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Post by fwx on Jul 21, 2009 14:45:02 GMT 12
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 21, 2009 14:48:19 GMT 12
I'm sorry, but I can't see your Beaver.  |
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Post by fwx on Jul 21, 2009 14:53:02 GMT 12
Sorry, stuffed up the code - should be there now!!
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 21, 2009 14:55:19 GMT 12
Fantastic shots! It's great to see these wonderful aircraft doing what they do best in the water. Thanks for posting. |
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Post by fwx on Jul 21, 2009 19:57:23 GMT 12
As Dave said, they always take me back to that Canadian "Danger Bay" programme that was on TV when I was a kid. One also made a big impression on me at the Gisborne Centennial airshow (1969), with a near-vertical landing into a stiff breeze. That one didn't have floats on I should add!
Interestingly, the Beaver vs jetskis photo was part of an approx 2km unsuccessful take-off attempt across the lagoon, which the pilot later told me was due partly to lack of wind, partly to lack of chop, and partly to the extra two small kids on board! He thought the engine might be due for some attention ...
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 21, 2009 23:26:11 GMT 12
Really beautiful photos.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jul 21, 2009 23:41:48 GMT 12
Agreed. Great photos of a lovely scenic location.
However - having seen the slums, poverty, racial bigotry, economic mismanagement and political corruption in Fiji once you get away from the resort areas and into the reality of the country - I would take issue with the title!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2009 10:31:31 GMT 12
Great photos. Are the fold down wheels on the floats purely for beaching purposes or can it land on a hard strip too?
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Post by fwx on Jul 22, 2009 11:18:11 GMT 12
The wheels flip over the front of the floats for hard landings. I guess there must be a matching pair down the rear end of the floats somewhere.
5 years ago we flew direct from the island to Nadi Airport on one of these Beavers (they have at least two). What a way to travel - step off the beach onto a float at one end, down the steps into the terminal building at the other, still with sand between your toes ....
Sure, Fiji looks anything but Paradise for most of the locals, but you try and tell them that!
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