The weather has not always be conducive to getting the Piper Cub airborne so far this summer, but Brian finally found a window of opportunity this week.
And a passenger!
Shahira jumped at the chance to be our Spy in the Sky, equipped with Brian's camera. The plane is Piper PA-11 float plane, a classic of the northern Canadian wilderness. They were built in the late 1940's, replacing the Piper J-3 (we had one of those, not much larger than a dragonfly, but the most delightful little plane) Only 1500 PA-11s were produced before Piper moved on to the larger, faster SuperCub.
The colour is known as Cub Yellow, and it, too is a classic.
But then, Shahira deserves to fly in the best planes in the sky!! And Brian is happy with any excuse to get airborne.
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