In the mid-1990s, life on our small airfield of the district town was almost frozen. There was only one regular flight to the regional city, which was performed once every three days on the last remaining on the AN-2 airfield.
The day before the flight was another hour and a half, but most of the passengers were already sitting on the bench at the control station.
The driver of the KRAZ - an airfield tanker (and, at the same time, a tractor) just swallowed the broken hammer on the clutch and checked the reliability of welding, dragging the AN-2 along the steering track.
When the passengers asked the passing technician why they dragged the plane on the field, he passed by with a serious sight:
- Yes, the "Anushka" battery sat, so they decided to start from the wire...

The flight did not take place due to the absence of passengers.