aj_richo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 ABC News story here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-18/chopper-bogged-in-lake-eyre-during-light-plane-rescue-bid/6328094 Bit hard to make out the aircraft type, but doesn't look very happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Many that go there stay there and not because they like it. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 jabiru? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 That's the old one isn't it FT? Bet they aren't happy about bogging their chopper. Just thinking of the horribly salty mud makes me cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_richo Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Tried enlarging but too fuzzy to make out properly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben87r Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I have it from a very good source that it isn't RA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The plane in the news article is a Searay http://searey.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The plane in the news article is a Searayhttp://searey.com Just the thing for landing on a lake. Pity there was no water. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I've always wondered how you land on a lake.....I suppose it's the same as splashing onto land. . Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultralights Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 forced landing you say, fair enough, but obviously the engine was running long enough to attempt a U turn on the mud before getting bogged. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Evans Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Australian-Seaplane-Adventures/533625190054817?fref=photo this is the crew and there planed trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 He's waiting for the tide to come in now, won't be long. Bit ova shampoo, be good as new. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Just copied this from that Facebook page, seems the chopper had engine troubles not bogged at all:nerd: Hi all, first of all we are fine. We chose to do a precautionary landing on Lake Eyre and found the surface to be too soft towards the end of the landing roll. Unfortunately the wheels broke through the salt surface and we became stuck. No damage to the plane or occupants. Thanks to search and rescue we had a crew from Williams creek send a chopper to collect us. Unfortunately they had engine problems on shut down and had to be retrieved also. All were then transported by a very accomplished chopper pilot from Moomba and taken to Williams creek and arrived around 11pm last night. Thanks again to Trevor Wright and his fantastic team for their assistance. More updates to follow..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Geez, I hope they locked the fuel tank .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA. Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Geez, I hope they locked the fuel tank and dropped the anchor. Fixed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Fixed How does one sniff an anchor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planesmaker Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 What an expensive mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Maybe a soft and wide tyred dolly will enable it to be flown off. I can't think of any other way to save it. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Rain, a lot of rain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Fast 4WD with big tyres with the plane on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 You guys have got no idea...period Slide a big sheet plywood under it, hook tow rope on to ply, other end of rope onto your trusty land cruiser, off you go...at around 120kph we have liftoff.... Now...how hard was that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 You guys have got no idea...period Damn, we've been sussed out Fellas .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG3 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Many that go there stay there and not because they like it. Nev I remember reading a tourist guide about the 'Lake', saying that an aircraft got stuck there in the 60's, and is now "...a small salt-encrusted island.." Anyone tempted to try a landing out there needs to remember that image. I once watched a STOL aircraft try a touch and go on the surface, but broke through and started making deep tracks as the mud got hold. Fortunately he had enough power 100hp Rotax and a good high lift wing (Zenith 701) and a light load, but just barely managed to pull free......... It was a very close call, and a very tense time, with probably just as much of a mess in his shorts as the mud below.... Actually, I have landed out in the middle of Lake Eyre in a Beaver ultralight many years ago. But that was only after first walking out 4 hours under a full moon, and identifying a solid hard salt pan and marking it with my GPS. That spot was just as hard a concrete, as I found when I slept out there the rest of the night without a mattress.... Had to skirt around lots of soft muddy spots that looked just the same from the air but would have been traps for the unwary. Flew out the next morning and landed on that absolutely smooth surface, Waa-Hoo! JG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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