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There is absolutely NOTHING on earth which smells worse or stronger than dead marine mammals. I flew down the Bering Sea beach once, where a dead...

1w is waaaaay high. Start at 6 and work your way down. MTV

Do some measuring. Where will the canoe have to be to provide prop clearance? Will that put the bow right up close to the tail feathers? Ive...

There was a hangar built on a small lake in Kodiak (Island Lake) with the hangar built out from shore. The bifold door went down to water surface. ...

I always call approach/departure when one is available. Why not? If they're busy, all the more reason to talk to them. I'll take all the help I...

Hope you folks in Winifred are warmer than we are MTV

Bob, The Cirrus actually passed all required flight tests during certification. The company chose to certificate it with the parachute for...

Gary, No, Beavers aren't prone to flipping. On 4930 floats, which I assume that plane was on, they're very nice float planes. I've flown them...

Now, you’re really reaching George. Not even close. MTV

cant beat that one, Steve. The 172/150 series have truly been the “Pilot Makers” for decades. And what phenomenal airplanes! Good for you for...

Ah, yes, but who really was concerned about the outcome? 8) :roll: I mean, there was at least ten behind you, right? And a T-38 isn’t going to...

Which is precisely the point we’ve been making, George. This should not have been a difficult task. The outcome begs the question: Was he properly...

You mean like this: MTV

I didn't intend to comply that a commercial operator needs tons of Beaver "time". Read my post. It's EXPERIENCE that really counts, plus a thorough...

I find it incomprehensible that they had a guy with that little seaplane experience (note I didn’t use the term “time”) flying a Beaver for hire, and...

Three miles visibility in smoke this morning in Bozeman and Helena. A big Canadian fire up north of Edmonton is producing a lot of smoke, and we are...

Insurance????? We need insurance for this ****???? That is not even vaguely challenging conditions for a Beaver. Yeah, as Pete says, five...

Why not? Atlee’s box has an approval? MTV

Craig Medred article on the Whitehorse accident: https://craigmedred.news/2019/05/28/deadly-crash/ MTV

Turbine engine. A C-20 maybe? Never seen exhausts like that. Looks like a European idea. MTV

Julie and I had a blast at Gaston's. What a treat to see so many good people and to meet many who I've never had the pleasure to meet in person. ...

Facebook reports a Cessna 170 enroute to Anchorage crashed near Whitehorse. Two fatal. ...

Ground pic of Maid In Japan. MTV

Jerry said that the very tip of the spinner appeared to just touch the water, but the engine didn't. He said that most likely the wettest thing in...

Delivering 14,500 pounds of freight to a remote lake. N1822M flew for Reeve Aleutian when I was in Cold Bay. Rode along on a number of...

Jerry Lawhorn was our Chief of Maintenance for many years, at Lake Hood. He told me a story once about one of our amphib Beavers landing in LHD gear...

The difference: Numbers. Compare the number of Bonanzas, or all retractable gear aircraft with single pilot crews, to the numbers of amphibians. ...

Well, it’s only a matter of time before the insurance industry decides that amphians are uninsurable. And, it’s pretty obvious that many of the...

Yeah, sorry for the glare off those legs..... MTV