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Friday Follies.

Oh no, this not my berth!

Read the real story here.

A La Mar. Opti Sailing Time on the Mar Del Plata.

Friday Flyover. The Celera 500L

Not your Dad's Piper Cub. "The Celera 500L is designed for transcontinental range with operating costs equal to or better than commercial airline ticket pricing on a per passenger basis. This criterion requires extremely low drag across the entire aircraft with a highly fuel-efficient propulsion system. To achieve this, extensive use of laminar shapes was used for the wings, fuselage, and tail sections."

What an unusual looking aircraft.

Game changer! 18–25 mpg fuel economy, $328 hourly operating costs,  max cruise speed projected to be in excess of 460 mph, 4,500 nautical mile range,  and a payload of 6 adult passengers. Plus, the Celera 500L’s reduction in carbon emissions beats FAA and ICAO target emissions standards for aircraft entering service in or after 2031 by over 30%.

Read all about the Celera 500L at Otto Aviation.

 

Beach Day.

How's your year going?

Survival Sunday.

From Celestaire

EXPERIMENT IN SURVIVAL
by George Sigler

George Sigler was a Navy pilot who flew his A-3 jet in Vietnam and later flew – you could almost say barnstormed – it in Europe. Never a stickler for regulations, he set out to establish the world’s record for the longest non-stop, single piloted, carrier-based aircraft flight – without Navy permission – of course. Flying from Spain to San Diego he was prepared for the worst from the Navy. But by the time he arrived, they changed their minds and welcomed his feat with fanfare. He was their man! This was to be a precursor for his future experiment in crossing the Pacific.

During his Navy time, and later as a civilian ferry pilot, he gave a lot of thought to the best approach to sea survival. Surviving a ditching of a small Cessna at sea gave more focus to his project.

He and a fellow Navy Reservist, Lt. Charlie Gore set out in a life raft from San Francisco with no water, and only 6 pounds of food, for Hawaii. They believed they could save the lives of future castaways if they took a scientific approach to the problems of survival at sea. Again, the Navy wanted nothing to do with such a foolish trip, but when they arrived 56 days later, ships and aircraft were deployed to retrieve them for medical testing.

Remember.

Wrong Way Wednesday.

Playing chicken for over 100 years.