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) ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/