Float plane taking off

[Agora2021]

I would never tire of liftoff.

Signing up for aviation classes. I WANT TO LIVE THE DREAM.

[tredub91]

is it hard to be a pilot, i really want to be a pilot when i grow up.

[TheDangerWorld]

COOL 

[Tooofast]

The pilot's headset... I own the exact same one... its pretty crappy but hey someone gave it to me free :)

[1020michael1020]

that's not new?? wow

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some question about psychology:

(1) Why do we love flying?

(2) Why do we enjoy to fly on seaplanes?

(3) How does flying on seaplanes feel differently from flying on jets?

(4) What is the enjoyment (physically and emotionally) to fly on a seaplane?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[jsmallwood2007]

@applesweeter 1.because flying is just like FLYING LOL 2.because they can land almost anywhere

3 being a passenger on a jet doesn't feel like flying,it feels like a bus ride

4 the enjoyment is having so much freedom and seeing the world from a different perspective,see answer #1

[dpurdue]

Do seaplanes need ATC clearance for takeoff/landing?

[weversonman]

@dpurdue yeah but since there is no tower they just need to ask permission from the closest business to where they are taking off. So I was once taking off near Nanaimo BC and I had to ask an ice cream stand if I could take off and the guy was being such a jackass he wouldn't let me until I bought 3 cones even though it was just me alone in the plane.

[kewlmynd99]

@dpurdue In this case yes as Vancouver Harbour and the area around downtown is controlled airspace. An interesting note is the tower is actually on top of a 460 foot skyscraper and is the highest control tower AGL in the world. At uncontrolled aerodromes no clearance is necessary however the pilot should anounce their intentions for take off and landing on a public radio frequency.

[sinfuldavy0]

This brought back so many memories. Oh Vancouver

[longtalker]

Many thanks for uploading this, I've only been imagining what this must feel like in the real-world, after doing it so many times in Flight Simulator :)

[iamtimmo]

Koseiko2008: No. It's over and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[Koseiko2008]

Is this par chance the San Francisco Bay Area?

[willistonboys]

read the info!!

[deltorunsetup]

@willistonboys fuck off!!

[porschefan102]

I live in the bay area and this doesnt look a bit like it

[Al989898]

do you use full-throttle on takeoff?

[rasmussigfus]

Truelly is the best airplane ever built !!!

[coolp3rson]

thats awesome it sound just like flight sim X

[Elmorous]

@coolp3rson Yah, de Havilland worked really hard to accomplish that.

[Shane028]

that looks damn cool!!!

[RobertGary1]

I love flying sea planes. Some day I'll retire and live off my commercial sea plane certificate.

[cramer604]

jonafullabuhl

[cramer604]

jonafullabuhl?

[JONABUHL]

harbour air is nothing, kenmore air actually completely restores in house restoring 2 -3 customers equivellent frame - offs per year h- air uh, cant hang WE R THE BEST BEAVER OTTER CESSNA RESTO IN WORLD THEY KNOW IT, LOL

[iamtimmo]

Oh good grief

[Anton1941]

Im going to Thunderbay college this fall for the commercial licence. We do spinns and spiral dives in 1st semester. Do you know if you got to do them with float-planes too?

Have you done any in a flat plane?

Is it more dangerous? What does it feel like?

I've never done them, - only stalls.. in gliders :)

[cramer604]

you dont take the frame off for restoration on an airplane.

[yi668792]

Pass the wine

[JONABUHL]

dont care for wine,.. or the hard stuff.. obviously had a few beers,... a few months back, when i posted that comment,..im proud to say , kenmore , does restore 3 or 4 high end beavs a year,.. and i do almost all the skin work, i am proud of harbour air, viking, and all the guys gals that keep these classics better than new!

[bgiesbrecht101]

@JONABUHL Good thing this video is about flying, and not restoring.

[Droodely]

what kind of seaplane is that? is it a beaver? but it looks brand new

[iamtimmo]

Yes, the plane is a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver. It's not brand new -- end of production was mid-1960's -- but the Harbour Air (Vancouver) planes all looked clean and well-maintained. I'll add some additional information to the entry.

[WetPaddles]

@iamtimmo like stunningly new.  Thats why i clicked on it. Good job to the maint. team!