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humanmutt
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 4:06 pm: | 
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I was really enjoying the thread about bush pilots and am posting this in hopes those involved will continue. I did order the Austin Airways books yesterday. I read one about the early days in Alaska about a year ago. I'll try to find the name of it. "Ti*le" - the name of a book was censored??
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brian
Moderator
Post Number: 98
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 4:23 pm: |
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That would have been the profanity filter. It looks for variations on words, so the first three letters in 'title' must have made it suspicious.  Hmm. I'll go talk to it... on your behalf. Tell it humanmutt is clearly an okay person.  |
paul_hammersten
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 5:18 pm: |
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humanmutt...glad to read you ordered the Austin Airways book!
Recently I flew from Trout Lake to Temagami.
Having only met float planes on the water at re-supply, it was a ' high ' to actually fly in one over Ontario's canoe waters.
I tip my cap to all bush pilots, like Bush Pilot Larry who tolds us all about this neat book on the old forum.
I didn't fully appreciate the skill and daring of these pilots until I was up in the blue in the Cessna.
At the time I was writing a book on Ernest Hemingway and thought it was neat to be flying in a plane somewhat like the Cessna Hemingway was in in Africa in the mid 50's.
Bush Pilot called the Cessna a " tin can " which is sure the right word to discribe the plane. It was a bit bumby and noisy - but - very exciting as our pilot tried to give us the best airviews for I was North to get inspiration for the painting that now hangs in the dining room of Ojibway of Keewaydin.
Our pilot was a fine young man. Afterwards I began a correspondence with him and hoped to fly with him again.
Tragically, within the year, he crashed and died in Temagami's old growth forest.
I'm with you humanmutt. I hope this thread continues too!
Best
Paul |
bush_pilot
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:42 am: |
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Just to clarify, I am not Larry, I didn't write the Austin book. Larry Milbury is the author and publisher, as far as I know he is not a pilot , he just loves old bush planes. I just finished a book about Weldy Phipps, a legend in the far north. An interesting story about the man not much about flying south of the tree line.
Any one interested in Bush planes should visit the Bush Plane museum in Sault Ste. Marie Ont. |
paul_hammersten
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Post Number: 13
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 7:17 pm: |
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Hi Andy
Sorry about the name slip!
I had Larry Milbury on my mind.
Looking forward to learning about Weldy Phipps.
Best
Paul |
humanmutt
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 5:11 pm: |
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I am a private pilot in the desert southwest of New Mexico and Texas. Not much bush in our part of the planet. I've been into Lake Temagami with the Lakeland pilots a few times, both the De Havilland and the Cessna. Both have been fun planes to ride in. The power of the Otter makes it a much different experience than the Cessna. Real skill has been exhibited by the pilots.
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humanmutt
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 5:51 pm: |
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It's been a long day. The De Havilland that Lakeland flys is a Beaver not an Otter. My apologies to the pilot for the mental lapse.
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paul_hammersten
Member
Post Number: 20
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 5:41 pm: |
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I saw an interesting movie. The film was called WINGED MIGRATION.
I wonder how the migratory and general flight paths of birds cross those of the small bush planes ...whether they are in the North,South,East, or West.
I would imagine pilots have some interesting experiences with birds in flight.
Best
Paul |
bush_pilot
Member
Post Number: 11
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, April 2, 2004 - 1:01 pm: |
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I found another book on my shelf that I forgot I -had, what does that say about the book? It is called Uncharted Skies,Canadian bush pilot stories by Walter Henry and the Canadian Bush Pilot Project ISBN - 0-919091-43-1 Published by Reidmore Books. Most of the stories are about northern Alberta and the NWT |
paul_hammersten
Member
Post Number: 30
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - 10:29 am: |
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Thanks
I will have to look for this one too!
Best
Paul |
Temagami general