Adventure seeker plans to fly over both poles in 1983 aircraft

[ScudRunner-d95]

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1983 Airplane! is he crazy ?

[Fendermandan]

I was watching youtube with some dudes doing it in c210.

[David MacRay]

South Pole? They might be crazy. What if they fly off the end of the earth?

[ScudRunner-d95]

Won't happen the government sponsors these sort of things to keep the myth going the earth is round.

[David MacRay]

Phew.

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1983 Airplane! is he crazy ?
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In a twin? With 5000 NM range and burning jet fuel? Now that's easy  ::) ;)

Seriously though, nice adventure.

[Liquid Charlie]

Well we called the spring in Resolute "the silly season" all sorts would show up with "unique" ways to get to the pole. A turbo Commander -- mmmmm -- the biggest challenge there is not getting shot in South America. Some one has deep pockets -- Wonder what type off equipment in the radio rack, laser gyros ??? -

[ScudRunner-d95]

tongue in cheek of course with my "crazy" comment.


I think its funny when people think just because the plane is old it must be a dangerous.


few months back I was climbing aboard an Encore Q400, a lady sits down beside me and say "omg how old is this plane?"  ::)


I told her probably less than 2 years she was shocked don't think she believed me.  I guess the proletariat associate props with old tech.

[David MacRay]

We should switch the joke to, "It might be too new for Antartica. Most of the planes that allegedly fly there are DC-3s and Twin Otters."