Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/28

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Subject: [Leica] Float Planes
From: cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 07:53:28 -0700
References: <mailman.1412.1338181692.51800.lug@leica-users.org>
 
> Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 21:27:41 -0700
> From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Float Planes
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> 
> HOWARD OFFERED:
>> The last Dehavilland Beaver was made in 1967 and over 6,000 beavers were 
>> produced. They are the "yellow taxis" of the North and West Coasts and I 
>> am 
>> amazed at how many are still flying.<<
> 
> Hi Howard,
> Maybe the next Beaver you fly in might be a new one built in Victoria 
> where 
> they are once again being built and re-built fom earlier days of flying.
> 
> cheers,
> ted 

Isn't it great that they are making them again. It is a tribute to a near 
perfect design - form following function.
Like the Leica M3.
Cheers
Howard