06 May 2014

How Do You Free a Plane That's Stuck, 40 Feet Up?

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9 comments:

Old NFO said...

Fooled me, I was figuring bringing in a crane... :-)

PioneerPreppy said...

I figured they would use a chopper.

JMD said...

That looked so easy, I am sure it wasn't. Thanks for the update.

Rev. Paul said...

NFO, that's probably what they'd do in normal situations, but the previous story mentioned that the mud is really deep there. Even the boom truck that rescued the pilot had to be towed in by a 'dozer.

Preppy, good (educated) guess. :)

You're welcome, JMD. I noticed they only show the actual lift & removal. Hard to say how long all that took to set up.

ProudHillbilly said...

Bet that was 'spensive, too.

Rev. Paul said...

I 'spect you're right, PH. Cost a pretty penny.

joated said...

When I fly, I prefer my planes land on the ground (or the water if so equiped). Forty feet up a tree? Not to my liking! (Though the pilot did, eventually, walk away? That makes it a good landing, no?)

Rev. Paul said...

joated, the plane didn't land, so much as it simply came to a halt. But the pilot did eventually get down, courtesy of a cherry-picker from the local electric company.

Cathy said...

Cool! Showed it to hubby.