On 2009-08-01 19:27:17 -0400, "Calif Bill" said:

I got to sit in the co pilot seat of a Radial Otter as to
flew out of Kenai, AK

Every time I go to Alaska or Labrador I fly in either an Otter or a
Beaver. Because I weigh 220, they usually put me in the co-pilot's
seat. In Alaska we flew in Beaver floats every day. Best thing about
that is the earphones. The Alaskan planes always had earphones for
all. Not so the Labrador Otters.

As far as thrills: Having crashed twice while in the Navy (AF C-47 at
Wright-Patterson, and a Navy C121 (Connie) in Japan, I no longer look
for thrills. d;o) I did, however, take a 45 minute flight this past
July over the Rangeley Lakes area in a Cesna 182 float plane and got
some good pictures of the Rapid River. I took the two Russian girls
working at Lakewood for the summer up with me (19 and 20 yo. Eat your
heart out, wayno), and *they* were thrilled.

Dave