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3. 04:29 PM - Re: Fw: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4 Pilot who lost hi... (Whiteside@aol.com)
4. 10:25 PM - Re: Fw: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4 Pilot who lost hi... (Hank Landman)
5. 11:39 PM - Re: Fw: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4 Pilot who lost his (Tom Kuehne)
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his way
--> RV4-List message posted by: "C. Rabaut" <crabaut@coalinga.com>
Hey guys & gals,
I sent this to the Director of the base where Jon Johanson is stuck. I'll
let you know if/when he responds.
Chuck
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----- Original Message -----
From: C. Rabaut
Subject: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4 Pilot who lost his way
Mr. Scott,
You don't know me, but I'm requesting your assistance (no this ain't one of
those bogus multi-million dollar offers wanting your private bank account information).
Actually I'm a Police Lieutenant at our local P.D. I build & fly
RV-4's and it appears that one of my colleagues (Jon Johanson) has inadvertently
gotten himself in a predicament at your end of the universe. I live in
Coalinga, California so it's a bit out of my reach to fly down & lend this miscreant
lad a helping hand. Would you please consider lending your help to expedite
the acquisition of fuel for Mr. Johanson's aircraft; auto fuel will suffice.
I will gladly provide my credit card information or wire transfer the
funds for fuel to get him on his way.
If you are ever up in my neck of the woods, please feel free to contact me
and I'd gladly buy you dinner at the fanciest restaurant we can find. If you
have any questions, or there is a specific process I should follow to assist
this gentleman, please call me or email me your phone number and I'll call you.
Thank you,
Chuck Rabaut
work (559) ************* ext. 139
home (559) *************
cell (559) *************
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--> RV4-List message posted by: "C. Rabaut" <crabaut@coalinga.com>
Okay Guys & Gals,
This is the reply I got. I'm gonna check further and I'll let you
all know if something positive develops.
Chuck
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----- Original Message -----
Dear recipient,
You recently have expressed both interest and concern to the National Science
Foundation about the situation at McMurdo Station regarding a private pilot who
recently landed there.
I thought you would perhaps be interested in the information contained in this
news release, which NSF has issued in response to the situation.
[West, Peter T.]
-----Original Message-----
From: Smith, Julie A. [mailto:jasmith@nsf.gov]
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230
"Where discoveries begin"
For Immediate Release
Dec. 10, 2003
NSF Media Contact: Peter West, (703) 292-7761, pwest@nsf.gov
FROM ANTARCTICA
ARLINGTON, Va.- A private pilot who landed at the main U.S.
research station in Antarctica without sufficient fuel to
continue his flight to South America will be offered passage back
to New Zealand on a regularly scheduled flight, U.S. National
Science Foundation representatives and their New Zealand
counterparts said today.
The officials also are discussing the possibility of sending the
pilot's aircraft back aboard a supply ship that normally visits
the station in February at the end of each research season.
In keeping with U.S. policy toward private expeditions in
Antarctica, NSF will charge the pilot, Jon Johanson, for the
costs of the flight to New Zealand and for shipping his aircraft.
Johanson, an Australian citizen, apparently was attempting to fly
from New Zealand to South America over Antarctica, when he landed
at McMurdo Station, NSF's logistics hub in Antarctica, on Dec. 8.
Strong head winds forced him to abandon his intended destination,
fearing he would not have enough fuel to complete his journey.
Upon arriving at McMurdo, he told U.S. officials that he did not
have enough fuel to continue and requested to buy some.
Because officials at McMurdo Station or at New Zealand's Scott
Base weren't informed of the flight, no preparations were made
for an emergency landing.
Under an agreement between the two nations, both the U.S. and New
Zealand provide C-130 cargo aircraft to transport scientific and
logistics personnel and cargo to Antarctic during the research
season, which begins in late October and ends in February. In
this case, it was agreed that Johansen would be allowed to fly
north on one of the returning flights, which are scheduled
several times a week.
"We have extended the pilot the normal courtesies routinely
offered by New Zealand and U.S. stations in Antarctica," said Lou
Sanson, the chief executive officer of Antarctica New Zealand
(ANZ), the national scientific research program. "The pilot
should have made the decision to abandon his original flight
plans much sooner when faced with these weather conditions and
returned to Invercargill in New Zealand."
Neither NSF nor Antarctica New Zealand, both of which are
government-funded scientific research programs, supply or stock
fuel for private individuals. NSF's policy is that private
expeditions should carry sufficient insurance to cover the costs
of search and rescue efforts, if needed.
Had Johansen failed to reach McMurdo safely, the U.S. and New
Zealand programs would have had to mount search-and-rescue
efforts at considerable cost and risk not only to the search-and
rescue teams, but also to scientific field teams in the field who
might have required those resources.
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lost hi...
--> RV4-List message posted by: Whiteside@aol.com
Chuck what do you need?
Will
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--> RV4-List message posted by: "Hank Landman" <pukndg@mindspring.com>
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> [Original Message]
> From: <Whiteside@aol.com>
> To: <rv4-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 12/10/03 4:29:31 PM
> Subject: Re: RV4-List: Fw: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4
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> Chuck what do you need?
> Will
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lost his
way
--> RV4-List message posted by: "Tom Kuehne" <tomkuehne@hotmail.com>
hey chuck,
you are the best..... if there is anything i can do to assist that pilot in antarctica
from here (sittingon thecanary islands), you let me know.
always happy landings,
tom kuhne
From: "C. Rabaut" <CRABAUT@COALINGA.COM>
Subject: RV4-List: Fw: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4 Pilot who lost
his way
-- RV4-List message posted by: "C. Rabaut" <CRABAUT@COALINGA.COM>
Hey guys gals,
I sent this to the Director of the base where Jon Johanson is stuck. I'll let
you know if/when he responds.
Chuck
Do not archive
----- Original Message -----
From: C. Rabaut
Subject: An offer to pay the fuel bill for an RV-4 Pilot who lost his way
Mr. Scott,
You don't know me, but I'm requesting your assistance (no this ain't one of those
bogus multi-million dollar offers wanting your private bank account information).
Actually I'm a Police Lieutenant at our local P.D. I build fly RV-4's
and it appears that one of my colleagues (Jon Johanson) has inadvertently gotten
himself in a predicament at your end of the universe. I live in Coalinga,
California so it's a bit out of my reach to fly down lend this miscreant lad
a helping hand. Would you please consider lending your help to expedite the acquisition
of fuel for Mr. Johanson's aircraft; auto fuel will suffice. I will
gladly provide my credit card information or wire transfer the funds for fuel
to get him on his way.
If you are ever up in my neck of the woods, please feel free to contact me and
I'd gladly buy you dinner at the fanciest restaurant we can find. If you have
any questions, or there is a specific process I should follow to assist this
gentleman, please call me or email me your phone number and I'll call you. Thank
you,
Chuck Rabaut
work(559) ************* ext. 139
home(559) *************
cell(559) *************
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