Antilles Airboats

[hawkeye52]

Is anyone up for painting Bill & Lynn Lyons' Goose in this livery?
- H52

 

[Astoroth]

It's already been done, you can find it at Avsim:

http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=53093

 

[hawkeye52]

Well I'll be.....!!!
Thank you kindly, Astoroth!
- H52

 

[Astoroth]

 

[FelixFFDS]

hehe -AS soon as I saw "Antilles Airboats" I thought of their Shorts Sandringham, now on display at Fantasy of Flight in Florida.

 

[Motormouse]

hehe -AS soon as I saw "Antilles Airboats" I thought of their Shorts Sandringham, now on display at Fantasy of Flight in Florida.

I'm afraid old G-BJHS is in a bit of a poorly state,she hadn't fared too well
being left outside during one of Florida's tropical storms a few years back.

My acquaintance that works there,isn't certain if she'll ever fly again.

ttfn

Pete

 

[Naki]

Isnt that the ex TEAL (NZ) and Ansett (Australia) Shorts?

 

[mrogers]

Isnt that the ex TEAL (NZ) and Ansett (Australia) Shorts?

<sits up and takes notice> Is it? If it is, then it does have quite a bit of historical status ( to me as a NZer).

 

[Naki]

Further research..very interesting history...was ex Ansett and RNZAF (and RAF, RNoAF, RCAF and Ryanair (!) amongst others).

http://www.aussieairliners.org/shortfb/vh-brf/vhbrf.html

 

[kurt190]

I love Bill's Goose. The only thing that stops me flying it are the scary crew members. I really wish I could get rid of Corky, the dog and/or the girl. I know you can fly the plane with no-one visible but its just not right....

kurt

 

[hawkeye52]

I flew the AAB Goose on a monthly basis between San Juan harbor and St.Thomas harbor back in the mid-80s. The water landings were, well, spectacular! -- especially if you were sitting in the back. I sat up front several times and was particularly intrigued by the fuel "gauge". I'm 70 and some of the G-21s were built before I was born (Good ol' Grumman Iron Works!). AAB also had a Mallard in which I flew a few times. I remember seeing a Vought-Sikorsky 44 and a PBY at the STT ramp and the Short 25 at the ex-USN hangar at TJIG. Great fun at the time, but not sure I'd be sufficiently daring to do it now.
-H52