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Retrieval of plane from lagoon
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Herb R Harney 1968 337C Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years 
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02-10-16, 05:44 PM
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Salty Parts
Sad really - engines and all instruments would need to be overhauled/torn down. My vote is it is written off given the economics. Hopefully they clean it up good - potential airframe parts could be put on the market.
Jeff
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02-12-16, 11:21 AM
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OK so the video explains it - it wasn't the pilots' aircraft, he was renting it from Moore Air http://www.mooreair.com/TheClub.html so he didn't care re salt water as he just wanted the safest way out which was in his mind was to put the aircraft in the lagoon.
Faced with an emergency this mindset may be a good one to have (hey it's only a rental) but I think I still would have chosen sliding on the runway. Hope the insurance at Moore Air covers everything.
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02-17-16, 10:00 AM
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I read somewhere he was in contact with the owner of the place he rented it, discussing his options, and that the owner supported the decision, thinking it was the right call. You have to figure how well-insured the aircraft was played a role in telling him to go ahead and dump it in the water.
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