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05-15-2013, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,458
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Wierdest Passenger?
When Van started selling his kits....I wonder if he ever imagined one day they would be used to Lifeflight turtles. 
I was busy watching my hockey play offs with friends and having a couple margharitas on friday night when the emergency email came. Pilots N Paws Canada needed an emergency rescue flight. Cool, some cute little dog needs to go to a new home. I would do that. NOPE.. A 13lb snapping turtle got hit by a car, was suffereing from severe injuries and needed to go to the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Center (couple hundred miles away) for emergency surgery. A joke, too many margharitas?? I really had no idea there was such a facility or that there was so much worry about turtles. As I read the story to our friends and kids, my daughter absolutely insisted that I fly the turtle. Nuff said, if my daughter wants me to fly a turtle I am IN!
I accepted the mission and told them I would check wx at 6am and be on route shortly after if wx allowed. Wx was horrible and caused a bit of a delay but I did launch. I could not fail the turtles! Anyway, long and short of it, this turtle rescue has become a big story. Seems everyone needs a smile and some positive news so several papers and now CBC radio have picked up the story about the emergency airlift of a gravely injured turtle. Actually the rescue facility I landed at in Sarnia to pick up the orginal patient, asked if I would mind taking a second smaller turtle with me, it had suffered a boat propeller strike and was cracked.
Funny what we can do with our little airplanes.
http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/05/16...napping-turtle
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater
Still looking forward to a cute little dog for a flight. First turtles in the logbook!
Happy to be a tiny piece of this funny story. Buddies at the hangar are having a hoot with the nicknames now.
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Rick Woodall C-GSTT "ghost"
9a -TMX io-320, catto three blade, dual dynon hdx with a/p. 900+ hrs in 8 yrs flying.
Flew to Osh 11,12,15,17,19. SNF 2013. West to Cali /Washington/Vancouver/crossed the Rockies north to Red Deer east to Moosonee and over to maritimes. South to Jekyll Isl, cedar key, and Key West etc. 6 trips and 17 islands of the Bahamas. Flown turtles and dogs for Pilots n Paws too. Love our Rv's 
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05-15-2013, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
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Rick, you have to admit...the feeling of satisfaction after a rescue like this stays with you for a long, long time.
Congrats,
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46 years ag pilot/CFI
Air Tractor 502/PT-6
Building RV-12, Wings, fuse, emp complete. FWF in progress.
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05-15-2013, 12:48 PM
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fugio ergo sum
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Carlsbad, NM
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I want to see a picture of the turtle wearing its turtle headset.
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Larry Pardue
Carlsbad, NM
RV-6 N441LP Flying
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05-15-2013, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: lake charles, La.
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Who said turtles can't fly?
Bird
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rv8 entire airframe at airport now, painting done, intersection and gear upper and lower fairings done, maybe order engine around first of year or before the next rate increase.
"to fly is a privilege that I am so thankful to God for"
http://www.mykitlog.com/tcb328/
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05-15-2013, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
Posts: 9,710
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Bet you won't get many calls like that from Cajun country.
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Barrett IO-390
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05-15-2013, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arkansas
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SOUP's ON! Well, I guess I should have been a little more understanding. I see it is an threatened species.
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RV-9A N9JW 90919 SoldArkansas
http://www.jimsairplanes.com
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05-15-2013, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 696
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So will your call sign be Snapper or Turtle?
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Don Alexander
Virginia
RV-9A 257SW Purchase Flying - O-320, Dynon D100
RV-9A 702DA (reserved) Finish Kit IOX-340
www.propjock.com
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05-16-2013, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 2,281
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WOW
That's just awesome! RV-9 "The TurtleLifter"
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Pete
Amateur Plane - RV-9A N789PH - 2350+ Hrs
Amateur Radio - KD0CVN
Doggies Delivered - 25+
St. Paul, MN
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05-16-2013, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mahomet, Illinois
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You may have the only 9A with a REAL turtledeck!
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Terry Ruprecht
RV-9A Tip-up; IO-320 D2A
S. James cowl/plenum
(Dues paid thru Nov '18)
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05-16-2013, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: 07TS
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That's funny.
I have a recent turtle story as well.
We flew the Cardinal over to KCLL (College Station) last weekend for my Niece's graduation.
Approach wasn't busy, so I asked for a practice RNAV approach into the field. They complied and vectored me in.
When they transfer me to tower, the first thing they tell me is to be aware of turtles on the runway. After a few seconds of confusion on my part tower told me that the previous landing plane had nearly hit a fairly large turtle crossing the runway.
Fortunately I was able to easily miss the turtle, and they got a "rescue" truck out right after I cleared to help the turtle out.
-Dan
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RV-9A N96KD
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