Got to take my first seaplane ride, a hop from Kenmore, WA to Lake Union in a Turbo Otter, got to sit in the copilot's seat. Then from Lake Union to Roche Harbor in the San Juans. Can't wait to head back tomorrow. The flights are making it worth going to my wife's friend's wedding.
Actual planes I flew on but not my pics.
Definitely something on my bucket list and something I'll do again. My wife even asked how much a Beaver was and if I could commute to Seattle in one.
I flew on Kenmore air out of Lake Union to Victoria,BC about 5 years ago on a turbo otter. It was the best thing I did when I visited Seattle, it was a lot of fun and the view was stellar. The Boeing air museum was the 2nd best thing.
Originally posted by jimmy123x: I flew on Kenmore air out of Lake Union to Victoria,BC about 5 years ago on a turbo otter. It was the best thing I did when I visited Seattle, it was a lot of fun and the view was stellar. The Boeing air museum was the 2nd best thing.
Museum of Flight is awesome, had an all day work meeting there a month ago, kept trying to sneak out of the conference room.
They buzz my home constantly ... but they’re so neat to watch. I’ve been in a DH Beaver ... those engines are really very loud!
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Originally posted by jhe888: Most fun ride in a plane I have ever had was in a Beaver on floats.
Pretty cool when they break free of the water/friction.
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once, on a fly-in fishing trip to the English River flowage in Western Ontario, while sitting in the copilot's seat with a ten gallon can of gas between my knees, I noticed that the Airframe of the DeHaviland Beaver I was riding in said 1954. No worries, those things are indestructable.
Originally posted by matai: Got to take my first seaplane ride, a hop from Kenmore, WA to Lake Union in a Turbo Otter, got to sit in the copilot's seat. Then from Lake Union to Roche Harbor in the San Juans. Can't wait to head back tomorrow. The flights are making it worth going to my wife's friend's wedding.
Actual planes I flew on but not my pics.
Definitely something on my bucket list and something I'll do again. My wife even asked how much a Beaver was and if I could commute to Seattle in one.
Hopefully the weather was good for you (or will be tomorrow). Crappy and rainy (but I love it!) in Tacoma today.
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Invisible SF friends, If you want to see something cool with seaplanes, they have an annual Fly-In here in the Yoop every summer at Grand Marais. Which has a number of competitions, including a bomb (water balloon) competition. The whole thing is a propeller powered hoot and has aircraft from all the country. And the seaplane ride from KW to Fort Jefferson is on my bucket list
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