Defecting Cuban pilot lands Soviet-era plane in the Everglades

New York Post ^ | October 22, 2022 | Diana Kennedy

[billorites]

Check your closets Reuben.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Martinez was taken in for questioning by Customs and Border Patrol officers."

Just like the three million walking into the USA this year from Mexico.

[PghBaldy]

For once, an actual refugee!

[IYAS9YAS]

When I was in Korea 30 years ago, they had signs all over the place with the AN-2 on it. They said to report any sightings of the plane to authorities immediately. They were mostly wood and canvas save the engine and landing gear. They could fly through the valleys below most radar. And the Norks had them in droves.

[WellyP]

Unlike the usual scum flooding across the southern border Ruben Martinez is educated, has a valuable skill and given a chance will work hard at a skilled job and pay taxes. He’s not going to cost the US GOVERNMENT ANY MONEY! Welcome to MIAMI

[HombreSecreto]

LOL the 2022 version of “5 o’clock Charlie.”

[cyclotic]

I went skydiving last Saturday for the second time. I must have gotten the bug because as soon as I saw the picture I thought that would be a cool plane to jump out of.

[17th Miss Regt]

Unlike the usual scum flooding across the southern border Ruben Martinez is educated, has a valuable skill and given a chance will work hard at a skilled job and pay taxes.

If he opposes the Castro regime, he will be deported back there by Mayorkas. After all, he is an illegal alien!

[spokeshave]

Looks a bit big for crop dusting.

Where are the dusting vents....?

Any crop dusters in the audience like to cime in.?

Probably used for flights around Cuba....or whats left of the Cuban air force.

[spokeshave]

They have crops in Cuba....who knew....?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“educated, has a valuable skill and given a chance will work hard at a skilled job and pay taxes”

Yep! Exactly my first thought, too! But he will likely vote R so he must be eliminated at all costs by the Biden Gestapo. Just watch.

[SIDENET]

AN-2s are cool planes.

There used to be one in Oklahoma City at Wiley Post airport, but it was severely damaged or destroyed in a tornado.

[kinsman redeemer]

Lloyd Austin should direct his Department to tear the plane apart and learn about Soviet aeronautical technology. He could learn something.

[kinsman redeemer]

It looks like a chunk of the port/lower wingtip is missing.

[ansel12]

Whenever you can, try and get one of the good parachutes.

[Robe]

That’s part of the spray rig

[38special]

The airlines need more pilots, that’s for sure.

[one guy in new jersey]

Brandon is totes gonna send him back.

[Trinity5]

While living in Romania a friend of mine gave me a sightseeing tour of the Carpathian mountains in his Cessna. At the airfield was a company that provided skydiving using this plane. Quite cool aircraft is right!

[Deaf Smith]

>>like to cime (sic) in?

Not a flyer, but years ago I had a crop duster bank over me as I was driving down the highway.

We were so close to contact that I could count the number of nozzles on each spray head.

There were five nozzles.