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Icon A5 Serves Well As A Rescue Plane For Ditched Mooney in Florida

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When Genesah Duffy, Chief Pilot and Senior Director of Flight Operations for Icon Aircraft, took off for a return-to-service shakedown flight in one of the company’s A5 amphibians, she wasn’t expecting it to turn into an air-sea-rescue mission. The Mooney was later reported to be on a flight from Lakeland Linder International Airport when it developed an engine problem. (www.avweb.com) More...

Jeff Lawson
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coinflyer
coinflyer 17
She sounds extremely competent and down to earth. Just the pilot I would want flying my planes.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 8
Perfect Example of the Right Person at the Right Place at the Right Time.
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juancarlos776
JUAN SANCHEZ 6
With the right equipment!
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Cleffer
Cleffer 6
I'd like to rescue someone in my own Icon A5. The only thing I'm missing is the hundreds of thousands of dollars. :)
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sparkie624
sparkie624 4
I would love to be in that boat as well (No Pun Intended)
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jedduf
John Duffy 3
Job well done, Ms. Duffy's swift actions probably saved the man's life.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 0
Probably, Where hers floats, the Bonanza doesn't for long!
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srobak
srobak 3
I actually remember thinking after watching some of the early icon promo and demo flight videos that it would be a great aircraft for inland water rescue situations... canada, pacific northwest, minnesota, great lakes, etc. Coast guard & such may want to consider it after this. You could at least get to the victims quickly, easily and get into tight spots.
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flyplayne
Joel Payne 2
As they say , in Australia- "GOOD ON HER".
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