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De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (N87KA)
Flying by Space Needle in Seattle, WA with a jet taking off Seattle International Airport.
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What's hanging off the back Alexander?
Antenna?
Probably a rope for docking and mooring, it looks like the same is hanging off the near float. Lots of float plane pilots will have a short rope with a loop on the end hang off the tie down ring on Cessna's for someone on the dock to grab and hold on to.
beautiful photo, Super - 5*
Jim is correct, tie-down ropes. Seeing them dangling reminds me of the heyday of the Oil & Gas industry around the western Gulf of Mexico. We (Paul Fournet Air Svc.) operated a charter fleet of "amphibs" out of KLFT from the 60's to mid 80's where they were used to service the thousands of O&G locations not readily accessible by other means. Many O&G companies had their own. Since canals were usually dug from existing waterways through marsh and woodland areas to drilling sites (so as to float in the drilling rigs), these were perfect for runways. Many times, the "someone on the dock" was the Pilot! A mark of their skill was being able to taxi up toward the dock at just the right speed, cut the engine at just the right time, jump out onto the float, grab the rope, and step onto the dock to tie up with little or no speed left. Until you attained to that, you had better stop short! Then you had to use the OTHER item attached to the float... the PADDLE! And a loaded C-185 (or WORSE the Turbine Beaver!) was no CANOE!!
Charles Fournet - I was there in the "oil & gas" industry during the 70's and 80's... and we used to have one or two visiting Cessna 185 float equipped airplanes per day on the inland barge rigs. Drilling mud companies like Baroid, IMCO and Magcobar had their own airplanes.
You might recognize what is showing in these photos from KLFT-
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-304a96e8867423778d03d65f28ee044cfb9922db/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-a89bbe53f0402ffadc927b91407f02aeb54030ff/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-43eacf4d5434f5b3424b0d15e81e1e524a17e763/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-e9e86f2c905e954b6d6842449b1ae657fe90cb14/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-40dadbb060f63dc0d8ffb6f8e371ae1f5de1e8f7/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-332d2348a759e821bddc41820fe1393254b35670/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/2
You might recognize what is showing in these photos from KLFT-
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-304a96e8867423778d03d65f28ee044cfb9922db/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-a89bbe53f0402ffadc927b91407f02aeb54030ff/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-43eacf4d5434f5b3424b0d15e81e1e524a17e763/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-e9e86f2c905e954b6d6842449b1ae657fe90cb14/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-40dadbb060f63dc0d8ffb6f8e371ae1f5de1e8f7/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/1
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/355752-332d2348a759e821bddc41820fe1393254b35670/user/cliff731/sort/votes/page/2
Excellent timing! Seen in Daily Newsletter!
Cliff...got more classics for ya including a southern 404
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Date | Avion | Provenance | Destination | Départ | Arrivée | Durée |
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27-04-2024 | Unknown | Lopez Island (S31) | Près de Everett, WA | 10h35 PDT | Last seen 11h39 PDT | 1:03 |
27-04-2024 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Lopez Island (S31) | 10h17 PDT | 10h24 PDT | 0:06 |
27-04-2024 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Clam Harbor (WA35) | 10h05 PDT | 10h11 PDT | 0:05 |
27-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Everett, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 08h37 PDT | 09h55 PDT | 1:18 |
26-04-2024 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Près de Everett, WA | 16h57 PDT | Last seen 17h34 PDT | 0:36 |
26-04-2024 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Clam Harbor (WA35) | 16h43 PDT | 16h57 PDT | 0:14 |
26-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Everett, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | First seen 15h27 PDT | 16h42 PDT | 1:15 |
26-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Everett, WA | Près de Everett, WA | First seen 09h39 PDT | Last seen 11h09 PDT | 1:29 |
25-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Everett, WA | Près de Everett, WA | First seen 15h54 PDT | Last seen 18h30 PDT | 2:35 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Seattle, WA | Près de Everett, WA | First seen 18h00 PDT | Last seen 18h10 PDT | 0:10 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Komo Tv (WN16) | 17h00 PDT | 17h40 PDT | 0:40 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 16h39 PDT | 16h45 PDT | 0:05 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Everett, WA | Clam Harbor (WA35) | First seen 15h15 PDT | 16h27 PDT | 1:12 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Lopez Island (S31) | Près de Everett, WA | 13h18 PDT | Last seen 14h23 PDT | 1:05 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Lopez Island (S31) | 13h01 PDT | 13h06 PDT | 0:04 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Seattle, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | First seen 12h08 PDT | 12h42 PDT | 0:34 |
19-04-2024 | Unknown | Près de Everett, WA | Près de Seattle, WA | First seen 11h28 PDT | Last seen 11h43 PDT | 0:14 |
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