![Click to enlarge](img/th_6535.jpg) | Ed flight plans. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6536.jpg) | Enzo and Mark return from lunch. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6537.jpg) | The water delta. It got a flat the other day, so they replaced all six tires (you can still see the stickers on them). The next day it got another flat. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6538.jpg) | AnDRILL in front of a sun dappled White Island. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6539.jpg) | Ivan the Terra Bus arrives at Willy Field. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6540.jpg) | Aircraft sit at Willy. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6541.jpg) | Unloading a Herc. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6542.jpg) | The Basler BT-67, a retrofitted DC-3. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6543.jpg) | The Basler BT-67, a retrofitted DC-3. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6544.jpg) | The Tracks lane on the Willy field road. It's also for chevron tired deltas. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6545.jpg) | Another shot of the Basler, operated by Kenn Borek Air, Canada for the USAP. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6547.jpg) | One of the Twin Otters, also operated by Kenn Borek Air. (Kenn Borek Air has gained fame in recent years for flying Otters down to Pole for medevacs in unpleasant conditions.) |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6548.jpg) | Another shot of the gooney bird. The Basler retrofit includes the addition of Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A turbo props, lengthening the fuselage by three feet and strengthening the airframe. Like all DC-3s, it's a taildragger (it has landing gear in the tail instead of the nose). However, the tail gear was damaged and is currently being repared. We hope to use the Basler for recovery, since the primary mirror can fit inside, which is not the case if we're forced to use the Otter. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6549.jpg) | The Kenn Borek Flying Circus and Live Animal Act Pub (Free Admission). |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6550.jpg) | Willy Field. Note the cyclist at right in front of the Jamesway Tent. He just biked out from McMurdo along the snow road. Impressive. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6551.jpg) | Spare LC-130 props. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6552.jpg) | Erebus among the clouds. |
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(8925x1264, 5440.26 kb) Willy Field airfield. At right, in the distance is Ob Hill. Six of the seven
LC-130s are on the ground here. The Terra Bus has just finished picking up
PAX from the rightmost Herc. The Basler sits at centre. On the left are the
support Buildings, and storage. At right in the background is LDB Camp.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_6561.jpg) | The start of the Willy Field road. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6562.jpg) | The emergency escape door at Derelict Junction is padlocked. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6563.jpg) | Chris and Marie wait for the Shuttle out to Willy. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_6564.jpg) | ANITA coming back inside, again. |