Sully Jr?

[Ikijibiki]

100-hour PPL lands fuel-starved 1967 Aero Commander 100 on mountain highway in Swain County, North Carolina after first preparing to land in river. No injuries, no damage.

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[Auxtank]

I like the way he vacated the runway next exit.

[meleagertoo]

He was a lucky, lucky man his engine didn't quit 15 seconds later as those wires were just oh-so predictably waiting to completely ruin his day.

But wtf was he doing wazzing at that sort of level in a mountainous valley in the first place? In a single?

More like Silly Jr.

[Auxtank]

He was a lucky, lucky man his engine didn't quit 15 seconds later as those wires were just oh-so predictably waiting to completely ruin his day.

But wtf was he doing wazzing at that sort of level in a mountainous valley in the first place? In a single?

More like Silly Jr.
Good point. I did think that too.

Altitude is money in the bank - but hadn't he just recently done the TO - so hadn't had time to accrue that.
Definitely - whatever it was - it was a lucky escape - doesn't get any better than that. Doesn't need to.

Bloody good Landing - bloody good use of Rudder.

[ve3id]

He was a lucky, lucky man his engine didn't quit 15 seconds later as those wires were just oh-so predictably waiting to completely ruin his day.

But wtf was he doing wazzing at that sort of level in a mountainous valley in the first place? In a single?

More like Silly Jr.

And with no fuel!

[zambonidriver]

And with no fuel!
Aren't we hearng the engine reving up / down ? He maight have been very low on fuel but not out.