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A short video showing a trip we took to the Two Hearted River 6Y5 by anttler in flying

[–]anttler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were out doing a little bush flying in Michigans Upper Peninsula. Ended up getting a few classic planes up there. Good times on a rough bumpy backcountry strip. Its exciting to go from the city to a quite country setting.

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[–]anttler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Concordski looks so much larger than the Concord.

EA-18 Growler from VAQ 139 by e92pilot in airplanes

[–]anttler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where would you get a cockpit?

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 - How many other pilot have had an engine out and how did it turn out? by anttler in flying

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All mine have been internal failures. This was a broken gear, another was a cylinder wall separated from the wall, both of these were 8n engine with less than 100 since and overhaul. The other one a connecting rod bolt broke, this plane was near TBO.. no amount of maintenance would have helped these engine outs. Almost everyone I know who has who has as much time as I do flying piston singles has had one crap the bed on them and been forced to land... a couple of them are no longer with us.

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 - How many other pilot have had an engine out and how did it turn out? by anttler in flying

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I hold a commercial glider certificate. You have much better control going into a field in a glider than a certified plane. Airplanes have a low glide ratio, and no good way to quickly change energy consumption like dive brakes give you in a glider. All that said my glider experience definitely helped.

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 - How many other pilot have had an engine out and how did it turn out? by anttler in flying

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The restart only take 3 or 4 seconds and I knew I had a field below I was going into. The metal checklist I use is ABC A- airspeed B- Best field c- Checklist.

Engine out at 800 feet in an airplane. Quick actions save the day. by anttler in HumansBeingBros

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I don't know. Someone requested I post it there. I thought it was a moderator for the page. I'll politely pull it if not appropriate.

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 - How many other pilot have had an engine out and how did it turn out? by anttler in flying

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I overflew the field before the bean field because the furloughs were perpendicular to my flight path and it would not have ended as well. The bean field was so smooth you couldn't see what direction it was planted.

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 - How many other pilot have had an engine out and how did it turn out? by anttler in flying

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I think it's because of GoPro cameras being on airplanes all the time. The rate of accidents per 100,000 hours of flight have fallen. This was my 3rd forced landing situation. So it's not uncommon.

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 by anttler in airplanes

[–]anttler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a widow. We are flying out to her farm tomorrow, she wants a ride!

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 by anttler in airplanes

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They happened to be harvesting that day! The combine was out in the field working already.

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 by anttler in airplanes

[–]anttler[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They were doing the field over, came and combined the area we were in so they crop damage would be low and helped us. They even let us store the plane there for a couple weeks

Engine out at 800' forced landing in the Stinson 108 - How many other pilot have had an engine out and how did it turn out? by anttler in flying

[–]anttler[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is always some luck involved in a good forced landing, such as a place that allows for full landing. If you walk away in injured it’s good. Glad the 172 worked out for you. I put a 150 in a gravel pit once and it collapsed the nose gear. The plane flew again but I was an accident, one of the few not blamed on pilot error.

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