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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
I have heard of many a wild story about how aviation "gets done" up there.  |
In a very remote part of Alaska a few years ago, I came upon a lone old Cessna 206 next to a gravel strip, and thought how sad to see this derelect airplane abandoned here. Looking through the clouded windows, I could see the ground through holes in the floor. Parts missing. Oily grime covering the belly. Half the instruments and switches in the panel were broken or missing.
I wandered away.
A little while later, I heard an airplane's engine fire up, and it sounded as if an airplane was about to take off. Strange, because I sure would have noticed if another airplane had landed on that small strip.
Boy was I suprised when I saw that the ratty 206 was actually airborne, and flying away.
Yup. Another day of aviation in alaska.