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Picture of the Day: Mount Saint Helens from an amphib

By General Aviation News Staff · August 23, 2021 ·

Matthew McCoy submitted this photo and note: “Mount Saint Helens crater under the wing of a Cessna 185 amphib.”

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  1. Michael Noel says

    August 23, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    Is that a rope trailing behind the pitot and mirror?

    • Matt says

      August 26, 2021 at 3:38 am

      Yes, it’s used for docking the seaplane.

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