---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 01/07/14: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:20 PM - Re: Pictures of our 4th annual trip from Florida to Puerto Rico (Galin Hernandez) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:20:05 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: Pictures of our 4th annual trip from Florida to Puerto Rico THAT is good to know. But I always try to prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. :) On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 8:34 PM, Mark Kettering wrote: > > A TR-1 ditched in the Gulf about 10 miles off of the coast of FL about 12 > years ago. The pilot clung to the overturned aircraft for hours before he > was rescued. The TR-1 stayed afloat until it was salvaged. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Galin Hernandez > > Sent: Jan 5, 2014 8:34 PM > > To: "kis-list@matronics.com" > > Subject: Re: KIS-List: Pictures of our 4th annual trip from Florida to > Puerto Rico > > > We flew from Florida to Provo, to the Dom Rep then across to PR. This way > we minimized the amount of time over "Blue water". We recommend wearing a > good life preserver, not one of the cheap airline ones, from the time you > get in to the airplane until you land. Also having a PLB, a Marine VHF > radio and a good strobe light all strapped to the life preserver is also > recommended. Finally, a small bag with water dye marker, signaling mirror, > rope, knife and a bottle of drinking water finishes the survival gear. > > I personally don't carry a life raft since it will probably go down with > the airplane if we have to ditch. There is a saying within survival > experts: If it is strapped to your body it is survival gear. Everything > else is camping gear. > > Galin > > > On Sunday, January 5, 2014, Scott Stearns wrote: > > Hopefully our uber cruiser will be ready for the 2015 trip! What route > did you take? We took a friends old cessna 310 down to st thomas last > december. Lots of blue water between turks and caicos and st thomas. Did > you hug the coast of the dominican republic or just go blue water? What > kind of safety equipment did you bring? > > Thanks,Scott > On Jan 5, 2014, at 3:58 AM, Galin Hernandez wrote: > > > It was. Hopefully you will be able to join us on one of the future trips. > :) > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Robert Reed wrote: > > > Galin, > > > I can't speak for the rest of the group but I am green with envy. That > looked like a great trip. > Thanks for sharing, > BOB REED > > > From: Galin Hernandez > > To: > "kis-list@matronics.com" > > Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 8:40 PM > > > Subject: KIS-List: Pictures of our 4th annual trip from Florida to Puerto > Rico > > > For the past 4 years a friend of mine and I have been coordinating a trip > with our airplanes from South Florida to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean > during the cold days of December. This is the type of adventure the KIS > airplanes are tailor made to do. As always we had a blast and are already > thinking about a December 2014 trip. > > > Here is a link to pictures of the entire flying trip: > http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/Puertoricoflyer/library/4th%20Annual%20Puerto%20Rico%20Fly%20In > > > http:/www.mrrace.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> > http://www.mrrace.com/<=============== > > > _blank">www.aeroelectric.com > .com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com > ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com > ="_blank">www.mypilotstore.com > ank">www.mrrace.com > _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > et="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List > tp://forums.matronics.com > > > D============================================ > ot;">www.aeroelectric.com > books.com"">www.buildersbooks.com > quot;">www.homebuilthelp.com > quot;">www.mypilotstore.com > ">www.mrrace.com > ot;">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > D============================================ > ist"">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List > > D============================================ > //forums.matronics.com > > D============================================ > > > _blank">www.aeroelectric.com > .com" target="_blank">www.buildersbooks.com > ="_blank">www.homebuilthelp.com > ="_blank">www.mypilotstore.com > ank">www.mrrace.com > _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > et="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List > tp://forums.matronics.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.