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Back to life
A fight to save Maine’s rarest trout
This past fall, the state of Maine “killed”
one of its most pristine, isolated wilderness trout ponds in order to save it. Seaplanes (and two Black Hawk helicopters) played a necessary, vital support role in making it possible. And doing the bulk of the day-to-day flying during the operation was Igor Sikorsky III, the grandson of an iconic figure in aviation history. The operation began early in September 2010. The remoteness of Maine’s 90-acre Big Reed Pond meant seaplanes and helicopters were the only feasible means of ferrying supplies in and out. Chief Warden Pilot Charlie Later of Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife flew loads of lumber strapped to the pontoons of his Cessna 185 to Big Reed Pond to construct a landing dock for receiving supplies. He flew three flights to haul the lumber, which was used to build a 12-by-12foot platform near the shore. Warden Pilot Daryl Gordon and Later flew some 18 to 20 missions, carrying generators, boats, motors, nets, and other gear. Sikorsky handled the daily transport of personnel and lighter equipment in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk seaplane. Two Maine Army National Guard helicopters (Sikorsky Black Hawks) did the heavy hauling of the 11,400 pounds of special
ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN PERLOCK

BY PAUL J. FOURNIER

chemicals required to reclaim the pond. The project leader, biologist Frank Frost, said it took eight chopperloads to fly in the chemicals, which were in crates Big Reed Pond and slung under the helicopters in rope is located in slings. A crew unloaded the slings on the Maine’s Northeast platform. Piscataquis territory. The mission to apply the chemical pesticide, Rotenone, was similar to a military operation. It involved biologists and their support staffs from all of Maine’s fisheries regions plus many volunteers, some 25 in all. Since there are only two small, primitive fishermen’s cabins at Big Reed, most of the personnel had to be housed some distance away and flown in and out daily. Exacerbating the situation was the fact that this took place in the fall, when adverse weather is a constant threat in northern Maine. First, some background Since the ice age, Big Reed Pond, in the northern Allagash wilderness region of Maine, has harbored populations of three species—and three exclusively—of fish, which have coexisted harmoniously: northern redbelly dace; brook trout; and the rarest of all, arctic char. The dace and brook trout are commonly known, but the char—aka

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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011

AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011
Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Rally GA: Help is on the Way
A Higher Calling
Out in the Cold
The Perfect Howard
GA Serves America: Back to Life
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Strange and Unusual Crashes
Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Panel Countdown
Challenges: Thunder on the Water
Wx Watch: Zooming Through Jet Cores
Pilot Products: New Ideas
Avionics: Don’t Leave Home Without It
Dogfight: Run the Tank Dry?
Never Again
Fly Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Hangar Talk
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - AOPA Media
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 37
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 48
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Rally GA: Help is on the Way
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 50
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 51
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - A Higher Calling
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 53
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 54
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 60
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Out in the Cold
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 63
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - The Perfect Howard
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 69
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - GA Serves America: Back to Life
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 72
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 74
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Strange and Unusual Crashes
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 81
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Crossover Classic Sweepstakes: Panel Countdown
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 84
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 85
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Challenges: Thunder on the Water
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 89
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Wx Watch: Zooming Through Jet Cores
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 92
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 94
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Pilot Products: New Ideas
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Avionics: Don’t Leave Home Without It
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 98
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Dogfight: Run the Tank Dry?
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 104
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Fly Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 108
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - 109
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2011 - Pilots
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