tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post479989127640407125..comments2024-03-26T17:30:22.600-08:00Comments on Way Up North: How Do You Free a Plane That's Stuck, 40 Feet Up?Rev. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-88869704169528063892014-05-11T13:39:04.719-08:002014-05-11T13:39:04.719-08:00Cool! Showed it to hubby.Cool! Showed it to hubby.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-24363574641010689022014-05-07T15:53:49.789-08:002014-05-07T15:53:49.789-08:00joated, the plane didn't land, so much as it s...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. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-47142982468730060342014-05-07T15:50:16.726-08:002014-05-07T15:50:16.726-08:00When I fly, I prefer my planes land on the ground ...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?)joatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-90482427615021514902014-05-07T15:42:05.183-08:002014-05-07T15:42:05.183-08:00I 'spect you're right, PH. Cost a pretty p...I 'spect you're right, PH. Cost a pretty penny.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-61729469758246742952014-05-07T13:50:03.678-08:002014-05-07T13:50:03.678-08:00Bet that was 'spensive, too.Bet that was 'spensive, too.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-59347415964771684332014-05-06T17:48:26.299-08:002014-05-06T17:48:26.299-08:00NFO, that's probably what they'd do in nor...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.<br /><br />Preppy, good (educated) guess. :)<br /><br />You're welcome, JMD. I noticed they only show the actual lift & removal. Hard to say how long all that took to set up.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-33442580251079965152014-05-06T16:34:23.492-08:002014-05-06T16:34:23.492-08:00That looked so easy, I am sure it wasn't. Tha...That looked so easy, I am sure it wasn't. Thanks for the update.JMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639819967286148205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-69015855176596766582014-05-06T16:02:35.864-08:002014-05-06T16:02:35.864-08:00I figured they would use a chopper.
I figured they would use a chopper.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-25713285859292285052014-05-06T15:57:04.939-08:002014-05-06T15:57:04.939-08:00Fooled me, I was figuring bringing in a crane... :...Fooled me, I was figuring bringing in a crane... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com