Tin Boat rescues Airplane !! (not bass-boat related)

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This a report from the Antique Outboard Motor Club (https://www.aomci.org)
that had a wet meet on Lake Alfred, Florida a few weeks ago.
a small gathering of antique and vintage outboard and boating enthusiasts.
During the boating adventures, a Piper Cub float plane landed on the lake
not far from the AOMCI members get-together and experienced a slight issue during landing.
as posted on the AOMCI website:
" Bruce Chadwick towed in a Piper Cub float plane with his vintage Orlando Clipper
that had a float stabilizing cable break loose on landing and collapsed into the water.
Of course any landing you can walk (or be towed) away from is considered successful,
so the couple in the Cub were very happy to be on dry land. The breeze was light and the sun was HOT.
A perfect day for high speed boating, low flying aircraft & taking pictures "
Of course, the Tin Boaters were there to lend the helping hands to get the aircraft repaired
and the pilot was back in the sky that afternoon. None worse for the wear.








https://aomci.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12208
https://i.imgur.com/q7iHdTD.mp4




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Tin boats are like a Swiss arm knife. They can do anything! That last pic reminds me of the height we saw last Saturday on Lake Bartlett. Three A-10 Warthogs were doing 90 degree bank turns thru the canyon. After buzzing the lake they dropped right off over the dam and down the Salt River towards Phoenix. The way they were fluttering and turning so fast in the distant we thought they were model gliders or drones that kids were playing with. As they went over not a boat was moving or a person sitting. When I said 90 degrees, it's 90 plus and you can see the dashboard.

Very cool!

I bet that pilot was very happy to have all that help to get his plane repaired quickly

Alas, some would not comprehend the 'gravity' of the situation ...

DaleH said:

Alas, some would not comprehend the 'gravity' of the situation ...

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"'gravity' of the situation..." ZING! :LOL2:

Reminds me of when I was a kid, me and a bunch of friends all had tinners anywhere from 8-14'. We came across a guy who had non business being in the shallows he was in. Lucky for him it was all mud (mud city) and we managed to tow him out into safe waters. Amazing what a 7.5 sears, 7 eska, a 4.5 Sears and a 4 merc. can move.