I recently discovered and bought a copy of Russell Smith's book Splashdown which recounts the founding of Picton-based Float Air... a most excellent read.
You can find my profile of Float Air here https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-flying-dolphin-float-air-picton.html
Thanks for the link to your Sep 2020 profile of Float Air. I met Garth Nicholls when he flew me CHC-MON in Cessna 185 ZK-MCU on Sun 28 Aug 1988. Just the two of us and the Sunday Papers. An amazing flight.
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ReplyDeleteDon't think so. He told me that the previous day the MON-CHC 748 was overbooked and he had to take the extra pax to CHC on the ski plane and overnight at a CHC hotel as it would be too dark to return to MON.
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