Skymaster Arctic Circle Ditching.

JeffAxel · #1 12-09-08, 10:48 PM

Larry,
I am not sure about that, only because I flew my P210 at FL230 at -40 ( C of F, your choice!) for 3 hours and had no problems. The P210 has no fuel heating either. I have read of dissolved water in fuel crystalizing out at very cold temps and clogging fuel systems though. That is why Cessna suggested Prist or Isopropyl Alcohol be added to the fuel if operations in very cold temps were anticipated. There were a few paragraphs about this in the P210 POH, as well as a graph showing how much Prist or Isopropyl Alcohol to add. The other Cessna P twins have oil heated fuel spiders I think.

WebMaster · #2 12-10-08, 04:45 AM

As i said, it's speculation.
it's been so long since I heard Brian talk about that, my memory is hazy.
Maybe a brain cloud

hharney · #3 12-10-08, 04:18 PM

This is really ironic because I sold a dozen or so SOAPA t-shirts from the 2008 fly in to Troels Hansen. The Skymaster was in Ohio having a major avionics upgrade. Troels had told me that he was going to be flying the aircraft back to Sweden. I assumed it was his Slymaster but appearently not. Nice guy, I am really glad to hear they are alive. They are really lucky. Too bad about the aircraft though.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../National/home

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#199361

That just made my heart stop when I read his name.

WebMaster · #4 12-11-08, 10:39 AM

The photo is just incredible

Maybe they will be in the states next year, and will come and talk about it.

Dave Underwood · #5 12-11-08, 02:26 PM

They are two very lucky fellows. God was smiling on them that day for sure.

Daev

JeffAxel · #6 12-11-08, 03:59 PM

I agree they were so fortunate!!! Yikes!! I can't imagine a worse place to have to land, except the freezing water with no ice. It is too bad we will never know what really stopped both engines. Good comments on a lot of sites about being prepared for this sort of situation though.

Diamond Service · #7 12-12-08, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffAxel

I agree they were so fortunate!!! Yikes!! I can't imagine a worse place to have to land, except the freezing water with no ice. It is too bad we will never know what really stopped both engines. Good comments on a lot of sites about being prepared for this sort of situation though.

Hello all Skymaster freinds.
I am presently in Iqaluit. I only have minor injuries. I will write my story in this forum when I get home to Sweden. Thank you for all the kind words and thoughts. I sure leaned about survival from this.
Regard Troels Hansen (former Skymaster owner)