Idaho Backcountry Flying Cessna 172 H Landing Indian Creek Idaho
July 10, 2009
Cessna 172 H Landing at Indian Creek Airstrip, Idaho Backcountry Flying in Middlefork Salmon River Idaho
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Thanks,
Its just a …
Thanks,
Its just a simple Canon camera held to the glare shield with velcro
Hi, loved the video …
Hi, loved the video.. How did you mount the camera?
Cheers.
Masterful …
Masterful maneuvering on short final! Indian Creek has to be my favorite right behind Moose Creek.
To: RAFstock This …
To: RAFstock This video is the correct approach to Indian Creek. Aircraft correctly landing upstream after turning the middlefork corner are in a blind radio spot just below the mouth of Indian creek so if you DO land downstream be sure to transmit midfield. Departing upstream from Indian will put you in a rising terrain environment and also put you on a collision course with aircraft on takeoff from Pistol Creek airstrip just up river from Indian.
very nice landing! …
very nice landing! I haven’t seen a video where the pilot had to manuver some much on final. Great job!
David
Right, no big deal …
Right, no big deal – unless your engine fails on short final – and you are configured to be low and slow for a dirt strip & facing a mountain at the other end of the runway. That happened to me in August 1986 at Indian Creek when a fuel filter burst and clogged my fuel line. My sons and I walked away unhurt from a destroyed C210 airplane – because I was on a straight in approach – clipped the tops of the trees and hit a few feet short of the strip. Survival ?? if I had approached your end.
Land upstream– …
Land upstream–Takeoff downstream.
I’ve never seen anyone land downwtream at Indian, although no big deal–it is 4000′ long!
I flew into this …
I flew into this airstrip a few years ago. It was considered a one-way strip. You normally would take-off from the end that you landed on, instead of landing from the other direction where you have a much safer and more open approach. I light winds, I wonder why you did that?
one word. COOL
one word. COOL
That’s my fasha
That’s my fasha
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
Nice video! Indian …
Nice video! Indian Creek is one of my favorites, especially early in the season.
Marvellous. All …
Marvellous. All the way down I was thinking “Where’s the airstrip? Surely he’s… he IS going to land it on that!”
you know you’ve …
you know you’ve become good at landings when you can rock these kind
Thanks–It’s fun!!!
Thanks–It’s fun!!!
Sorry it took so …
Sorry it took so long to reply. Anyway, there is virtually no wind. A real good condition when flying in the mountains and canyons.
Those trees looked …
Those trees looked really unfriendly coming in on final! I had to close my eyes for a wink or two. Great job! 🙂
Hehe… wow. I …
Hehe… wow. I can see now why night landings are a bit of a no-no. 😛
Could you give me …
Could you give me the wind strength and direction so i can set this up in Flight Simulator X and have a go, looks a real challenge.
Oh how i miss idaho …
Oh how i miss idaho…
That stall warning …
That stall warning kinda sounded like a harmonica, by the way nice landing.
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the comment. I’m not a professional, but do have some backcountry experience and have been flying in the idaho mountains for about 18 years now.
wow you must be a …
wow you must be a confident flyer and a good pilot to do that kinda landing and you seem a professional flyer.
Nice scenery, …
Nice scenery, really good landing, great!!
Oh nice i …
Oh nice i gotta try this of fs