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HAVING JUST GOTTEN his helicopter license, and learning that the Brunswick Executive Airpor t allowed helicopters, Lars Gange flew into Brunswick on Friday in a Robinson R22 Beta II. As he exited the small craft, his first words to the ground personnel were, “You guys sure have plenty of space here!” In an attempt to get in as many flying hours as possible in four-week period, Gange and co-pilot Jeffrey Gear, who has more than 5,000 flight hours, have been flying all over New England landing at big and small airports alike. “Silver Ranch Airport in Jaffrey, N.H., was amazing. They have these ice cream cones painted onto the pavement that lead you from the airport to Kimball Farm, which is this huge ice cream stand. It was great ice cream,” he said. Gear liked the Million Air terminal at the Albany, N.Y., airport, “because it had a soda machine.” They both agree that the fresh chocolate chip cookies at the Burlington, Vt., airport are pretty spectacular. Photographer Linn Caroleo, inset at left, checks out the inside of the helicopter with Gear.
HAVING JUST GOTTEN his helicopter license, and learning that the Brunswick Executive Airpor t allowed helicopters, Lars Gange flew into Brunswick on Friday in a Robinson R22 Beta II. As he exited the small craft, his first words to the ground personnel were, “You guys sure have plenty of space here!” In an attempt to get in as many flying hours as possible in four-week period, Gange and co-pilot Jeffrey Gear, who has more than 5,000 flight hours, have been flying all over New England landing at big and small airports alike. “Silver Ranch Airport in Jaffrey, N.H., was amazing. They have these ice cream cones painted onto the pavement that lead you from the airport to Kimball Farm, which is this huge ice cream stand. It was great ice cream,” he said. Gear liked the Million Air terminal at the Albany, N.Y., airport, “because it had a soda machine.” They both agree that the fresh chocolate chip cookies at the Burlington, Vt., airport are pretty spectacular. Photographer Linn Caroleo, inset at left, checks out the inside of the helicopter with Gear.
COURTESY OF LINN CAROLEO / THE TIMES RECORD
COURTESY OF LINN CAROLEO / THE TIMES RECORD

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