John Lovell Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 You should never under estimate your location and it's surroundings... always plan ahead.. Started off all ok as we depart from Scar Creek BC Taking in the breath taking panoramic views and winding roads on those mountains..... thought id turn this bird and take a look down that valley [img width=1121 height=700]http://www.fsfiles.org/imagehost/uploads/1283781239.jpg ....and suddenly find myself in a situation I could never get out of... Couldn't pull up without a stall and too tight to make a turn out of this mess [img width=1121 height=700]http://www.fsfiles.org/imagehost/uploads/1283832899.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Manhart Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I hope you brought your Parka and hand warmers, it's gonna be cold after that belly landing in the snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbflyer Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I've got bitten by this in the sim. I read that a real-world emergency technique when trapped in a box canyon is to lower the flaps while in a steep u turn out -- tried it in the mountains south of CYCW and it worked great in the Scout, but not sure if it wouldn't tear up the airframe in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipdriver Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 This happened to me out of Scar Creek as well in an amphibian Beaver, but I was just able to turn around with flaps and a stall warning (but no stall!). The poor Beaver was just running out of steam when I got near the end of the 'canyon'. I actually went to the outside view to make sure the wingtips cleared the rock. I went back down and turned for Dumbbell Lake and landed there for a breather. Feeling brave again, I took off from the lake and tried climbing (this time, successfully) Scimitar Glacier. Barely making it over the crest onto the icefield, the Beaver then zoomed down Franklin Glacier towards Knight Inlet. I swear I could hear the plane exhale when we got to Franklin Glacier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Real niceshots though cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Cheers guys for your comments.. Even with FSX when you make these doomed manouvers, it is still quite scary.... Probably in real life this must happen a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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