Smallest/Most obscure airline you've flown?
Apr 10, 2006, 1:18 pm
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Bearskin Airlines
http://www.bearskinairlines.com
They used to have a great service between Toronto-Buttonville and Ottawa, on a 9-seat single-engine Pilatus PC12. Bypassing Toronto-Pearson was awesome.
Last time I took it we were 3 passengers, outnumbered by the 4 people manning the security checkpoint.
http://www.bearskinairlines.com
They used to have a great service between Toronto-Buttonville and Ottawa, on a 9-seat single-engine Pilatus PC12. Bypassing Toronto-Pearson was awesome.
Last time I took it we were 3 passengers, outnumbered by the 4 people manning the security checkpoint.
Apr 10, 2006, 5:05 pm
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We have a whole bunch of little airlines around here going interisland or to Florida
Abaco Air
Major's Air Service
Vintage Props and Jets
Island Air
Abaco Air
Major's Air Service
Vintage Props and Jets
Island Air
The Stella Maris Inn has run an intermittent commercial service between MYLS and NAS with a variety of twin-engined aircraft for many years. I'm not sure it has a formal designation, and prices have always varied, as have the various airplanes' state of repair.
The scariest flight that I ever took out of NAS was on a Rich International flight in the '70s. Come to think of it, that was the last time I can remember flying in a DC-3.
Apr 10, 2006, 7:09 pm
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Originally Posted by SJCFlyerLG
Ah, you beat me to it. I flew Maya Island Air from Belize City to San Pedro in 1999. It was a single engine Cessna with one pilot. The co-pilot's seat was sold to passengers. For air conditioning, you opened the window. On the return flight (20 minutes), there was a stopover on Caye Caulker. And then there was Eddie's Bar in the departure area at BZE...
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
Apr 10, 2006, 7:34 pm
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Guam-based Freedom Air , on both their Piper Cherokee 6-seater service between Saipan and Tinian (TIQ), and their Shorts 360 service between Guam and Rota (ROP).
The SPN-TIQ flight is scheduled at 10 minutes, but generally takes less than that. On the flight down, you fly directly over the runways that the Enola Gay and Bock's Car used to take off on their bombing missions to Japan.
Rent a car on Tinian and you can hurtle down the disused Runway Alpha yourself (it's well north of Tinian's current airport). I always drive the runway slowly once, checking for potholes, stray dogs, etc., then turn around and speed towards take-off in my rental car at 120 mph.
The SPN-TIQ flight is scheduled at 10 minutes, but generally takes less than that. On the flight down, you fly directly over the runways that the Enola Gay and Bock's Car used to take off on their bombing missions to Japan.
Rent a car on Tinian and you can hurtle down the disused Runway Alpha yourself (it's well north of Tinian's current airport). I always drive the runway slowly once, checking for potholes, stray dogs, etc., then turn around and speed towards take-off in my rental car at 120 mph.
Last edited by MisterTanaka; Apr 10, 2006 at 7:34 pm Reason: Edited for clarity
Apr 12, 2006, 7:43 am
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Mustique and Tropic Air
I flew Mustique airways from BGI to Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which was cramped, but otherwise fine, it was a 6 seater.
The weirdest small airline experience I had was flying Tropic Air from Belize city to Flores, Guatemala. It was just me and the pilot in a 4 seater cessna. He told me to sit co-pilot, and we proceeded to taxi on the runway behind an AA 757. It was a very different perspective to be on the runway like that.
The weirdest small airline experience I had was flying Tropic Air from Belize city to Flores, Guatemala. It was just me and the pilot in a 4 seater cessna. He told me to sit co-pilot, and we proceeded to taxi on the runway behind an AA 757. It was a very different perspective to be on the runway like that.
Apr 12, 2006, 10:41 pm
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I haven't flown anyone as remotely obscure as you lot! My best is Liat between ANU and EIS and every hole in the hedge in between!
Superb 
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Originally Posted by greggwiggins
Back in the early 1980s there was an operation called (if I remember correctly) Capital Air Shuttle; it folded after less than a year, maybe less than six months.
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If it hasn't been, I don't want to know, even though the statute of limitations on what these guys did probably ran out long ago.
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If it hasn't been, I don't want to know, even though the statute of limitations on what these guys did probably ran out long ago.
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