Stuck in the Sand!

I take the Super Chief down to the river and get stuck in the sand!
Music: As You Were by TrackTribe

[@blancolirio]

Watch for wires on the Feather River… Always keep your hand on the throttle during takeoff.

[@trustyaeronaut]

Ahhhhhh! I noticed my hand coming off the throttle making the video. I didn’t realize I was doing that during takeoff 😬😂

[@RamblerMan68]

I watch you and your airport neighbor religiously...great clntent and great editing! Keep it up. ❤

[@letsfly72x]

Enjoyed another one of your adventures✈️

[@trustyaeronaut]

Ah yeah, that was a bit of an actual adventure 😂

[@woodturner1954]

Bought a Chief skeleton back in 78 after getting my A&P. $600 ugly bucks. 2 years later it was glorious and so fun to fly. Sold it for $12,000 and upgraded to Tri-Pacer rebuild I got for $2,000. Still got it.

[@trustyaeronaut]

Nice! I soloed in my dad’s flying milkstool! 🤣

[@stevesingleton2148]

Enjoyed your video. We used to have a Chief my wife actually liked to fly in it.

[@DPSDDS]

There’s this bond between a pilot and their airplane 😍 … I got it too. Your love for the Chief is evident ! I like your videos because it’s the same kind of flying I do. Keep them coming.

[@ryanhendrick890]

Now this is a good step-by-step video! I love the real life adventure Especially on the big screen

[@TheSkyIsCalling]

Good to see the problem solving!

[@dorameyfossillotti]

Nice one!!!

[@wjcarman]

Maul!!!! That was so awesome. Very fun and glad you have been building all that strength at F3 to get the ol chief out of the sand haha. Great video. I personally also really liked the sped up video flying down there

[@trustyaeronaut]

@@wjcarman Haha! Yeah 💪 🤣. I like those time warps too, but I need to figure out how to smooth them out a bit more 🤔

[@tlamb9057]

Fun stuff! Nice little adventure

[@madmarkstoys]

dude I'm drinking my coffee you had me so stressed out I thought you weren't getting out of they're good boy Super Chief rules

[@trustyaeronaut]

I wasn’t sure I was getting out of there either! 😂 fortunately the ol Chief is light enough one guy can muscle it around pretty well!

[@Bearhawk_Life]

Hmm, I would have walked it and checked out that soft end. No wind so you could takeoff from either end, the other end seemed firmer…. I think I would have taken off from the other end and the soft stuff would be a non-factor… but then again you did not show us the other end in detail. Good job, love your videos

[@trustyaeronaut]

⁠@@Bearhawk_Life yeah, to be honest, I didn’t realize it was that soft until I started sinking into the sand. After this storm, I want to go back and spend a bit more time looking at both ends and measuring the distance and also doing a bit more taxi testing with the Chief in sand. Probably bring a friend in case I get stuck again 😂😂😂

[@Bearhawk_Life]

@ I carry a rangefinder in my plane to measure stuff out

[@JamesGood]

Nail biting stuff! Great video, and good outcome!

[@t.t.turtlington6126]

Aw man! Glad you got out of there! Maybe those birds where Sand Hill Cranes?

[@trustyaeronaut]

I think they may have been Snow Geese!?🪿

[@danieltudi592]

Thanks for the music also....

[@GeneFreebird]

Love the videos…..this was one of the first planes I saw a year back as I’m new to the sport and was looking for a plane. Will never forget this plane as I saw it at the Palm Springs airport for 25k and not knowing much, I called for information about the plane and found it wasn’t airworthy….the guy seemed shady to begin with. Good times…might get one down the line. Thanks for the content, from the Central Valley California 👍🏽.

[@trustyaeronaut]

Ahh, interesting! When did you see it down in Palm Springs?

[@GeneFreebird]

@@trustyaeronaut just to clarify, it was a plane like yours but not yours..lol . That was in 2022

[@trustyaeronaut]

@ ohhhhh! Alright, that makes more sense! 👍 I hope you find a good one if you are still looking

[@Iflyagrasshopper]

Nail biter! Sounds like you were happy to be out of there! I made this kind of mistake in a plowed field.. I just put some fatter tires on the grasshopper…

[@trustyaeronaut]

@@Iflyagrasshopper It happens fast! We need to go for lunch again once the weather clears up!

[@Truth10120]

When u see the ground cracked up like that u best stay clear 😂

[@pi.actual]

I put the 26" Alaska Bushwheel Airstreaks on my Champ but they are like $1400 each so not everybody's cup of tea. Also have a Scott 3200 tailwheel which is hard to beat. For solo off airport stuff I'd suggest avoiding islands, if you break something you're really stuck.

[@trustyaeronaut]

@@pi.actual yeah, I was was rethinking the island spot a bit after that trip! 🤔

[@Cantsaydog]

Looks like you need those big old balloon tires

[@jkwhite1128]

also great to see the F3 north star hat

[@kyushalimit5931]

the ole girl can eat!

[@jkwhite1128]

always on standby by for a rescue flight

[@trustyaeronaut]

I almost had to make the call! haha. Once I got back up on top of the sand, it got rolling pretty easy tho. I think as long as I don't turn or stop the chief can handle some pretty soft sand.

[@olympiashorts]

Are those 26"'s?

[@trustyaeronaut]

@@olympiashorts Aero Classic 8.50s.

[@johnorth345]

What size tires are you running? Baby Bush wheels are great for soft off airport landings.

[@trustyaeronaut]

Ah they are the Desser 8.50s 👍

[@johnorth345]

@trustyaeronaut that's what I'm running on my Chief too. I'd like to put some 26-inch bush wheels on it.

[@johnorth345]

@trustyaeronaut and on my first comment, I meant to baby bush tail wheels.

[@trustyaeronaut]

@@johnorth345 ah yeah, those tail wheels are nice! I really don’t go to the sand too often tho, so I’ll probably stick with my current tailwheel on the old Chief.

[@jasonwelborn6779]

What size main tires are those

[@trustyaeronaut]

@@jasonwelborn6779 8.50s. Aero Classic Tundra tires. They are great.