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During a "fly-in" fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the charter pilot and fishermen foolishly left a cooler and bait in the plane. A hungry brown bear, attracted to the fishy smells, took apart the plane looking for dinner. The stranded pilot radioed another pilot, who brought him 2 new tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a supply of sheet plastic. He patched the plane together, and flew it home.
Dozer523
02-04-2010, 23:53
I was in the "yeah right" mode but http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/news/3370-an-appetite-for-revenge
Maybe. Snopes ain't talkin yet.
mojaveman
02-05-2010, 00:08
Is that wing mounted rifle in picture six for strafing brown bear from low level?
Team Sergeant
02-05-2010, 09:18
During a "fly-in" fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the charter pilot and fishermen foolishly left a cooler and bait in the plane. A hungry brown bear, attracted to the fishy smells, took apart the plane looking for dinner. The stranded pilot radioed another pilot, who brought him 2 new tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a supply of sheet plastic. He patched the plane together, and flew it home.
What's that saying:
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid."
When you head into the wilderness you'd better be on your "A" game. This guy watches probably watches to many of the "idiots" on the TV survival shows. :rolleyes:
Dozer, thanks for digging up the real story.
If the plane had a fabric skin, why wouldn't duct tape work as a replacement? Seems like they're similar materials. The only time I've heard of duct tape not sticking was when it was used to patch a hole in a wounded canoe 7 miles from camp. Of course, I wouldn't want to be several thousand feet in the air to find out duct tape doesn't fly.
-Susan
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid."
When you head into the wilderness you'd better be on your "A" game.
Agree. Idiots don't last long up here. Some do get lucky, however, like this guy in Kaktovik, AK.
-Susan
Wow,
To quote the late great Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice
" Now, that's an attention getter !"
I would think the bear would catch him in seconds.
For some reason, the captions weren't included with those polar bear pictures:
"Bob! Damn it Bob, put down the f'in camera and shoot this thing! Bob! Stop laughing you a-hole, I mean it! Shoot the bear, Bob! Shoot it now!"
For some reason, the captions weren't included with those polar bear pictures.
Surveyor in Barrow, AK.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1102347/Chilling-game-hide-seek-hungry-polar-bear.html
Richard
mark46th
02-08-2010, 14:27
Mojaveman- That wing mounted rifle looks like something the Ravens did one time...
Is that wing mounted rifle in picture six for strafing brown bear from low level?
Looks like a video camera to me.
Richard
Surveyor in Barrow, AK.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1102347/Chilling-game-hide-seek-hungry-polar-bear.html
Richard
Aw come on, you KNOW my interpretation was much closer to what was really said. ;)
Team Sergeant
02-08-2010, 16:17
My first guess was the camera guy was actually his wife....:D
And for the real story...
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/news/3370-an-appetite-for-revenge
Richard
ZonieDiver
02-08-2010, 16:52
My first guess was the camera guy was actually his wife....:D
And she was laughing her ass off! (And wondering where she'd put that insurance policy!) :D