Fly the Wild and Stay Alive!
Terry Aviation
P.O.Box 287
15 Fourth Ave NE
Rudyard , MT 59540
ph: 406-355-4533
fax: 406-355-4533
alt: 406-399-0061
Hal
Table of contents
Hal had a mission when writing this book. He wants to encourage wilderness flying while keeping pilots informed on the hazards and the ways to FLY THE WILD AND STAY ALIVE.
CHAPTER ONE
HONING THE REQUIRED SKILLS AND ATTITUDES
Requirements For Safer Bush Piloting 13
Four Kinds Of Bush Pilots 15
How Much Skill Is Required? 17
Good Performance Estimates Help Most 22
Serious Risks Are Always Present 22
Self-Training Program Assisted By CFI 22
The Drag-And-Drop Nonsense 27
Principles Of Power-On Approach 28
Five Hazardous Mental Attitudes 31
Appendix A - The Precision Dutch Roll 33
Appendix B - Flight Training Lessons 36
Appendix C - Verifying Vx And Vy 40
CHAPTER TWO
THE PLANE, PROP, ENGINE, AND UNDERCARRIAGE
Buying/Operating Your Airplane 48
Equipment 48
Good Visibility Essential 49
Protecting Fuselage and Tail Feathers 52
Center of Gravity - Tail Dragger Wins 52
Engines and Propellers 54
Undercarriage 57
Float Planes 58
Amphibious Float Planes 60
Ski Planes 64
Wheels 69
CHAPTER THREE
PLANNING YOUR WILDERNESS FLIGHTS
Time of Day
The Lagoon Effect 75
Lake Beaches 76
Waiting For Critical Weather Reports 77
Fuel Planning 77
Using Automotive Fuel 79
Testing Fuel For Alcohol 79
Auto Fuel and Vapor Lock 80
Auto Fuel,Oxygenates, and TCP 81
Pre-Positioning Fuel 83
Filtering Fuel 84
Route, Terrain, and Weather 84
The IFR Option 87
Using Off-set Navigation 88
Your Navigation Planand Charts 88
Communications and Navigation Radios 89
The Destination 92
Pilots, Charts, and Passengers 95
Filing Your Flight Plan 96
CHAPTER FOUR -- RIDING THE WEATHER AND AVOIDING HARD KNOCKS
The Alternative Plan - Keep A Back Door Open 97
Situational Awareness 97
The Measure Of A Successful Flight 98
Day VFR CeilingNisibility (and reality checks) 100
Minimum Altitudes (and reality checks) 102
Limit Unnecessary Exposure To Hazards 103
Surface Winds and Their Effects 104
Elevator Trim and Cruise 106
Turbulence and Up/Down Drafts 107
Avoiding Destructive Winds 110
Glaciers 112
Low level Mountain Gales 114
Adiabatic Process, Clouds, and Stability 115
Fog 116
Dealing With Freezing Rain 119
Following Creeks, Rivers. And Roads 120
Second Ridge Technique 122
Spring Break-up Problems 123
Flying Mountain Passes 124
The "Historical Precedent" Effect 127
Appendix A -The "Fatal Turn Downwind" 128
CHAPTER FIVE -- BEFORE LANDING, PLAN THE
TAKE-OFF AND LANDING
A System For Pre-landing Evaluation 134
Good Vision Required 135
The Evaluation 136
Surface Wind 137
Planning Your Departure 138
River Float Plane Operations 139
Small Fresh Water Areas 142
High Elevation Small lakes 144
Glassy Water 145
Salt Water Float Plane Evaluation 146
Strong Directional Wind Shears 147
Rocks, etc., And The Seaplane Evaluation 149
Evaluating For Land Plane Operations 150
Measuring Prospective Operating Areas 153
Wildlife 154
Beaches 155
Evaluating For Ski Operations 158
Overflow, Scourge Of Lakes 158
Evaluating For Overflow 160
Thin Ice 161
Ice Fog 162
Whiteout 163
Surface Wind And The Ski Plane 163
CHAPTER SIX
LOOK~SEE AND FINAL APPROACHES
The Look~See Approaches 165
Outcome Risk Analysis 166
Risk Analysis Examples 166
Making Look~See Approaches 168
Evaluating One Way Landing Areas 169
Emergencies 169
The First Look~See Approach 170
The Tail Wheel Index 171
Other Surface Hazards 171
The Touchdown Test 173
The Big Surprise ~ What To Do 174
Completing The Look-See 175
Hazardous Rain And Light Conditions 177
The Look-See For Water Operations 178
Conflicts With Boats 180
The Off-Airport Pattern And Final Landing 181
Appendix A - Details Of Off-Airport Landing 185
CHAPTER SEVEN
SECURING YOUR AIRPLANE; TAKING OFF
Securing The Seaplane 190
Taxiing and Securing The Land Plane 193
The Takeoff 198
Your Departure 202
CHAPTER EIGHT -- WILDERNESS SURVEY PILOT PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES
Wilderness Survey Flight Coordination 204
Getting Started 205
Basic Radio Direction Search/Survey 208
Techniques For Search And Survey 210
Specialized Search And Survey Techniques 214
Low Altitude Surveys And Flight Safety 217
The Importance Of Fitness 219
Bear Collaring 219
Springtime First-Year Cub Survey 221
Mountain Goat Survey 222
Bird Radio Survey 222
Caribou and Wolf Survey 223
Enforcement Patrol 224
Guiding Principle For Aerial Wildlife Surveys 226
CHAPTER NINE
SURVIVAL FLYING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS
Introduction 227
Extremely High Winds 228
Super Cub Landing In Sixty-Plus Winds 235
Emergency Slowing Of A Float Plane 239
Sudden Loss Of Forward Visibility 241
A Cheap Lesson 242
The Climb-Escape Option 244
Cold Weather Effects 247
A Quick Cold Soak Of The Engine 248
Cold Weather Carburetion 249
Blowing Snow And Flight Controls 250
Cold Weather Gyro Spin-up 25Terry Aviation
P.O.Box 287
15 Fourth Ave NE
Rudyard , MT 59540
ph: 406-355-4533
fax: 406-355-4533
alt: 406-399-0061
Hal
