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FLOATPLANE FOLLIES.
Airpower; 3/1/2001; Westell, Freeman; 4968 words
; ... Coastal Defense Scheme, WW II European Floatplane Bombers Performed A Much Different Mission ... the author discussed how Japan's WW ll floatplane patrol bomber strategy, utilizing single-flo ... and a veritable host of single-engined floatplane scouts already on inventory, it turned ...
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FLOATPLANE BASE FOR ELLIOTT BAY HITS TURBULENCE.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 9/3/1998; Lange, Larry; 1044 words
; A skirmish over a floatplane base in Elliott Bay has become a ... of another attraction. ``Having floatplanes would add excitement, attract attention ... said maritime interests wanted the floatplanes clear of ferries and other vessels ...
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The call of the sky: Bush pilot Michelle Masden followed her dream and opened a floatplane business based out of Ketchikan.
Alaska Business Monthly; 10/1/2002; Matise, Linda; 1296 words
; ... child's dream into a thriving Ketchikan floatplane business-Island Wings. Owned and operated ... notes of appreciation for having made a floatplane trip the highlight of their vacations ... corrosion. In fact, maintaining a commercial floatplane is pretty expensive-anywhere between ...
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CHRONICLE OF A MIRACLE FLOATPLANE LANDING.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 3/22/1996; Hopkins, Jack; 1083 words
; ... when his friend collapsed at the controls of the floatplane he was riding in and the Kent man, who had never ... message from Capps that the pilot of the Cessna 206 floatplane was unconscious. ``Yes, sir, I'm in trouble up here ... pilot's passed out on me, and I'm not an experienced floatplane pilot,'' ...
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Floatplane crash kills 4 tourists and pilot in bay near Ketchikan.
Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, AK); 7/25/2007; 441 words
; ... people died Tuesday afternoon when a floatplane crashed near Rudyerd Bay, federal ... Safety Board, the agencies said. The floatplane left Ketchikan for some flightseeing ... Volunteer Rescue Squad and six Taquan floatplanes initiated a search, officials said ... there were no survivors. A Taquan Air ...
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AIR OF DISCOVERY FLOATPLANE TRIP TO DOMKE LAKE A TICKET TO ADVENTURES GREAT AND SMALL.(Getaways)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/24/2000; Johnston, Greg; 1729 words
; You could call our floatplane trip to Domke Lake, in the forested ... Chelan Airways' DeHavilland Beaver floatplane drops in a couple of times a week ... A round-trip flight to Domke by floatplane with Chelan Airways costs $150 ...
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Fed: Floatplane operator suspended by CASA
AAP General News (Australia); 8/18/2000; 266 words
; AAP General News (Australia) 08-18-2000 Fed: Floatplane operator suspended by CASA BRISBANE, Aug 18 AAP - A Cairns-based airline was suspended for a month today by the nation's aviation watchdog for a string of alleged safety breaches. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) said it had suspended ...
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Floatplane Incident Results In Arrest.
Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 8/21/2006; 343 words
; ... A local boater who repeatedly swerved in front of a floatplane on Bantam Lake to prevent it from taking off was arrested on a warrant Sunday, authorities said. The floatplane was giving rides to campers from inner-city neighborhoods ... state officials said. The boat attempt to cut off the floatplane a ...
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Officials: Floatplanes can last forever with proper upkeep.
ORian (Portland, OR); 7/31/2007; 586 words
; ... Zuckerman Jul. 31--Although the Taylorcraft floatplane that crashed into the Willamette River ... important to aircraft safety than age. Many floatplanes flying today were manufactured in the ... report will come out in about two weeks. Floatplanes are subject to roughly the same inspection ...
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TOURIST FLOATPLANE FLIGHTS FROM IVAR'S PIER IN WORKS.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/13/1997; Bailey, Gil; 639 words
; ... plan to operate as many as 36 tourist floatplane flights from Ivar's Acre of Clams pier ... out of Elliott Bay, have protested the floatplane proposal. ``We feel the proposed project ... not alone in their opposition to the floatplane proposal. ``I strongly request that ...
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