturday-night-live-uncle-jemimas-pure-mash-liqour

Hi All!! This thread is crazy...I'm glad to entertain you all!! To clear things up about a previous thread, my wife and I did go to Marble airstrip and Grand Canyon and multiple other strips in AZ on our previous Spring Break trip.

The pic is a little decieving. All the sand and mud you see around the plane is from me digging out the tires. It originally wasn't that far sunken in. The plane was settling as I was digging and I didn't realize it because I was full of adrenaline.

I will certainly keep everyone posted on recovery and appreciate all your help tips and ideas.

The plane is only accessable by chopper but the 31's would certainly work. Spoke with Rob this morning, great guy, and he may be able to help.

You guys are the best-talk to you tomorrow

jmtgt wrote:Jim,

Right about the cap. After a long day horse back I have yet to see a bottle of Rock Gut put away!!! Stuff seems to go fast!!

rot gut? I thought you were a scotch drinker

This is all gonna be geat conversation around the campfire at the fly in in June Rot gut doesn't go with your pink tu tu John

flyin' puncher wrote: I might be able to put some people together to help. I... know a lot of good hands who can pack just about anything. I can't make any firm promises, but if the need arises, let me know and I will make some phone calls. Probably the most these guys may want is gas money and groceries.

Jim

Heckuva nice offer, and would definitely boost the story-telling potential of this whole episode. But practically speaking, it might also be very convenient given the land-management status. Non-commercial operations generally incur a whole lot less red tape than commercial ones. A little favor among friends with some whiskey and oats changing hands on the side will be harder to regulate than a commercial landing with a helo. At least that's true in my corner of the world.

Welcome to the site, Jim. Tell us a little about your flying when you get a chance.

Bravo flyin' puncher. Outstanding offer for a fellow flyer and welcome to the site.
Keith

Would that be old

YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE

Hottshot

Please tell us more about your HOT pink desires, its been a long cold winter

That is if Zane doesnt make us get instant messenger

I Plead the 5th

I am also new to this forum and just wanted to say Howdy! I entered to express good wishes to MM and was rewarded with humor. I have been active on the Maule.org forum for the past 5 years learning how to be a pilot and plan on doing so until I get permanent wings. So Howdy!
BTW I really like the spell check!

I posted a link to this thread over in one of the airplane-specific lists I follow. We'd been kicking around the utility of the SPOT units vs. PLBs just a couple days before.

One guy there replied with an idea that sounded worth forwarding back -- to lift the plane consider an air bladder bag. He said he's not seen 'em in the US, but used to see them in Europe. Imagine an air mattress you hook to the exhaust pipe. Light, and with lots of area to distribute the load, both at the ground and on the plane's belly.

I guess I've heard of ones for lifting things like refrigerators, hooked to the out-side of your vacuum cleaner...

Benton 10apr08

Some tips:

If you use a helicopter, make ABSOLUTE CERTAIN that the operator knows PRECISELY what they are doing, and that they have experience doing this kind of recovery work. More than one perfectly good aircraft has been dropped enroute because they oscillated. Cargo nets duct taped to the flying surfaces is one hint, by the way.

If you use ANY other means of recovery, GO SLOW, and don't let anyone's testosterone or HDAD get ahead of you. These things are best done slowly, carefully, and with a lot of planning before hand.

Congrats on merely having a recovery project.

It doesn't look like its' going anywhere, so plan it out, fill ALL the squares, and be REALLY careful around people who have good intentions but no experience.

And, when it comes to helicopter operators--low bid gets what you pay for.

MTV

Hammer wrote:I wonder if good old chain link fencing would provide enough floatation for an improvised runway...maybe with ash 1X2's every three or four inches? It would be easier to pack in/out on a burrow than plywood.

This seems like a pretty good opportunity to stir the pot...anyone think a nose-dragger would have stayed belly-down? All in all I'd say it's pretty impressive that he managed to keep a taildragger from nosing over in those conditions.

Looking close, there is ALOT of sand on the blades of the prop. A prop strike might negate the "fly it out" method..

YMMV.

Ben