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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Jan 22, 2006
Description:
I think this qualifies as an amphibian. It lands on earth and water. Just because the water needs to be frozen is no big thing. After the pilot found out I fly seaplanes, we got the $1.00 tour and might have approached the envelope on a couple maneuvers. All with appropriate encouragement from the peanut gallery. He even let me fly left seat.
Hey, you Australia Searey Pilots, I am heading your way about mid February. Will be making landfall in Brisbane and looking spend a few days on a walk-about before heading home. Would love to ride in a Searey over Australia.
Date Taken:
Jan 22, 2006
Place Taken:
Ross Sea, Antarctica
Owner:
R. Lee
File Name:
NSF_Chooper.jpg - Photo HTML
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Category:
200, N56RL,
95, Other Seaplanes
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Dan Nickens - Jan 22,2006
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You are having entirely too much fun to be working, Robert.
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Bret Smith - Jan 22,2006
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Robert thats an awesome shot. Your ship goes EVERYWHERE! DANG! So it has ice-breaking capabilities? What was the reason for the chopper rendezvous?
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Dave Lima - Jan 22,2006
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hey robert, how cold is it down there? Is there any wildlife around?
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Robert Lee - Jan 23,2006
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Dan,<br />This trip has been fun so far but the mission is still a long ways from over. I just wish all my voyages were this interesting.<br /><br />Bret,<br />The hull is Ice Class “C”, it does not have full breaking capability. It is what we call Ice strengthened, not Ice breaking. The rendezvous was actually a return trip. I had ridden the Russian Icebreaker through the thick and rough portion of the Ice channel that had been cut through the fast ice. We were formulating opinions of who should get stuck first. It’s a bad ice year here and the Icebreaker has wounded her Stb prop. We have been waiting in this spot for almost a week while the Icebreaker works the channel in her wounded condition.<br /><br />Dave,<br />The temps are not bad. It is about 34-38f during the brightest part of the day. Our parking spot has been like an Antarctic zoo. We have gotten many pictures and video of penguins, seals, Minki Whales and Killer whales. It has been very interesting.<br />
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