[LRflex] Re: Air Chicken

  • From: "Neil Gould" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 10:26:00 -0500

Hi Howard,

> From: H&E Cummer <cummer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 18:44:45 -0800
>
> Happy Jan 1st Flexers!
> My family likes to take the float plane between Vancouver and Pender
> Island - it saves about 3 hours in travel time and is a spectacular
> 20 minute flight when the weather is good. Esther and son Russell
> came back on the plane just before Christmas and I went to Port
> Washington to meet them.
> As the plane was landing a cormorant rose from the water to meet it
> and for a breath holding moment it looked like the bird might strike
> the plane's propellor.
>
>
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/Chickenw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/b7xrn8n
>
> Have a look large please. From the pilots on the list I am interested
> in knowing what would have happened if the bird had not gained
> sufficient altitude.
>
Well, you could have titled the piece, "Air Chicken Nuggets", for one thing.
;-)

And it's very likely that the plane would have been grounded for some
repairs.

Best regards, and Happy New Year to all of you!

best regards,

Neil Gould
(private pilot)

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