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"The Mini Cooper Caper" The Mini does the Hamptons(NY) to Cape May(NJ) in just over an
hour! August 1, 2003 In late July, after a six-week wait, Goby's MINI ‘Cooper S’
arrived at MINI OF THE HAMPTONS and as a crew training flight was scheduled
for the 1st of August, it was decide that as an exercise the Turbo Caribou
would pick up the Mini. On the trip up Captain “headwind” Hart experienced the
joy of a 20 knot tail wind, however closer to the destination it became
apparent that the weather forecaster had been a little too optimistic and the
area was in fact at minimums, while being vectored to the Westhampton Beach
(Francis S Gabreski) airport the controller informed the crew that the ILS
was inoperative, diverting ten miles west to the Brookhaven airport where Jim
Hart executed an “on the numbers” ILS approach and smooth landing at
minimums in drizzle and mist. A one-hour taxi ride from the airport to the MINI dealer was
followed by a brisk thirty-minute return in the Cooper S, the MINI was easily
loaded on board the Turbo Caribou with many inches to spare and tied down for
its first flight. And just over an hour later after a very smooth ride at
8000ft, the Mini arrived at Cape May airport and the Turbo Caribou easily
disgorged its charge. As usual the Turbo Caribou performed its mission with no snags.
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