Transporting your bike...With an airplane?
08-14-07, 08:12 PM
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Transporting your bike...With an airplane?
Yes this may sound weird, but, I'm about to turn 16. I've been taking flying lessons for about 2 years now and am ready to solo right on my b-day. As my instructor gives me more freedom to fly farther, I will be in reach of some MTB hot spots like Snow Shoe, Sugar Mountain, Tsali, Black Mountain, Clemson trails and etc. I was wondering though, how am I gonna get my mountain bike on board. If any of you know about aircraft, I fly the usual Cessna 172. Im thinking about just taking it apart everytime, but that will most likely get very annoying. Any suggestions?
08-14-07, 08:47 PM
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Take the front and back wheels off and put it behind the pilot seats... Also, don't crash. If you do crash, land on some L shaped lake... < crappy book reference.
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You should fly for Bombardier. You would have plenty of room for your bikes, and me too.
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I flew my bike to Ocala a few times in a cherokee. Took the back seats out and it fit fine after taking the wheels off, actually put 2 bikes back there. Just remember a few rags so you dont get any grease on the carpet.
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A cessna 172 would be a tight fit for a bike, you would have to take the wheels off just to get it through the door, even then it might be tricky with the handle bars. Good luck on your solo I really enjoyed mine, just wait until you start practicing stalls by yourself, I hated those; my instructor made me perform full stalls 
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