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Show , Nome your destination i efoirtfeir auocivaoLi' rroQin iron (ail oirrarr-u- oil l"-lll" uv"l"llN ll"' 'll ' i'i ,(U. fHUl All KM I MiVst people IT'i'i- tuiif 10 M'ul '"' it lVmm'vial '.. ii llu' ln' lH' '"',llsli J-.'n inu-s iMiuu't wait tor anything .Siri,.r .in In"' SCI Il l's have no VuW 1M '4 Mol"s ? lHM HI -lt (0 gO SOUIOwhei O. M When nou want something VsWt. ,v.;;(it suspect, charter airline .YS ,11Y Hit cheap TtK Ust pMM I couM itvtir to cti.irtcr an airplane ! in Vernal is $.san lumr, aiui you J nd trip. 'v"i it' u only want to ' w.iv IV reason tor this is almost i f.e.s a r'-""" r'lul" ' Vernal ! f '.Vy. so lu tu'ttur you send 1,01 11 -UHI XN-mI 10 i somewhere and have the an plane wait ;'". ,m ,M a ...minium charge,,! tin v tt mi; hours a day. ,,us ,!, ,.v ivnscs. such ,1S ,1U lnniunv instances charges mil as Kiv.it .is Ihcy sound (I,,,. 01 company chartei sail an plan,' , -vei vdav toad as .1 commuter lo an oil rig somen he, o in tin' remote desert t would , hyvt, hours tor the 11 ion lo drive there lioni crnul In an an piano tlu- oan ho there in :ni iiiinutos Total Hying t,nu. ls ,. lumr, aiul lolal cost is about v.,.. Anothor instance where oust is in signitic.ini is when a part breaks down mi an oil rig Prilling stops ami tin- crow stands arouiul getting pan! while nothing is happening It an airplane can have the nocessary parts to repair the rig delivered in an hour, the service is i ' - : y, J. i j f y I : .. i THIS IS A typical oilde'd runway. There are dozens of these scat-te'ed scat-te'ed throughout the desert areas between Vernal and Price. These runways allow charter airplanes to deliver men and parts (J.rect'y to cmI well sites. i " . . i ... . ' - ! : I : i -: ; ; ) f' ! L... . j , j ENCT0URS by air provide a different perspective to the land-: land-: : pp 6 IS View of Split Moijnt.ain Canyon is seen by few peo-i peo-i ; even longterm area residents. o.ipalile ol sa ui; the oil company linn ili i'ils ol dollars, not to mention the time savings. l'hi'i v are many inlei est ing a -.peels to i harler av iation The 1' S I'isli ami iMhle use i harler sei lee to eount Ir.h ami xmIiI animals A certain iiuiiiImt ol tish are tagged when they are released III lakes and ri ers This lag ean he seen w hile tl ing close to the water's sill lace This is especially uselul in counting le.ll in streams such as I he Cn-en Uivcr The plane Ihes close to the water ami these tags can he spotted The ildhle people then calculate lish populations liom prior studies where they ligure how many tish there w ill he troin how many tagged tish were spotted Wild animal counts are accomplished in nuicll the same way, except actual numlvi's are counted in spvilic areas hv Hying low enough to see deer, elk. and other species Hy keeping records, ildhle people can accurately estimate total populations hy counting certain areas The l lall Wool (Irowers charter helicopters to hunt coy otes that kill sheep in winter months The Bureau ol Land Management um. cliarter smios to smt lores! lues, and Oinaland Aviation has a helicopter capable ol carry ing a l.u go bucket that can be tilled in the lake or vud and dunivd on lores! lu es Charter services are occasionally used lor am bulance transvn ts. although no son ice in Vernal is equipped with actual medical equipment Charter sen ices oiler scenic tours and work w i!h ratting companies to prov nle IransHirtation up and down the rivers On longer trit- airplane ser ices are also available to replenish supplies to ratters There are two mam charter a i.ilion services in Vernal. Pinal. md Aviation, and ernal Aviation lloth oiler single and tw in engine airplane serv ices Holh otter all serv ices mentioned aNv e lioth otter instruction and rentals Pinalaiul also ottei crop dusting 'ernal Av lation oilers backwiKuis wilderness trips to Canada Ovi ner ot Vernal Av i.iiion. Kan dv Speed, calls it the "vacation ot a hit-time The Canadian vacation takes a x-rson directly from Vernal to ciiowkni:o m the Notthwest Province h'rom Vellowkiuio vacationers are token bv a pontoon equipped airplane to a backwoods lake about i.'-o miles away There is no road access into the lake Kv cry thing to maintain the hotel and facilities must In- How n m According to SH'csi. the Like otters unparalleled lislui'.g Since there is very limited pressure on the lake, it is not unusual to catch 'a pound Lake Trout and Noi t.'iern u Chtvr:n . : - . :, --J11 : ; .. . 7 1 At " ' V .l THIS TWIN ENGINE Cessna 414 can carry seven p.ibseiii'et s, plus the pilot. It is capable of speeds to 2b0 mph. 1 his an plane is used by Vet nal Aviation Avia-tion lor lonr, distance trips. The cabin is Pike m excess ol In pounds Both Aviation Services oiler scenic bun s ui the aiva Ll.ght ulfeis. a dillerent v anlage point . and makes the area now to the oldest ol residents Paring summer sum-mer months regular Ihghts are made to The Cites ol l.adore w ilh rafters Pilot dim Parks, ot Pinal.md Aviation, says many ratters, have told him they en loved the ii:ght up the nv er more than the railing rai-ling I rip dow n t he riv er V la: I it training is ol lered bv both companies com-panies Km a person to receive .1 private I light license- he is required to SH'tld at least -la hours in Hie air The cost is approximately ap-proximately JJJ'o Besides !ii:-g. the charter aviation companies oiler serv ices to local pilots, fuel is stored and even supplied to the common ;.d airlines which Hy out of Vernal Both Pir.aland Aviation and Vernal Av i.it ion i n v ite t he public to the airport . It's public properly and should be used by the public ernal Av lalion is sponsoring sponsor-ing a public covered dish dinner on Sat .n 'day . Man h .Y.. at 4 no p m People are inv ;led to bring I heir ovi n food and it .11 !v I arln-cuod for them Prinks vv ill be prov ided pressurized and capable of flying as high as 30,000 feet. It is equipped with a refrigerator and toilet facilities for the comfort of the passengers. i .. - . J j v 0 - -w t y, .Nm - fc - , v - t " , . J, . " m PILOT JIM PARKS stands with Dinaland Aviation's Cessna 206 air plane which he ust landed at an oilfield runway. The airplane is equipped with ballon-type tires, allowing it to land and takeoff in sever al inches of mud. |