butchlambert
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Hey Butch,
I’ll get a measurement but I can tell you that a Remington 722 is perfect.
I had quite a morning here in the Big Empty. My son asked me to take his plane and check his west fence that crosses the Wichita River which has been incredibly flooded for days.
I took off a little after 7 am and headed east into the morning sun. Five miles out, just as I was about to bank north over the rough badlands, the engine suddenly lost 600 RPM of power and I started losing altitude and airspeed. I quickly checked my gauges and fuel switch but all were good. Then I had to concentrate on finding a place to put the plane down. Hwy 82-114 had heavy traffic and all the fields were muddy swamps. Nursing the plane at an airspeed that reduced my descent, I made it to FM 267 where I hoped to put it down with no traffic. Hell, TXDOT had yellow cones set up in the center for a mile or more. I banked the plane to the right between two wind turbines and decided to try heading south in hopes there would be an open highway. With 100 feet AGL to spare I lined up on a strip of highway where the cones were not placed. Got it landed in good shape and pulled into the gate of a ranch and away from any traffic.
Called and got Sylinda to take me to Seymour to get 8 spark plugs. Got them set and screwed in but the engine still ran rough. I told Sylinda to follow me with warning lights on and we started for Benjamin 9 miles away. She called the sheriff and his deputy and he met us on Hwy 6 to escort us to Benjamin and the hangar! I believe I broke a record for taxiing distance!
It’s been a long day my friend! You and Charlotte have an enjoyable evening!!
Wyman
Wyman's Kitfox:
I’ll get a measurement but I can tell you that a Remington 722 is perfect.
I had quite a morning here in the Big Empty. My son asked me to take his plane and check his west fence that crosses the Wichita River which has been incredibly flooded for days.
I took off a little after 7 am and headed east into the morning sun. Five miles out, just as I was about to bank north over the rough badlands, the engine suddenly lost 600 RPM of power and I started losing altitude and airspeed. I quickly checked my gauges and fuel switch but all were good. Then I had to concentrate on finding a place to put the plane down. Hwy 82-114 had heavy traffic and all the fields were muddy swamps. Nursing the plane at an airspeed that reduced my descent, I made it to FM 267 where I hoped to put it down with no traffic. Hell, TXDOT had yellow cones set up in the center for a mile or more. I banked the plane to the right between two wind turbines and decided to try heading south in hopes there would be an open highway. With 100 feet AGL to spare I lined up on a strip of highway where the cones were not placed. Got it landed in good shape and pulled into the gate of a ranch and away from any traffic.
Called and got Sylinda to take me to Seymour to get 8 spark plugs. Got them set and screwed in but the engine still ran rough. I told Sylinda to follow me with warning lights on and we started for Benjamin 9 miles away. She called the sheriff and his deputy and he met us on Hwy 6 to escort us to Benjamin and the hangar! I believe I broke a record for taxiing distance!
It’s been a long day my friend! You and Charlotte have an enjoyable evening!!
Wyman
Wyman's Kitfox:
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