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Ras' Beech18 Travelog

Flying at 165 KTS, (305 KM/Hour), cruising between 5,000 and 13,000 ft., Ras Nielsen will take off from Seattle end of May in his vintage Twin Beech Model 18 aircraft to participate in an air show in Denmark. The route he has chosen will take him over the northern territories of Canada, Greenland and Iceland. Mariza Ohlsson of Seattle and Ellen Booth of Halifax, Nova Scotia will accompany him on this exciting journey of a lifetime. Stay tuned . . . .

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

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Reykjavik

Reykjavik
Stein posing in front of four whaling ships

Homeward Bound week of June 18th

Homeward Bound week of June 18th

Danish Built KZ-4

Danish Built KZ-4
Very rare

British 1943 Proctor

British 1943 Proctor

Danish built KZ-2 Pre-WWII Aircraft

Danish built KZ-2 Pre-WWII Aircraft

A Peek at the Faeroe Islands

A Peek at the Faeroe Islands

The Captain and His Crew

The Captain and His Crew
Stauning was an incredible 25 degrees C when we arrived which felt very warm after our northern crossing.

The Reykjavik Airport

The Reykjavik Airport
Coming in off the North Atlantic...

Flight Attendants Take a Break...

Flight Attendants Take a Break...
...according to union rules

Southern Greenland

Southern Greenland

Southern Greenland

Southern Greenland
Glaciers are calving icebergs throughout southern Greenland

What? No food? Well . . . . .

What?  No food?  Well . . . . .
Visiting the Viking settlement

The sheep are checking to see if Ras has any food.

The sheep are checking to see if Ras has any food.
The Viking settlement

Glacial image from the cabin's panoramic windows

Glacial image from the cabin's panoramic windows

Iceberg near the Viking Settlement

Iceberg near the Viking Settlement

On the way to Narsarsuaq

On the way to Narsarsuaq
Are we there yet?

A Reindeer in Greenland

A Reindeer in Greenland
Mariza took this photo especially for "the three bears"

A 40-year old Fir Tree

A 40-year old Fir Tree
Over a thousand trees were planted forty years ago but they grow very slowly.

Ice and Ice and More Ice

Ice and Ice and More Ice



Mariza Finds Ellen Very Amusing Obviously...

Mariza Finds Ellen Very Amusing Obviously...

View From the Hills Above Kangerlussuaq

View From the Hills Above Kangerlussuaq

On the Ground and Happy!

On the Ground and Happy!
Ode to Danish beer

The Twin Beech Sniffing the Fresh Greenland Air

The Twin Beech Sniffing the Fresh Greenland Air

Head of the Fjord

Head of the Fjord
The glacial melt-waters meet the sea.

Flying Up the Fjord

Flying Up the Fjord
As we neared the top of the fjord, the water became greener.

The Greenland Coast

The Greenland Coast
From here we flew aproximately 150 kms up the fjord to the airport.

Goodbye to Baffin Island

Goodbye to Baffin Island
We passed over Eastern Baffin Island before heading over the Davis Strait

Iqaluit

Iqaluit

Iqaluit at midnight

Iqaluit at midnight

Frobisher Bay, May 31/07

Frobisher Bay, May 31/07
Mariza sits patiently but the ice isn't expected to leave the bay until mid July

Approaching Churchill Airport

Approaching Churchill Airport

Old Hudson Bay Fort

Old Hudson Bay Fort

Churchill

Churchill

Snuggling with the bear

Snuggling with the bear
Downtown Churchill

In the Cockpit

In the Cockpit
Ras and Mariza take her up

Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier

Enjoying a cup of tea

Enjoying a cup of tea

Outward Bound

Outward Bound

Patting Her Nose

Patting Her Nose

Before the Jet Engine...

Before the Jet Engine...

The Pilot and Crew

The Pilot and Crew
Ras, Mariza and Ellen are ready to go

The Pilot

The Pilot
Ras lands at Tacoma Narrows Airport

BEECH 18

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From 1939 until the mid Sixties, the Twin Beech model 18 was the executive aircraft of choice, with the list of the planes' owners reading like a Who's Who of corporate America. N565US manufactured in 1959, owned and piloted by Ras Nielsen of Seattle, is a collector's item. Never remodeled for cargo or relegated to hauling freight as many were when replaced by business jets, it retains its original executive configuration with two pilot and five passenger seats, "sky wide" panoramic cabin windows, wall paneling, and the overall, general plushness afforded corporate travellers of that era. This classic plane, powered by twin Pratt & Whitney WASP Jr engines of 450 HP each, has recently been retrofitted with modern avionics including satellite telephone. With a fuel capacity of 400 gal. (1,514 Liters), it has a range of 1,400 nautical miles, (2,593 Kilometers).
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