[wxwatcher]

Interesting story in the news earlier today. Seems a pilot flooded the carb in an older Champ (no electric start). Well, said pilot set the throttle to full, checked his restraints, then proceeded to "pull the prop through". Short version.. The engine fired off, the restrainst broke, and the pilot made a mad dash across the tarmac trying to get into the aircraft.

He didn't make it, so he climbed into a van and tried to follow, but lost sight after about 10 minutes.

Well, the local highway patrol aircraft found the errant aircraft about 45 miles from the airport on a hillside where it crashed after apparently running out of fuel. They were able to find it because the battery-powered ELT worked like it was designed to.

Pilot says he plans to have the aircraft moved back to the airport where he will try to rebuild it.

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