Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Monday, July 25, 2016

Floatplanes and Dry Land

One way to do it!


This is a common technique, as you can see here and here.

Landing is usually done on grass, better in the early morning when there is dew. Then you lift it up with a crane and onto a dolly.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The traditional way is with the airplane on a dolly with castering tail wheels. There is a spring loaded brake that is held in the off position by the weight of the aircraft. The dolly is usually neglected since it's used once a year so the brakes are iffy and wheels don't want to swivel freely leading to some interesting moments when the airplane is no longer guiding the dolly.

I've watched a Beaver landing on wet grass that tipped to about 80degrees from the horizontal. I was sure it was going to dig in and go over. The next week we sprayed the grass with the firetruck for the 185 to land.

Al_in_Ottawa

deadstick said...

The Me163 dolly didn't disengage until it was airborne...must have been a high maintenance item!

Will said...

deadstick,

you for sure didn't want the me163 dolly to let go too soon. The resulting pyrotechnics made for bad pilot pool retention, which was already pretty bad. Looks like a neat ride, except for that nasty fuel situation.