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Adventure
in the Midnight Sun
2007 trip to the
Arctic by Bob and Sharon Stebbins
(71 pictures)
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This was the first ever Southwest Lake
Flyers Summer Splash-In at Lake Mead. What fun this was meeting up
with old friends and sharing time and conversation. It was a very nice
morning. We got to talk to some other Lake Mead visitors about our
planes, answer questions, have a few refreshments. Just a great time.
I'll say it over and over, I love my Lake. I just can't see owning any
other plane.
There are a lot of places to visit from this location. I am fortunate to
have my Lake hangared so close to Lake Mead and the Colorado river.
On below Hoover dam there are several spots to visit. Lake Mohave just
below the dam. A little further south and you're in Laughlin Nevada.
Play on the river or just park your Lake at Bullhead City & catch a free
ride over to the casinos for some food and fun. The month of March
Laughlin has a Blues Fest. My wife and I happened to catch this
event this year. If you like being outdoors with live blues and food and
drink, it doesn't get much better than this.
A little further on down the river is a nice little place called Avi
Resort & Casino. This is a real nice place to visit as well. I have
landed on the river here and taxied into a cove that they have built. It
is big enough for several Lakes at once. A nice sandy beach with grass
hut type umbrellas all around. There is a water front snack & drink bar
as well. Oh, I just learned they have a boat ramp you can drive out on
as well. I haven't tried this yet opting to beach instead.
If you want to you can travel on down south and hit Lake Havasu. I have
been here a couple of times. It is a pretty busy lake though. Lots of
boat traffic.
Let any of us know if you want to join us for the next Southwest Lake
Flyers Splash-In.
Don Lewellen |
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By Bob Booth
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By Miranda Duckworth
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By Doug Jones
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By Marty Zachrich
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By Craig Kistler
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By Consi Weitz
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By Sue Tuxill
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By Bo Ellis
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By Bob Stebbins
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By Larry Manofsky
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By Marc Rodstein
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By Sue Tuxill
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By Sky Bicevskis
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By Ed McNeil
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By Robert Earle
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By Karen Walker
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By Connie Cuff
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By Ward House
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By Marc Rodstein
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By Sky Bicevskis
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By Tom Green
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By Tom Green
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By Sue Tuxill
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By Sky Bicevskis
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By Leo Breton
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By Bob Hampton
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By Bob Stebbins
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By Bo Ellis
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By Bob Stebbins
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By David McRoberts
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By John Wilson
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By Jim Thomas
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By Bob Stebbins
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By Jim Thomas
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By Don Seelye
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By Jim Thomas
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By Jim Thomas
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By Bob Stebbins
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By Jim Thomas
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By Bill Rucinski
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By Mark Holmes
Here’s a UK registered LA-4-180 – pictured on Lough Erne, at Lusty Beg Island, just a mile from Castle Archdale, the famous WWII home to Sunderlands and Catalinas.
This pic shows the first ever seaplane visit to Lusty Beg Island. |
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Don Lewellen
Photo of my Lake 6177V at the 2006-2007 Sandy Point Splash In at Lake Meade. |
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By Kevin Bowe
Courtesy of Flying Boat Endorsements (Australia)
We started a business Air Whitsunday in April 1973 with one Lake VH-ETY. This aircraft is shown on the beach at Happy Bay, Long Island, Whitsunday, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (1st-Lake-QLD-1973). |
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By Kevin Bowe
Courtesy of Flying Boat Endorsements (Australia)
Over the next two years the business grew to three Lakes (Happy Bay 1975). This was the limit we could accommodate at the Happy Bay site, so we moved to the local airstrip at Airlie Beach in 1978 and by 1982 we had a fleet of five Lakes.
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By Kevin Bowe
Courtesy of Flying Boat Endorsements (Australia)
These operated in flights of up to the whole five aircraft taking visitors out to the Great Barrier Reef, where we would alight in a lagoon and transfer to small boats for coral viewing and snorkling.
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By Kevin Bowe
Courtesy of Flying Boat Endorsements (Australia)
When it was really busy we would run a shuttle services with each aircraft doing up to five return trips a day. The flight time was 25 mins each way. We had a crew of fourteen pilots. |
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By Kevin Bowe
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Acknowledgements
The Lake Amphibian Flyers Club wishes to thank the following
for their kind contributions to this gallery:
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