Duct Tape FTW
this happened in Alaska; don't let the "Texas Hunt and Fish" logo on the pictures fool you.
the pilot flew in for some fishing, and left his catch locked in the plane.
a bear wanted the fish.
the pilot radioed for help and asked for a drop. 2 tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a case of plastic food wrap (ie Saran Wrap).
and flew away. sans fish.
the pilot flew in for some fishing, and left his catch locked in the plane.
a bear wanted the fish.
the pilot radioed for help and asked for a drop. 2 tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a case of plastic food wrap (ie Saran Wrap).
and flew away. sans fish.
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i once used duct tape to repair a de-laminated rudder on a eighty foot boat – under water. six rolls. held for 150 miles before starting to loosen.
there's duct tape and then there's duct tape. i have an enormous roll of "reinforced" duct tape. it's got cross-fibres embedded and i've used it for everything from taping 2x4's together for a temporary shelter to making a tow rope for an enormous old Massey-Ferguson tractor that weighed almost 2 tons.
i agree, chris... staying out of fierce headwinds would be smart.
- Carl Zwanzig
i was staring at that plane and realized that it is, in fact, very duct-like. rbernato is right, that is a Piper Cub; they are one of those machines that just keep going and going.
duct tape and WD-40 and bailing wire are the three things you never want to be out of.
with the corners trimmed and rounded and firm pressing, duct tape can mend most clothing and comes out of the washing machine intact.
hah! Found it!
seriously, you want good duct tape, Nashua is the stuff to get.
i've never made any dramatic repairs with duct tape, but i wanted to add that it's part of my emergency medical kit, too.
krazy glue and duct tape are both better than sutures sometimes.