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In May of 2000, Dick Rutan was a last minute addition to a sightseeing airplane trek to the North Pole. The biplane, a Russian AN-2 Antonov Colt, landed beautifully on the glass-like ice, but
within seconds, the joyride was headed for disaster. Unseasonably thin, the ice quickly began to stress and crack under the weight of the plane. A quick power-up to 'go-around' and locate a
thicker spot on the ice resulted in the aircraft sinking nose first toward the freezing ocean, and certain death. The wings of the AN-2 suspended the aircraft so the crew could retrieve their
survival equipment that was packed in the rear of the sinking plane. For more than a dozen hours, the crew was stranded at the top of the world. In the distance, they heard a faint engine and
soon would see the Twin Otter from First Air that would rescue them and return them to their families. Read article written by Bob Marks Video that Dick shot while in the right seat of the AN2 was sold to RealTV. Rights were retained for Dick to show this exclusive and exciting video to his audiences during lecture performances. If you have an opportunity to witness this adventure, don't miss it! To book a lecture, please see http://www.hallstar.net/dick.html  |