Huge Russian Amphib May Fly US Skies

Aero-News.net ^ | Fri, Jun 20 2003 | Editorial from LGI Inc. Press Release

[oceanperch]

I was told the other day that people are starting to fly out of municipal airports that have private little airlines just for that reason.

The one in our small Central Oregon Coast airport will take folks to Reno and I believe the bay area in Cali. I am not sure how far North they fly.

Boy that sounds great since our PDX is a three to four hour drive depending on traffic. I am a little leary about flying in a timy plane though. Not that I would ever get a holiday to go flying around but still it is a thought for others to do it.

BTW I do not know squat about planes other than I have flew in big and little in the past. Whenever a plane crash is on the news it seems to be a tiny one. My son was life flighted once and the crew told me that even though he was in respirtory distress he had a big smile on his face the whole trip. They had a blast.

[oceanperch]

I have one a little weider.

A few years ago I left a conferance it was govt. grants for Respite care turned out to be liberals grabbing at funds that would never make it down to the actual programs anyway I walked out two days early and spent the rest of my time since my hotel room was paid for down the road watching planes take off at the PDX on a back road.

Right next to and feeling almost under the run ways. I was so turned on I fell in love with it.

I have always wanted to return and have had time in between appts. to do it but with the security probably not a good idea. Other people where there just watching to kinda freaky though I was the only woman out there at the time.

My son has been invited quite a few times to visit the Coast Guards chopper have to take them up on that.

They do exersices on the bay here which just so happens to be my back yard. I did not know that the basket they lowered was charged I asked the gal explaining it to us to e mail the info so not to take up her time she never did. Does anyone know how they get the charge out of the basket before it gets down to the boat to pick people up?

[af_vet_rr]

BTW I do not know squat about planes other than I have flew in big and little in the past. Whenever a plane crash is on the news it seems to be a tiny one.

Just a guess, but probably because there are a lot more small planes in the country than airliners. There's a lot of other reasons (lack of a co-pilot, flying into remote locations that even under the best weather conditions are difficult, etc.).

[hattend]

cool BTTT

[illumini]

Hey how come I had to put in a name and password to enter this thread? That has never happen in the five years I have been at FR.
They made some changes this weekend at aero-news.net. I suspect it was a big mistake on their part, and have emailed a friend who is one of the editors there. sorry for the confusion, -it is not your system, and happended to me exactly as you this morning.