U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists Ron Kaplan; Flotilla 12-07 Commander and aircraft commander, left, and Lou Volpato; Division One Commander, first pilot from the Coast Guard Auxiliary's Air division, sat harnessed in the their front seats volleying back and forth over their headsets their responses while going through the preflight checklist as they toggled switches and moved levers, Feb. 1, 2014. Kaplan and Volpato flew along Long Island's south shore and the Hudson River conducting ice observations in support of Operation Reliable Energy Northeast Winter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco)