[AT] OT: Re: Yellow Farmall now cold starting

[Rupert]

hello Chuck,
	I should clarify that I wasn't the pilot. I never got my pilot's 
license although I probably have enough RH seat hours for a commercial 
license. I was chief engineer for the company I worked for. The company 
had 5 bases at one time. the home base was Prince George, BC. with 
aircraft working out of 4 other bases. Part of my job was trouble 
shooting so I was away a lot.
	A Fairchild F-12 (Husky) is my favorite aircraft with the Beaver 
running a close second. The Husky I refer to is the modified version 
with the Alvis-Lionides engine (forgot the designation) with a 13 ft 3 
bladed club, not the original with the R-985 engine. Next down the line 
would be a Grumman Goose (G21) if I felt rich.
	Our aircraft only carried the tents and heaters if they planned to be 
away from base over night.
	There is beautiful country all through the parts of the States I have 
visited but The scenery in Alaska (southern part) and the Yukon beat 
them all. Besides, I like to explore old iron. The old iron there is 
still in much the same place as it was when it was working for a living. 
All the old iron and sites (mostly mining) have been declared historic 
sites so it is almost impossible to get anything out without a huge pile 
of red tape.
	You mention landing on an icy runway. Try landing on a snow covered 
lake that hasn't had anyone or anything on it for months. It is possible 
to find a snow covered lake that has little ice under the snow even in 
the -30 or colder climates. Usual practice was to do a touch and go 
putting some weight on the skis and do a go around looking carefully at 
the tracks you just made. It wasn't uncommon to see water in the tracks.

Rupert
Ps. Your right, I don't watch much TV. I spend a lot of time in my shop.

On 1/1/2011 12:36 AM, Chuck Bealke wrote:
> On 12/31/2010 9:47 PM, Rupert wrote:
>> ....Reminds me of a time when I had to retrieve
>> an aircraft that had sprung a bad oil leak in the propeller. I went in
>> the next day after the aircraft ( a beaver for those that know aircraft)
>> had sat overnight on a frozen lake in -30 temps. The wind chill was much
>> cooler. The oil that engine uses is SAE50....
> Rupert,
>
> Your experience as a Beaver pilot suggests you might not be a shy,
> retiring sort.
> Don't envy the prop height, weight, cold, challenge, etc. of your repair
> fun, but a Beaver might be
> on my toy list if I am ever cursed with hefty,  lottery winnings.  I
> suspect Alaskan bush pilots
> carry Red Dragon heaters on their winter jaunts as often as oxygen
> tanks, but one hears that Harrison
> Ford has way more fun with his Beaver than his Gulfstream.
> For a low-timer pilot from balmy parts of Texas, I have tangled with
> snow a bit
> and once landed at night on stunningly gorgeous glare ice after an ice
> storm in Peoria.  (That
> slippery stuff was powerful magnet for falling butts and arms and
> somehow jinxed
> a mag after I parked on it overnight.)  Artic flying and repairs sound
> like worthy trials
> that would expose a fellow to places of great natural beauty if not comfort.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Chuck Bealke
> Dallas
>
>
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