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Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband was flying with 520 pounds of moose meat, antlers strapped to wing at time of fatal crash
New York Post ^
| Sep. 29, 2023
| Yaron Steinbuch
Posted on 09/29/2023 11:44:12 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola was ferrying more than 500 pounds of moose and antlers from a remote hunting camp in Alaska when his small plane crashed shortly after takeoff earlier this month, officials said.
Eugene Peltola Jr., 57, the sole person aboard the Piper PA-18, was found conscious but died at the scene after it crashed Sept. 12 near the village of St. Mary’s, some 500 miles west of Fairbanks, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its initial report Thursday.
Two days before the crash, Peltola took five hunters, a guide and equipment from Holy Cross to a site about 80 miles northwest of the community, where they set up camp next to a landing strip.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; moose
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To: nickcarraway
Revenge of the Bullwinkle.
Rocky Squirrel seeking reparations.
To: nickcarraway
I’ll take a wild guess that CG, aerodynamics, and/or load limit were factors......
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:47:07 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
To: nickcarraway
Strapping a moose to your wing does not improve the aerodynamics of your plane.
Darwin award.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:47:19 AM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
To: nickcarraway
Not that I believe the media, but I don’t think moose antlers help the aerodynamics of the wing. There is nothing in our preflight checklist that mentions it so maybe it’s okay.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:48:00 AM PDT
by
ALPAPilot
To: nickcarraway
Well, everyone knows that strapping large objects to the wings won’t disrupt airflow and lift. Anybody got a Blood Alcohol level?
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:49:20 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:49:23 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: nickcarraway
Headline is contradicted by article ... the antlers were strapped to the wing strut, very different from strapping to the wing itself. Real problem is overloading. Bush pilots often play fast and loose the rules. You can get away with violating the FAA's rules (sometimes), violating the laws of physics will always get you.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:49:27 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: G Larry
500 pounds of moose meat? Amazing the plane even got airborne.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:49:37 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Red Badger
I’ll take your word for it.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:50:10 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
To: nickcarraway
Yeah, sounds like a typical Alaskan general aviation operation.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:50:19 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: ALPAPilot
Drag coefficient:
1.0..................
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:50:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: gov_bean_ counter
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:50:54 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: nickcarraway
The moose lobby will not vote democrat.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:51:06 AM PDT
by
DallasBiff
(Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
To: G Larry
The engine HP in a PA-18 dictates the load it will carry.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:51:21 AM PDT
by
chopperk
To: ALPAPilot
🤦♀️🤦♂️😜..........................
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:52:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SauronOfMordor
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:54:49 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: NorthMountain
(wing strut)
Ah. Still... seems like a bad idea.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:56:18 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: nickcarraway
Writer in painfully ignorant of aviation as well as hunting.
"The hunters caught a moose..."
You shoot a moose, take a moose, harvest a moose or kill a moose.
A mouse is said to be caught.
Arguably, I suppose that if you engage in an act of subterfuge by means of a muffin, then perhaps a moose could be said to be caught.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:58:25 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: nickcarraway
He should have borrowed Sarah Palin’s chopper.
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posted on
09/29/2023 11:59:50 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
(E Porcibus Unum )
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