RFClark
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Two more trucks sunk in SF
This is probably a trip report in the negative sense. It’s sure not “News”!
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There are a few lessons in life that some people never learn from. If the owner doesn't care then neither do I.
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I wonder how much more the tide rose after that photo was taken? I have watched several trucks drown on incoming tides on the Kenai peninsula, where
the tide change is even greater than San Felipe!
One guy did not even get stuck, but he shut his engine off while he was still below the high tide mark. He couldn't get it started before the surf
reached him. It didn't just drown his Chevy, the breaking waves totaled the truck!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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David K
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That photo was on Facebook. The next ones shows them under water. Later, I read both got out. ??
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They may have gotten out but the trucks are wasted.
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | I wonder how much more the tide rose after that photo was taken? I have watched several trucks drown on incoming tides on the Kenai peninsula, where
the tide change is even greater than San Felipe!
One guy did not even get stuck, but he shut his engine off while he was still below the high tide mark. He couldn't get it started before the surf
reached him. It didn't just drown his Chevy, the breaking waves totaled the truck! |
Lots of light aircraft are lost this way in Alaska. I've come close several times myself.
[Edited on 2-13-2023 by pacificobob]
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tell us more
Harald Pietschmann
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Don Pisto
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 ..ever notice if you bury your rig in san felipe you're a drunk idiot yet bury
it at malarrimo you're a rugged explorer/adventurer?
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
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Very common to land on beaches for fishing and hunting. Some guys will drop a rock on a flyby to get an idea how firm the sand is.
Typically, the a/c lands ...the sand turns out to be soft, the wheels sink in, the tide starts to come in, and all the available horsepower can't get
it moving.
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob |
Very common to land on beaches for fishing and hunting. Some guys will drop a rock on a flyby to get an idea how firm the sand is.
Typically, the a/c lands ...the sand turns out to be soft, the wheels sink in, the tide starts to come in, and all the available horsepower can't get
it moving. |
1959 Howard Gulick photos, about where today's private homes are lined up at Alfonsina's, Gonzaga Bay.
John Hilton, John Hodgkin (the pilot), and Barbara Hilton at Bahía San Luis Gonzaga:
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Is this plausible? Maybe low hour pudknockers?
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Trucks sunk?
It was the Revenge of the Clams!
[Edited on 2-15-2023 by bajaric]
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Landing a taildragger on dirt, sand or even grass w/o the big fat tires can be exciting in the “Chinese” sense of the word. I made a low pass on a
dirt strip one time and had a bad feeling about it. I didn’t land. It was the right choice!
Private License in a Luscombe 8E around 1964.
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Landing a conventional gear (tail wheel) airplanes on dirt,grass, and firm sand is orders of magnitude easier than a paved surface, especially with
gusting wind.
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The sequence
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Last taildragger certification: Schempp-Hirth Discus CS. PP since '75.
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F*ck it.
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I am not a pilot, but my favorite bush plane is the De Havilland Beaver. I have had the pleasure of flying to some really great spots in Alaska,
landing on fat tires, skis, and floats.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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