Pix of Alaskan Brown Bears

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:34:16 -0800, (Floyd L.
Davidson) wrote:

I'm not sure just who or what is covered, but isn't a weapon
*required* for some commercial general aviation? I know, for
example, that virtually all commercial small aircraft operating
out of Barrow do have a weapon on board, and the location is
usually announce as part of the pre-flight spiel.

Hmmmmm. The only pre-flight spiel that Fred and the other pilot gave
us was "Clear." d;o) I never saw a weapon or heard anyone speak of
one, and even when we had close encounters, no weapon was ever drawn.

Dave

wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:34:16 -0800, (Floyd L.
Davidson) wrote:

I'm not sure just who or what is covered, but isn't a weapon
*required* for some commercial general aviation? I know, for
example, that virtually all commercial small aircraft operating
out of Barrow do have a weapon on board, and the location is
usually announce as part of the pre-flight spiel.

Hmmmmm. The only pre-flight spiel that Fred and the other pilot gave
us was "Clear." d;o) I never saw a weapon or heard anyone speak of
one, and even when we had close encounters, no weapon was ever drawn.

Hunting camp owners operate under different rules than air taxi
operators.

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Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)