Yesterday, I landed at Stearman Field Airport (1K1) near Wichita. Evidently within the 2 hours after take off from Y14 in South Dakota, my front tire on my RV6A developed a hole in the tube. Flat tire on the front tire on roll out. Not good.
A young man appeared rather quickly to help me pull the plane off the runway.
Then, the incredible, generous Stearman Airport resident DWayne Clemens helped me for over 2 hours, rifling thru 4 different hangars to find a new tube (we eventually patched the original tube), and reinstall the tire. I then had a great meal at the Stearman Field Bar and Grill restaurant. What could have been a bad experience turned out to be an opportunity to meet another cool person in the aviation world.
Stearman Field Airport is my stop for the Wichita area. Good Stuff!
www.stearmanfield.com
A young man appeared rather quickly to help me pull the plane off the runway.
Then, the incredible, generous Stearman Airport resident DWayne Clemens helped me for over 2 hours, rifling thru 4 different hangars to find a new tube (we eventually patched the original tube), and reinstall the tire. I then had a great meal at the Stearman Field Bar and Grill restaurant. What could have been a bad experience turned out to be an opportunity to meet another cool person in the aviation world.
Stearman Field Airport is my stop for the Wichita area. Good Stuff!
www.stearmanfield.com
