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In Carlsbad Jet Center ( CRQ ) , and with a quick glance I see on the wall see some welcomed history on a poster that reminded me of the Flying Boats, Hawaii and all the work you do for this site Tom Thank you & Mahalo.
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Jan 20, 2019
Just came back from Orlando for meetings and saw JB's Albatross. One way to keep float plane history in front of millions of tourists.
Just came back from Orlando for meetings and saw JB's Albatross. One way to keep float plane history in front of millions of tourists.
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I remember when Hemisphere Dancer transferred from flying status to display at Margaritaville in Orlando . I used to visit the aircraft at the hangar in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Sorry to see it taken out of flying service...but raising a glass in a toast from the bar... not so bad. His Goose used to be at Antilles Air Boats back in the 70's. Now he flies a Cessna C208 Caravan on floats (N208JB)
Scotty, Thanks for sending in the photo and comments. How about a Goose story? Stay well my friend. Aloha, Tom
N928J in its glory!