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From Jeffrey Messikian
on 05-Jun-2024 |
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I recently visited the airport to get a sense for what it would be like to camp next to the runway/under my wing. After a half hour or so of walking around, I soon discovered my nosewheel tire flat. Since there were no services at the airport, I thought the worst. I became concerned about finding a way back home and later tending to the plane. Thanks to Russ, Terry, Harold, and perhaps a few others I forgot, we were able to get the nosewheel fixed. This involved hunting through member hangers; looking for tubes, removing/reinstalling the nosewheel, using a compressor and generally doing whatever it took to get me on my way, and home. This was all done out of the goodness of those involved. No one was on staff. At home, I later reflected what a great group of people they were to have helped me and if they weren't there, the experience of going back and fourth to fix a tire would be a very sour one. And...While all this searching was going on, someone else offered to fly me back.
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I recently visited the airport to get a sense for what it would be like to camp next to the runway/under my wing. After a half hour or so of walking around, I soon discovered my nosewheel tire flat. Since there were no services at the airport, I thought the worst. I became concerned about finding a way back home and later tending to the plane. Thanks to Russ, Terry, Harold, and perhaps a few others I forgot, we were able to get the nosewheel fixed. This involved hunting through member hangers; looking for tubes, removing/reinstalling the nosewheel, using a compressor and generally doing whatever it took to get me on my way, and home. This was all done out of the goodness of those involved. No one was on staff. At home, I later reflected what a great group of people they were to have helped me and if they weren't there, the experience of going back and fourth to fix a tire would be a very sour one. And...While all this searching was going on, someone else offered to fly me back.
