Planes - Bears- and Duct Tape

[kenmyfam]

The handyman's
secret weapon - duct tape.


Great Duct Tape story.

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 !


DuctTape -- Never Leave Home Without It

Anyone else care to share their best duct tape stories ???

 

[kenmyfam]

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One more photo.

 

[JB]

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That pilot must have grown up on a farm. Farm dudes can figure out a way to do anything.

 

[BWR1953]

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Hey, that's cool but did they CATCH anything?

 

[Dave Barnett]

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The Pilots name wasn't "Steve Smith" (AKA Red Green) was it?

 

[itsaboattime]

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That pilot must have grown up on a farm. Farm dudes can figure out a way to do anything.

I will take that as a compliment JB, Thanks!!!!!

I don't think I'd get into that plane tho!!!!

 

[rjlipscomb]

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Ordering a case for the boat!

 

[izoomie]

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Holy Schmoly and Best thread title ever!

I saw a guy at a nascar race once with a t-shirt that was advertising "One Arm Andy's Wilderness Bear Excursions"

 

[rainman99]

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A little paint that thing is as good as new. WOW I have been using duct tape for over 25 years for quick fixes though I was good. I bow to the master. Agree best tread title every and order me a case for the boat also.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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200mph tape, you gotta love it.......

 

[eastont]

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More commonly known as gaffer tape.......been in the film/communications industry since the 50's .
My question is:
Why would the bear of ruined the tires, there's no food in them?

 

[kenmyfam]

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More commonly known as gaffer tape.......been in the film/communications industry since the 50's .
My question is:
Why would the bear of ruined the tires, there's no food in them?

Must have liked the smell of rubber !!

 

[Jeep Man]

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Hey, I flew in that plane...Pacific Western Airlines, aka....Piggly Wiggly Air

Ken.....where do you find this stuff? Good one!

 

[wvmedic]

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Holly smokes that is awesome. She aint purdy but it will fly.

Jeff

 

[jay_merrill]

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Actually, gaffer's tape is a bit different than duct tape - the exterior has a bit more of a "fabric" feel to it. The adhesive is different too. I'm not sure that I would want to use it on an airplane, because it probably wouldn't stay for long.

That said, the bush pilot's repair job really isn't all that crazy, at least in the short term to get the plane home. The aircraft is a Piper Cub, which is a fabric covered airplane anyway. The substance that is used "harden" the fabric (it still flexes somewhat) is commonly referred to as "dope." Further, the aluminum aircraft of the fifties and before, usually had fabric covered control surfaces.

What I wonder about the most, is an Alaskan bush pilot who is dumb enough to leave food in his airplane. Other than operating out of a few grass fields and some seaplane flying, I'm a "lower 48 type" and even I know better than that!



???

 

[Drowned Rat]

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I'd be most worried about the elevator. They don't show how he fixed that. I doubt just a simple duct tape job would allow it to operate correctly and it looked pretty mangled.

 

[TilliamWe]

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I'd be most worried about the elevator. They don't show how he fixed that. I doubt just a simple duct tape job would allow it to operate correctly and it looked pretty mangled.

Thank you, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking.

 

[mphy98]

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Ditto on the elevator for me. How you could fix that is beyond me.

 

[rbh]

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Hey, I flew in that plane...Pacific Western Airlines, aka....Piggly Wiggly Air

Ken.....where do you find this stuff? Good one!

WOW, last time I flew PWA was Kamloops to Vancouver, just before we flew to Toronto on "CP air"

 

[kenmyfam]

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I'd be most worried about the elevator. They don't show how he fixed that. I doubt just a simple duct tape job would allow it to operate correctly and it looked pretty mangled.

Apparently elevators must be for the weak !!!