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Icon A5 Serves Well As A Rescue Plane For Ditched Mooney in Florida
When Genesah Duffy, Chief Pilot and Senior Director of Flight Operations for Icon Aircraft, took off for a return-to-service shakedown flight in one of the company’s A5 amphibians, she wasn’t expecting it to turn into an air-sea-rescue mission. The Mooney was later reported to be on a flight from Lakeland Linder International Airport when it developed an engine problem. (www.avweb.com) Altro...
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As they say , in Australia- "GOOD ON HER".
I actually remember thinking after watching some of the early icon promo and demo flight videos that it would be a great aircraft for inland water rescue situations... canada, pacific northwest, minnesota, great lakes, etc. Coast guard & such may want to consider it after this. You could at least get to the victims quickly, easily and get into tight spots.
Job well done, Ms. Duffy's swift actions probably saved the man's life.
Probably, Where hers floats, the Bonanza doesn't for long!
I'd like to rescue someone in my own Icon A5. The only thing I'm missing is the hundreds of thousands of dollars. :)
I would love to be in that boat as well (No Pun Intended)
