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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Oct 23, 2011
Description:
“Can you get 815PR to Los Angeles by Monday?”
“That’s only four days for 2100 miles!”
“It has to be there by Monday to catch the boat to China. It’s going to an air show.”
“Okay, maybe, but that’s almost no contingency for weather or mechanical trouble.”
“And take pictures.”
“No. Seriously?”
“Do what you can. No pressure, of course.”
“Right.” That sounded like a challenge.
Of course there was an immediate mechanical problem. Pia Romeo’s electrical gremlins came right back out of hiding. It took most of the first day to find a chafed wire.
So much for “almost” no contingency.
Date Taken:
Oct 23, 2011
Place Taken:
Lake Idamere, FL
Owner:
Adam Yang
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493, Travails of Pia Romeo
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Getting to the coast PR just naturally took to the rivers. Not far from its home base is the black water of the Withlacoochee River. It merges with the clear water of the Rainbow River on its way to the Gulf.
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Two Rivers
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Out on the coastal marshes, the grass and mud have captured a small boat.
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Coast Craft
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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The intricate Gulf coast marshes are a nursery for small fishes. They hold some great fishing spots (or so I’m told…not that I care).
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Fishing Spot
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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There is nothing like a deserted island to attract a vagabond SeaRey. This one, however, was on a transcontinental mission.
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Gulf Breezes Beach
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Where the black river meets the gulf there are marshes, beaches and palm trees. There is also a National Wildlife Refuge.
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Lower Suwannee
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Out on a barrier island, isolation is almost possible (except for the occasional pesky overflying SeaRey).
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Island Outpost
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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This house has a built in escape plan in case a hurricane washes out its foundation.
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Beach House Boat
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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This boat has made its last powered port call.
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Last Port
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Simple beach huts have grown up in a big way in last 200 years.
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Beach Huts
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Outstanding in dark or light since the 1840’s, though the lamp no longer uses whale oil.
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St Marks Lighthouse
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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The sandy point got all twisted up in the making.
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Blount Point
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Local birds in frantic flight at the approach of a great gray SeaRey.
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Inflight Explosion
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Looking out over the great St. George Sound this bungalow has probably seen some nice sunsets. Even though I got a late start, the sun wasn’t setting when I passed and the Apalachicola airport (KAAF) was only minutes away. Pia Romeo circumnavigated Apalachee Bay arriving 3.6 hours after cranking up at 3FA8. A quick shot of 100LL and we were off into the teeth of an approaching cold front.
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Beach Estate
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Caught between military airspace in a narrow corridor leaves little room to maneuver around Mother Nature’s obstacles. Adding to the cockpit stress was a transponder that blinked on and off with accompanying static in the heat sets. Despite the distractions, Pia Romeo was steadfast on her cross country mission.
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Restricted Airspace
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Getting around the edge is a matter of timing. Thirty minutes earlier and the narrow way west would have been blocked. With all our contingency spent on mechanical issues (and a few photos), the schedule couldn’t stand any more hits.
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Edging the Storm
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Escaping across the beach, it’s hard for shifting sand to keep water from running to the Gulf.
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One Way Out
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Daniel Paul Myers - Oct 23,2011
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Another good show, Dan. I'm jealous...especially since you get to fly Pia Romeo around. You and the <br />Gray Lady seem to be very compatible.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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She might be a little too elegant for my tastes, Daniel, but she's a good ship.
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Daniel Paul Myers - Oct 23,2011
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Glad to hear she hasn't spoiled you 
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Jeff Arnold - Oct 23,2011
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I am guessing that Pia Romeo carries alittle more mass around than second to nothing water toy......
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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True, Jeff. She may be heavy but she carries her weight well!
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Green crowned dunes bound together by roots seem a meager defense against a raging sea. Still, if one root survives, the network grows back and collects the sand in a great rebuilding effort. “Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.” Henry David Thoreau<br />
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Beach Bumps
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Headed out to see the sunset on golden water, the sailboat was a reminder that the SeaRey’s day would be ending very soon. After dark flight was not an option: my camera was not infrared capable.
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Sunset Cruiser
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Old Col. Grumpy had a sure fire way of estimating when sunset would arrive: “within 30 minutes of two beers.” Actually, I think he said you could hold two fingers out at arm’s length and when that was the height above the horizon sunset was 30 minutes away. I guess it works if your arm is the same length as his.
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Sunset Calculating
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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Just another quiet day ending at the beach. That’s a good day, unless you need to be further west on the bayou to meet the flight plan.
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Late Day Beach
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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At the end of Santa Rosa Island sits Fort Pickens. It was old by the time the Civil War started. It may be old, but it’s still standing on the shifting sand of a barrier island. That’s something.
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Sand Fort
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2011
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The last light of the day was used for landing at the Jack Edwards airport (KJKA). That was just 2.5 hours after leaving Apalachicola, but a total of 6.1 fine flight hours for the day. A strong head wind kept the average ground speed to about 70 mph and I was just barely out of Florida. To get to LA before the boat left, I would have to do better than that.
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Late Landing
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Steve Kessinger - Oct 24,2011
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Haze gray and underway?? Another reason I want to be you, Dan. :cheers:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Dad was 20 year USN enlisted.)
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