On The Waterfront

Mehair hopes to grow by connecting difficult-to-reach places with planes that can also land on water. While demand for its services is high, finding planes and trained pilots has not been easy

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  • 13/10/2011 12:00 AM

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Siddharth Verma with the Cessna Caravan 208 at Havelock Island. The aircraft is capable of flying at 26,000 feet, but the flights that Verma operates fly much lower

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The amphibious Cessna is attached to a float that allows it to land on water. When it comes down on land, wheels that are attached below the float come into action

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Flying to Havelock Island from Port Blair takes just 15 minutes. This does not give the aircraft much time to gain height and, hence, it flies low, at just 1,500 feet

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The Cessna Caravan 208 can carry nine passengers, who can board and leave the aircraft from a floating ramp that connects with land at Hut Bay

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The picturesque North Cinque Island and South Cinque Island, joined by a sand bar, as seen from the Cessna on the way to Hut Bay

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A cockpit view