Hi Chris,
They don't look that sleek when a cargo pod is hung on beneath the
belly. :-)
The latest AOPA Pilot magazine has an article about Caravans on
amphibious floats. That is the "go anywhere" machine for rich owners
who fly their own on family outings and hunting/fishing trips to remote
areas.
This one has the interior removed, if it was ever present, and has two
bare aluminum benches between the cargo door and the cockpit. The
plastic cargo door rolls up inside to leave a clear opening for the
departing jumpers.
(I'm not usually up at this time of night, but a passing storm line woke
me, so I decided to check the mail.)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 4/26/2015 12:52 AM, ChrisB wrote:
The Cessna looks pretty sleek, for a workhorse. I was surprised to note that
it costs over $2m to buy, according to the Wikipedia entry.
A former colleague of mine flies for the British Antarctic Survey and I was
sure that he told me that he had used a Caravan down south. But according to
the BAS website they use only Twin Otters and a Dash 7. Mind you, the website
also tells me that they never fly without a copilot, and I know that not to be
true.
Chris
On 26 Apr 15, at 00:27, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Today's workhorse of the sky, the Cessna 208 Caravan, faces two earlier
workhorses from years past, a Douglas DC-3 and a Lockheed T-33. In this case,
the Caravan serves as a hauler of skydivers each weekend. That was also the
last assignment of the DC-3, which lost an engine on its last flight.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4254516-1FM_filtered.jpg.html
<http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4254516-1FM_filtered.jpg.html>
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