bobhuckaby
1352577679
Posted 1511971730
#1
only saw 2 airplanes thanksgiving weekend, talked to one pilot and no issues in a taildragger
minierf
1415165912
Posted 1509252682
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#2
I talked to the guy poolside and gave him an ear full about landing where he did and how lucky he was that Lee was not around... he said he'd been flying all his life; he was an older fellow, in his late 60's or 70's even and he built the plane himself. He never circled around or scoped the area before landing, just saw the road and figured he could land there easily. I didn't see him land, but I was just flabbergasted when I saw the thing parked there... frankly he probably would have had a hard time walking all the way from the chicken strip to the spring
DVExile
1378782234
Posted 1509239010
#3
The road is clearly a road. The Chicken Strip is actually quite obvious from the air because it is marked with white wash rocks on a dark background and includes a windsock in a whitewash circle. If you can't plan to know about where it is, can't identify one of the most clearly marked backcountry strips around and misidentify a road as a landing strip then you have zero business being in an airplane.
Sam D.
1295390965
Posted 1509217410
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#4
Thanks, minierf. So the landing took place on May 4th? I thought it was during summer when there was nobody at the springs. Early May is still well visited.http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=99EP
minierf
1415165912
Salt Peter
1347014451
Posted 1508952164
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#6
Couldn't see the strip? Pure bullshit. Preflight planning would ensure you know where the strip is. If he didn't do preflight planning he lacks the primary knowledge to aviate. I know a pilot wouldn't be able to do such a great short field landing without proper knowledge about how to do planning. I'm surprised he didn't use the classic "engine problem" comment about having to put it down there.
Sam D.
1295390965
Posted 1508946177
#7
It's hard to see from 2,000 ft but easy to see that the road is not a landing strip when he was landing. It's ignorance and dumnassery IMO. Just because a pilot does not know where to go is not an excuse to land where he pleases.
JayOtheMountains
1426626960
Posted 1508944301
#8
trigger
1266967865
Posted 1508943376
#9
Is it really that hard to see Chicken Strip from the air??? I certainly would not wanna be soaking while somebody decides to land their plane or take off next to the tubs and folks camping. Imagine an accident occurring. We all know It sometimes happens. Him not seeing the strip is bullshit in my opinion. Somehow all the other pilots have managed to find it but Stevie Wonder Pilot couldn't???
XPBC
1265089083
Posted 1508939795
#10
I have that same model. RC.
Glidergeek
1317130788
Posted 1508912401
#11
Because that's what people do?
Sam D.
1295390965
Posted 1508903811
#12
when he came in he did not know were the chicken strip was. he saw the road and baseball field. from the air the road looked allot like a remote landing strip. there were no cars or people. he was shown the chicken strip after he landed. he landed and took off in about 200 feet. i dont know why so many people are having issues with the landing."
XPBC
1265089083
Posted 1508898765
#13
Oops; Ok maybe he taxied over to Lower Springs. Still a irresponsible pilot.
XPBC
1265089083
Posted 1508898601
#14
I guarantee he did not taxi from Chicken Strip to Palm Spring.
Sam D.
1295390965
Posted 1508893304
#15
It was few months ago. I saw that post on facebook. The plane is a Husky or Carbon Cub. 50 yards is all it takes.
