Flipping an overturned pontoon plane

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I know some of the good folks here are pilots.  Any suggestions?   

My friend at the lake is neck deep in getting the plane back on it's floats (he is the only crane on the lake).  Going to try again in the am.  Looks like we will need to have multiple boats to secure the plane @ the wing tie downs to keep it from spinning and maybe a 3rd to bring the nose around and under.  Also ringing in a bigger land based crane in the am / cable jumped off the top pulley and bound on his crane.  

I was stuck at work listening to the play by play.  I will be in attendance for mechanical help ~ I usually tend to his repairs.        

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Whitfield Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: July-30-2009 Location: Central Va Status: Offline Points: 449	Post Options Post Reply Quote Whitfield Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Flipping an overturned pontoon plane Posted: June-05-2013 at 3:19am
	I know some of the good folks here are pilots. Any suggestions? My friend at the lake is neck deep in getting the plane back on it's floats (he is the only crane on the lake). Going to try again in the am. Looks like we will need to have multiple boats to secure the plane @ the wing tie downs to keep it from spinning and maybe a 3rd to bring the nose around and under. Also ringing in a bigger land based crane in the am / cable jumped off the top pulley and bound on his crane. I was stuck at work listening to the play by play. I will be in attendance for mechanical help ~ I usually tend to his repairs.
	Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow.

Whitfield Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: July-30-2009 Location: Central Va Status: Offline Points: 449	Post Options Post Reply Quote Whitfield Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-05-2013 at 3:20am
	This quick link seems to cover the basics from a boy scout manual point of view. Righting a Capsized Floatplane
	Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow.

OverMyHead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: March-14-2008 Location: MN Status: Offline Points: 4861	Post Options Post Reply Quote OverMyHead Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-05-2013 at 9:52am
	Its is amazing what you can learn on the internet.
	For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique

Whitfield Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: July-30-2009 Location: Central Va Status: Offline Points: 449	Post Options Post Reply Quote Whitfield Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-05-2013 at 6:34pm
	I took my little Carolina Skiff to use as a work boat / Plane Tow. All went amazingly well. The plane was almost capable of a fluids flush and fly home but a wing tip got dinged last night on the original lift attempt. Turns out the pilot runs a WWII airplane restoration business and his mechanic was the co pilot.
	Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow.

va-river-tique Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: February-01-2008 Location: Da Ville, Va Status: Offline Points: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote va-river-tique Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-05-2013 at 6:43pm
	I heard on the news last night that he landed 12 times earlier that day ... the last one which flipped the plane was #13 as the landing gear/wheels didn't retract all the way into the pontoons, ole lucky #13, glad everyone was ok.
	Tique Silver

Whitfield Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: July-30-2009 Location: Central Va Status: Offline Points: 449	Post Options Post Reply Quote Whitfield Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June-05-2013 at 10:26pm
	An erratic boat driver pulling a tube in his LZ distracted him. He almost saved it ~ 3rd bounce the pontoons nosed in and it balanced for a few sec before the weight shifted and it went over. Very soft and slow. Co-Pilot is also a diver so they were fine.
	Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow.

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