The Many uses of Duct Tape in Alaska

[lz_NorthPole]

This is a classic example of a real Dumb Ass Move! Leaving bait in an aircraft in Bear Country is about a stpid as a one legged man entering an ass kicking contest.
During a private "fly-in" fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler and bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what he did to the plane.





The pilot used his radio and had another pilot bring him 2 new tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a supply of sheet plastic. He patched the plane together, and FLEW IT HOME!

[RedFalcon]

The McGyver theme song is now stuck in my head!

[VB]

But did it fly?

[lz_NorthPole]

Hell Yea it will fly. The super Cub is Alaska's finest bush plane. I once landed on an old overgrown firebreak and the willows were so thick we tore a good bit of fabric getting in. Duck tape is called "Hundred Mile an Hour Tape" in Alaska. We got out with the machetes and within an hour or so we had an airstrip fit for moose camp. Fish and gamHell Yea it will fly. The super Cub is Alaska's finest bush plane. I once landed on an old overgrown firebreak and the willows were so thick we tore a good bit of fabric getting in. Duck tape is called "Hundred Mile an Hour Tape" in Alaska. We got out with the machetes and within an hour or so we had an airstrip fit for moose camp. Fish and game flew out to check on us and when they say our "Strip" they wouldn't land and went back for the chopper. There were 5 mose killed on that trip and I never saw a live Moose. But bakk then I was still in damn goos shape so I wound up packing a hell of a lot of meat to the strip. Good times!e flew out to check on us and when they say our "Strip" they wouldn't land and went back for the chopper. There were 5 mose killed on that trip and I never saw a live Moose. But bakk then I was still in damn goos shape so I wound up packing a hell of a lot of meat to the strip. Good times!

[Zimmy]

[Zimmy]

and again.......

[Guymullins]

But did it fly?

Not only did it fly, but
It became an ambassador for Duct Unlimited.

[zanshin]

I used to fly a LOT in Civil Air Patrol in my teens before my 1st enlistment. People would be amazed at what a light plane can go through and still stay aloft. I've personally been flying during total electrical system failures (Cessna 140), looped a non-aerobatic rated aircraft (a box-stock rental Cessna 150), and flown through telephone lines that stopped the prop dead, busted out the side window, bent the nosegear sideways, ripped the sheet metal on the top of the left wing, and popped two-thirds of the rivets (Beech Musketeer Sport) and still managed to get it back to the airfield 80+ miles away. The buddy I flew with joined the Army a few months before I did with a fixed-wing contract, but ended up flying helos in RVN -- never have found out if he made it okay.

[yrualeg]

I used to fly a LOT in Civil Air Patrol in my teens before my 1st enlistment. People would be amazed at what a light plane can go through and still stay aloft. I've personally been flying during total electrical system failures (Cessna 140), looped a non-aerobatic rated aircraft (a box-stock rental Cessna 150), and flown through telephone lines that stopped the prop dead, busted out the side window, bent the nosegear sideways, ripped the sheet metal on the top of the left wing, and popped two-thirds of the rivets (Beech Musketeer Sport) and still managed to get it back to the airfield 80+ miles away. The buddy I flew with joined the Army a few months before I did with a fixed-wing contract, but ended up flying helos in RVN -- never have found out if he made it okay.

This was before Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic right?

[zanshin]

This was before Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic right?

Given your age and that you reside in Georgia, I'll accept that you were taught that flight occurred during the Vietnam war. What I find hard to believe is that you paid attention to the teacher. You must have thought he was really cute.

[GERONIMO]

In the 60's we used a hell of a lot of duct tape in the 101st. Everything from vehicles to aircraft doors. Jumpmasters always had a roll or two to tape the door edges on the ratty Reserve aircraft we jumped. I even held the convertable top together on my 58 Impala. I don't think civilians had discovered it yet. AIRBORNE! GERONIMO!!

[Weazle23]

so what kind of weaponry is mounted on that thing in that last pic? lol

[yrualeg]

Given your age and that you reside in Georgia, I'll accept that you were taught that flight occurred during the Vietnam war. What I find hard to believe is that you paid attention to the teacher. You must have thought he was really cute.

Just not as cute as your mom......

[AbnJack]

I got the email about this and the pics around the same time lz_NorthPole posted it.
Makes you wonder sometimes how many people we collectively know in common to each other.

lz....you know a guy named Grabey?