irishfield 119 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 Have an email buddy in MN that had his wife sew this up for him. SLICK!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 Wow, that's neat Wayne Smart wife Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bassman87 9 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 very neat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 241 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 yup a smart guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misfish 559 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 Pretty cool Wayne.Genius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farsider 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 I would love to see him change locations. Cheers, Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishfield 119 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Wouldn't take him any longer than folding my Frabil and starting the sled... hell I'd just pull the pins.. hook a bungee from shelter to the wing strut and drive it to the next spot on the lake.. Edited January 8, 2011 by irishfield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aplumma 144 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 Is the weight footprint more or less than a snowmobile Wayne? How do you recover it if it does go thru the ice? Art Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishfield 119 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Weight foot print of a small airplane on skis is less than me on my boots.. I'll find you a picture of how to bring one back up, they only go to the wings (and trap you inside). This is a current customer of mine. He did this way back at the start of his aviation career.. he just retired at 60 this past August. It was very early ice and he had just dropped off a couple mining guys that were egar to get to a test site... and Reid was leaning against the propellor making sure they got to shore when it went thru ! A good thing he hadn't just jumped back in and fired her up! They came back two weeks later.. cut the ice around it and built a pole tripod to bring it up with chain fall.. slid some logs under the skis across the hole... drained a few things (floor to clear cables and pulleys) quickly before it all froze.. tarped it.. heated/changed fluids and flew it home. Ice was so thin it didn't even bend the wing lift struts. Edited January 8, 2011 by irishfield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splashhopper 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 Have an email buddy in MN that had his wife sew this up for him. SLICK!!! Dang .... that IS THE WAY to find an isolated spot on the lake to fish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aplumma 144 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 Weight foot print of a small airplane on skis is less than me on my boots.. I'll find you a picture of how to bring one back up, they only go to the wings (and trap you inside). This is a current customer of mine. He did this way back at the start of his aviation career.. he just retired at 60 this past August. It was very early ice and he had just dropped off a couple mining guys that were egar to get to a test site... and Reid was leaning against the propellor making sure they got to shore when it went thru ! A good thing he hadn't just jumped back in and fired her up! They came back two weeks later.. cut the ice around it and built a pole tripod to bring it up with chain fall.. slid some logs under the skis across the hole... drained a few things (floor to clear cables and pulleys) quickly before it all froze.. tarped it.. heated/changed fluids and flew it home. Ice was so thin it didn't even bend the wing lift struts. Good stuff thanks for posting the info Wayne. Art Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishfield 119 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 It definitely is the way to get a lake to yourself Splash.. no doubt about it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonietoon 19 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 Hope she gets a patten protection for that Wayne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregoire 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 This entire post is really cool. I'm very envious of you guys who fly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishfield 119 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 Hope she gets a patten protection for that Wayne You mean a PATTERN protection don't you Kelvin.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leecher 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 That's pretty cool Wayne Looks peaceful out there by your lonesome Catch anything?? Thanks for sharing Leechman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishfield 119 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 YEP.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leecher 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 YEP.. Right on DUDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dondorfish 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 YEP.. I think that pic has been photoshopped - look how big his hands are compaired to that jumbo perch! Tracker (Don) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farsider 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2011 My hope is this will spur you on to design your own improved version. I always love the elegant solutions you come up with. The Cartopper loader/unloader comes to mind. Cheers, Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites