Re: [Pilots-ag] tap tap, is this thing on?

I don't think the electric-powerplant DHC-2 is certified for more than test
flying yet, but I could be wrong. Harbour Air have a nice niche use for
them though, since many of their routes are decidedly short-haul so
endurance is less of a problem.

More generally, if the weather is nice and you find you find you are fed up
with local dinner options, consider buying a seat on a floatplane to Ganges
on Salt Spring Island. Last time I was there (admittedly not tremendously
recently) there were some great dinner options with views of the harbour,
and the Strait of Georgia is very pretty. Not as fun as flying yourself,
but perhaps better than nothing :-)

http://www.saltspringisland.org/business-listings.htm#Restaurants

http://www.harbourair.com
https://www.seairseaplanes.com

Joe

On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 14:27, Stephan Wenger <stewe@stewe.org> wrote:

> Yeah, and they have that electric Beaver now :-)  (Not sure they fly it
> with passengers yet.  Even less sure whether I would want to be a
> passenger).
>
> Stephan
>
>
>
> *From: *Pilots-ag <pilots-ag-bounces@ietf.org> on behalf of Peter Yee <
> peter@akayla.com>
> *Date: *Monday, February 10, 2020 at 10:35
> *To: *'Nathalie Trenaman' <nathalie@ripe.net>
> *Cc: *"pilots-ag@ietf.org" <pilots-ag@ietf.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Pilots-ag] tap tap, is this thing on?
>
>
>
> Hi, Nathalie,
>
>
>
>                 That would be one option, if you can conveniently get down
> to Boundary Bay Airport.  Another option is to take a seaplane flight out
> of Coal Harbour, which is near to the meeting.  This is probably a 9-minute
> walk to get to.  You can obtain a short flightseeing hop and the added fun
> of a water takeoff/landing.  I did that quite a few years ago and recall a
> 15-minute flight for a somewhat reasonable price.  For details, see here:
> https://www..harbourair.com/tours/?depart=vancouver
> <https://www.harbourair.com/tours/?depart=vancouver>.  I can’t comment on
> whether you would be allowed to manipulate the controls.  I did my ride
> many several years before deciding to pursue my PPL-SEL.
>
>
>
>                                 -Peter
>
>
>
> *From:* Pilots-ag [mailto:pilots-ag-bounces@ietf.org] *On Behalf Of *Nathalie
> Trenaman
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 09, 2020 5:30 AM
> *To:* pilots-ag@ietf.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Pilots-ag] tap tap, is this thing on?
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I will be in Vancouver and was thinking to schedule an “Introductory
> Flight” with https://proifr.com/programs/introductory-flight/ I like
> these kind of flights, as I don’t have a PPL and I like to fly for
> sightseeing.
>
> Has any of you flown with them? Any tips?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nathalie
>
>
>
>
> Op 9 feb. 2020, om 02:46 heeft Stephan Wenger <stewe@stewe.org> het
> volgende geschreven:
>
>
>
> Hi,
> I like planes as well and considered a while ago making the 4.5 hours
> @170kts trip from KSQL. However, then I got busy w/ day job and did not
> prepare.  In particular, I have not yet started on the paperwork (2020
> customs sticker) and time is running out.  The trip itself is indeed
> spectacular even without crossing the Rockies as you fly along all those
> Cascade volcanos.
> Stephan
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Feb 8, 2020, at 17:12, Joe Abley <jabley@hopcount.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I like planes. Anybody else here like planes?
>
> I'm not expecting to be in Vancouver, and if I was it's a bit far for me
> to fly myself from Ontario at 130kt. I definitely recommend the spectacular
> rocks they have out there to fly between, though. They are big and
> impressive.
>
>
> Joe
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