[f-AA] ###Record in Juneau###- DC-3 ride in P. Rico/St. Thomas US VI

[Arecit]

Hi Bob,

Not severe clear here in St. Thomas but my spirits are severe clear down in the islands.  Successfully bummed a ride this afternoon, in a DC-3 (Four Star Cargo) between San Juan and St. Thomas-bringing my fish sampling supplies and hazard materials over to St. Thomas for another couple weeks of sampling.  My view from between the pilot/copilot- center isle was 'severe clear' and the pilot was quite generous to this gawking champ/cub pilot in making sure she took in a lot of information 'bout the plane both before, during and after the flight.  A beautiful masterfully orchestrated takeoff  from San Juan P. Rico, and as craftsman like well done wheel landing at St. Thomas.   I spent another hour or so afterwards chatting with the pilot, retired some three times from regular flying, talking champs, cubs, and plane ole plane talk.  It's a drag being a poor biologist and having to bum rides but, geepers if all my rides could be like this one.    Not sure if my partner/sampler gene
 ticist (from College Station, Texas) was as enthralled as myself but I didn't even give that much thought, just told him to get in, buckle up and enjoy!

Safe skies and swamps,

Nancie, Suzie Q and ole ratty/clankitty Jerry- aka Bill's ole cub



In a message dated 11/14/06 07:52:02 Eastern Standard Time, MEHON at ewol.com writes:
Gregg, 
You might want to come down here to Sunny S/W Florida where it will be 
severe clear and 78f today--you could do a little research on EXPERIMENTAL 
LSA <G> 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregg Horrell" <ryanaero at gci.net> 
To: <aeronca at westmont.edu> 
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:44 PM 
Subject: Re: [f-AA] ###Record in Juneau### 


> Dark at 4:30...and I mean streetlights dark. Just took another 
> look....still 
> snowing. Might get a day or 2 off outta this. 
> Gregg 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ryan Lunde" <n85523 at hotmail.com> 
> To: <aeronca at westmont.edu> 
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 8:27 PM 
> Subject: Re: [f-AA] ###Record in Juneau### 
> 
> 
>> Gregg, 
>>    Yeah, sounds about like when I came to Wyoming from Texas, just with 
>> more snow. How much daylight ya'll have these days. Here in Gillette, the 
>> sun is gone by 4:35. 
>> -Ryan 
>> 
>> 
>>>From: Gregg Horrell <ryanaero at gci.net> 
>>>Reply-To: aeronca at westmont.edu 
>>>To: aeronca at westmont.edu 
>>>Subject: [f-AA] ###Record in Juneau### 
>>>Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:19:42 -0800 
>>> 
>>>Well Folks, 
>>>     I guess it's just Alaska's way of bidding me welcome....the record 
>>> set 
>>>in 1964 for snowfall was broken today and we have almost a foot of snow 
>>>on 
>>>the ground and it's still doing it @ 1" an hour. Alaska Airlines from 
>>>Anchorage had to press on to Sitka and dump the Juneau folks out and our 
>>>flights have been cancelled. 
>>>     This is quite a change from Tucson. May need to consider skis for 
>>> the 
>>>Bug (7FC). 
>>>     Gregg Horrell 
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