Harbour Air - proposed Irish seaplane operator
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A VFR/SE operation along these lines will be very weather limited, and and I speak with many years experience of flying on public transport ops all over Ireland using the mark 1 eyeball, long before the regional airports and navaids appeared - but maybe they are hoping to get approval for GPS approaches - IFR in a single???
If the intention is to operate tourist /sightseeing flights in good VMC there is probably some seasonal upmarket demand, but I doubt that SE overwater public transport ops to the Aran Islands are legal, even in a floatplane.
They will need a twin eng floatplane to address the IMC and overwater issues
I wish them luck, but...............
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IAA have awarded Harbour Air a seaplane license this afternoon. They also have planning permission for their main base sites according to their website.
. An operational licence was issued for 'a seaplane base'. As it remains, there is only one Seaplane operator in Ireland with an AOC for CAT operations.
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Mounshannon Airport
I can confirm a single engined a/c can be seen from time to time on a pontoon in my local vlllage harbour, not sure if any revenue flights as yet,
We did have an airshow in Spetember in Mountshannon, amazing when you think of the chances of any money being made with this serive and or operation, still made for a good weekend.
We did have an airshow in Spetember in Mountshannon, amazing when you think of the chances of any money being made with this serive and or operation, still made for a good weekend.
