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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 23, 2018 - 04:37pm PT
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Nov 25, 2018 - 10:00am PT
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The pilot & passenger walked away from this plane after the carburetor froze and they were two minutes from airport for emergency landing before hitting
some tall trees.
The pilot died a week ago in a helicopter accident when ascending from low altitude on a lake. His rotor blades got entangled in
an unmarked power line crossing the lake.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 25, 2018 - 10:02am PT
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Not a Piper Cub. Could be some kinda Piper though.
As for ‘unmarked’ power line, it is highly unlikely it was not on the current sectional chart.
While I may bad mouth the FAA on some issues they do a very good job with their maps.
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Nov 25, 2018 - 10:05am PT
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Thanks Reilly, I will look it up. I just remember it was a Piper, Cub just followed instinctively.
Article only described the plane as a single engine Piper. The helicopter was a Bell OH-58 and owned by local law enforcement.
As for the power line, I've never seen one on a local lake or river without the orange balls. He was flying to Clayton AL to swap helicopters, both were due for routine maintenance. Reading between the lines in the newspaper, he was doing a little site seeing on Lake Mitchell on the Coosa River near Verbena, AL (130 miles NW). His passenger was never identified, so I'm not sure of the details but the pilot would not have been familiar with the lake.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 25, 2018 - 08:34pm PT
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A South Idaho photo.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 26, 2018 - 09:06am PT
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Robb
Social climber
Cat Box
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Reilly,
It's a good thing when that tag's in place, yeah?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Robb, long may it reside undisturbed! 😁
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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2010 Andes
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clifff
Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
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The Viet Cong carried loads up to 900 lbs on bicycles pushed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, much better than a tump lined load on the back. And the bicycle only needs a track a few inches wide to run smoothly.
http://www.historynet.com/pedal-power-bicycles-in-wartime-vietnam.htm
"Once loaded, it was not possible to walk close enough alongside the bike to use the normal handlebars for steering. Hence, a wooden stick or bamboo pole was lashed to the handlebars that extended far enough to allow the tender to hold and steer the bicycle. Typically, another stick was inserted into the vertical seat tube that was used to push the bike along or hold it back on downward slopes. The carrying capacity for these modified two-wheelers ranged up to 600 pounds, with the average load being around 440 pounds, versus the 80- to 100-pound load that could be carried by a single porter. A record was set at Dien Bien Phu with a single bicycle carrying a load of 724 pounds. This achievement would be surpassed a decade later when one bicycle, or as the North Vietnamese called them, “steel horses,” carried 924 pounds along the entire Ho Chi Minh Trail in 1964."
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2018 - 05:53pm PT
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You really have to question the concept of "common sense!"
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Who needs a mask?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Marlow, so YOU’RE Banksy?
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