Friday Flyday: Flying over Portland in a Grumman Albatross


Want to go flying in a 60+ year old flying boat? One of the last few Grummans flying today is the Albatross in service for Global Eagle Entertainment, used to test its Row44 in-flight internet service. And, from time to time, the aircraft takes a few visitors up in the sky as well. Here’s our 30ish minute flight, compressed to under 5.

And a bunch of stills from the flight as well:

 

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Seth Miller

I'm Seth, also known as the Wandering Aramean. I was bit by the travel bug 30 years ago and there's no sign of a cure. I fly ~200,000 miles annually; these are my stories. You can connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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