WindOnHisNose
BENEFACTOR
Lino Lakes MN (MY18)
I have a good friend who just had a tire punctured significantly on a backcountry strip. It was a big hole, and with the help of friends he was able to fly the plane out.
This brings up the question as to how to deal with this should it happen to me...
I mentioned this to Roger Meggers and he told me that this happened to someone he knew and the pilot decided to slice the ruined tire along the side, use a couple of logs to lever up the gear and then to stuff items into the tire. While it wasn’t a pretty fix, it enabled the pilot to fly the aircraft out. It would take a lot of things to fill a Bushwheel, but it is a thought.
Anyone else with suggestions? I know that the solution would depend on the size of the tire. An 8.50 is one thing, but a Bushwheel would be a whole different story.
Randy
This brings up the question as to how to deal with this should it happen to me...
I mentioned this to Roger Meggers and he told me that this happened to someone he knew and the pilot decided to slice the ruined tire along the side, use a couple of logs to lever up the gear and then to stuff items into the tire. While it wasn’t a pretty fix, it enabled the pilot to fly the aircraft out. It would take a lot of things to fill a Bushwheel, but it is a thought.
Anyone else with suggestions? I know that the solution would depend on the size of the tire. An 8.50 is one thing, but a Bushwheel would be a whole different story.
Randy