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Am I smelling a bit of a beat-up here?
While it's good to see a GA venture getting a bit of exposure on a slow news day...
A twice-daily service to a location that can only be accessed by road for eight hours a day?
(I'm sorry, for only four hours out of every twelve.)
Really??
While it's good to see a GA venture getting a bit of exposure on a slow news day...
A twice-daily service to a location that can only be accessed by road for eight hours a day?
(I'm sorry, for only four hours out of every twelve.)
Really??
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There's nothing unusual about float planes in other parts of the world, the West coast of Canada for one.
My younger brother was the supervisor at Victoria Harbour FSS until he retired last year--in the last annual report they had 43,000 aircraft movements in the harbour area handled by the FSS (mix of float planes and helicopters into several local heliports). For businessmen travelling between Vancouver and Victoria it was by far the most efficient way to travel from downtown to downtown.
My younger brother was the supervisor at Victoria Harbour FSS until he retired last year--in the last annual report they had 43,000 aircraft movements in the harbour area handled by the FSS (mix of float planes and helicopters into several local heliports). For businessmen travelling between Vancouver and Victoria it was by far the most efficient way to travel from downtown to downtown.
@ Stanwell - well it's true that ideas get floated (ahem) without always coming to fruition. But consider that this is an "A-list" posh party island.
You're a London/Bucks/Hampshire music/TV celeb going to another 1%er's exclusive 11 am wedding on the island. The tides that day are low (causeway open) from 2 am to 6 am - so if you drive, you either get up at some ungodly hour, and then hang around in your wedding best for 5 more hours, having gotten your Roller or Rangerover all muddy on the causeway. (Google "Osea Island causeway" for images).
Or you catch a flight out of London City or somewhere else that delivers you to a nice dock (with a champers table laid on, no doubt) just in time for the event.
If you've got the brass - which would YOU pick?
You're a London/Bucks/Hampshire music/TV celeb going to another 1%er's exclusive 11 am wedding on the island. The tides that day are low (causeway open) from 2 am to 6 am - so if you drive, you either get up at some ungodly hour, and then hang around in your wedding best for 5 more hours, having gotten your Roller or Rangerover all muddy on the causeway. (Google "Osea Island causeway" for images).
Or you catch a flight out of London City or somewhere else that delivers you to a nice dock (with a champers table laid on, no doubt) just in time for the event.
If you've got the brass - which would YOU pick?
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Float planes rather than seaplanes, to be a bit pedantic. Splendid picture at the top of the linked page.
Dornier Seawings has announced to revive the Seastar twin series production with new prop and advanced avionics. Mainly for SAR and surveillance work in Asia. The Seastar is certified to 60 centimeter waves and has been flight tested to one meter high waves at Kiel. Might work in coastal areas.
http://www.dornierseawings.com/
http://www.dornierseawings.com/
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Thanks for that history, CPTN.
Claudius Dornier's Seastar flying boat:
It seemed to show great promise at the time, yet just appeared to 'wither on the vine'.
Wonder why?
Claudius Dornier's Seastar flying boat:
It seemed to show great promise at the time, yet just appeared to 'wither on the vine'.
Wonder why?
It seemed to show great promise at the time, yet just appeared to 'wither on the vine'.
Wonder why?
Wonder why?
