Kermit Weeks has posted some interesting photographs to his Facebook page documenting yesterday's flight of the Martin Mars from Sproat Lake, Vanvouver Island to Oshkosh, Wisconsin....
https://www.facebook.com/KermitWeeks/photos/ms.c.eJxF0NsNBDEIA8COTkAwj~;4bW12swO~;IOARVFQ142ilU~_E8fILW1cyAItdACw9EHkAs2I1COnAUmYsCYsAFcqB7gYvAFJvaVZmI6QgizWJwLPquHE3KBpTIQTOBB2oXTC~;cvsgl25HQk~;xIzUlxsL1bChC~;8S32vXkaYVwoEW7gd6A9U0Fvg.bps.a.1110165449052533.1073742620.271937182875368/1110165472385864/?type=3&theater
Clicking through the photographs, I see comment from Kermit that he flew the takeoff from Sproat Lake. One of the photographs taken during the flight shows Kermit at the controls in the right-hand seat with the left-hand seat empty. I love his comment about “this being a scary sight!” Lucky bugger!!