Bill Daniel put his foot on the gas pedal of the 19-foot airboat and gave it a nudge. The craft’s 454-cubic-inch Chevrolet engine powered the propeller, and the 2,600-pound boat raised upward on a ...
For longtime river rats like Dennis Arrowsmith, flying down the Platte on an airboat is the favored mode of transportation. "It's not heaven but it's awfully close," he says. ON THE PLATTE RIVER — ...