Kitfox stranded on snowy Idaho mountain • amazing video diary.

[Garfly]

[spacesailor]

Didn't lower his tire pressure !

 

spacesailor

 

 

[Downunder]

Set up for the drama (and youtube views)?

 

All seemed a bit too easy to get picked up off the mountain and taken back up again...

 

 

[Garfly]

I doubt it Downunder (it crossed my mind too, but I judged the 'acting' way too good) but if so, here's young Jonas putting life, limb and Kitfox at risk again for a fisftul of clicks:

 

 

Interestingly Rotax-Owners.com use this incident to emphasise the importance of the return line to prevent vapour lock:

 

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[Garfly]

And this is the follow up to the one above where he shows how they were able to save the day ... again! ;-)

 

 

[Thruster88]

The Alby Mangels formula