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Montag, 16. Dezember 2013

#CANADA #TofinoAir #Nanaimo #DHC2Beaver




Hey, dear readers,

we are in Nanaimo. But this is not the place to stay for the night:

http://www.gcmap.com/map?P=zna-cxh&MS=bm&MR=240&MX=720x360&PM=*

Thanx once more to:

http://www.gcmap.com/







Wednesday, 21.08.2013

ZNA (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
CXH (Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base)

Service 1014 operated by Tofino Air Lines
Scheduled:  16.15  //  16.40

One more new entry to the visited airports map is now to show, ZNA and no. 262:

 
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Here are the previous 200 places:


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And what about the Tripreporter data 2013?:


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Here are the visited countries:


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Let´s go for a swift view around
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Just in case you need one, a propeller, freshly delivered
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Ships and planes, isn´t it?
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Interesting activity also here
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Tofino Air operates a small office where a nice young woman confirmed that we are now checked-in.
The ticket is produced via the Tofino website, the fare
is 55.00 Euro´s.
And ready for boarding right now with the pilot to pick us up.
Nice talking with the young guy confirmed, we are the only pax on this service. So this is more like a special flight for us from "Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport"
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Where have I seen this suitcase before?
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Is there an FO on this service?. Yes, it is!
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Also on this confirmation is nothing noticed about the plane type. Now we have C-FJIM, no name, ok, a classic DHC 2 Beaver and once more, premiere for me.
Talking about historic planes, this one is built in 1952 and there are 4 examples in the fleet.
No incidents are to show here
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4.00 pm, well ahead to schedule, 25 minutes by "Tofino" at 22 sunny degrees, nice.
Taxi for the runway!
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Retro style cabin details
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Take care here
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Speed!
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Turning
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On the way
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Lift off
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Low level once again,
cruising at 900 feet
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And the young guy explained everything en detail to the FO!
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This is another well used equipment, nothing else expected!
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Retro it is!
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Ahem, Mr. FO, what about some more fuel?
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Mountains ahead
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The office en detail
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Cruising for Vancouver
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Ah, De Havilland, how I like it this way
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Some more mountains coming up
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And also the ferry is going strong
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Just a couple of houses right hand side
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For the international airport this way
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But not for us, at least not today
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And also not for Vancouver-Richmond
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No, above the bay
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Just some curves to go
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With a couple more also bigger houses closeby
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Well, is this downtown?
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And where should we go now?
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Turning for finals
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Sharp turning to say the least!
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Now that feels somewhat strange!
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But it works!
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Taxi
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Welcome to "Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base".
It´s 4.25 pm, 15 minutes ahead to schedule at 23 sunny degrees
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And bye now to Tofino Air
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And yes, this is a bustling place with planes coming and going, one by one, I´am impressed
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Yes, this one looks like also interesting
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Wait, the limit is reached, I need a break, more to come soon, city pics, flights, if nothing turns wrong!.

Just a swift preview:

This cute, smiling, asian woman riding the motorbike. Is it really a english BSA?. It sounds so good:

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Canada place it is:

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Ah, my boat is ready!:

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And which one should we take now?:

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Well, the conclusions are also here:
1.)Pacific Coastal Comox-Vancouver: Scenic riding along the coastline.
2.)Harbour Air Vancouver-Nanaimo: Marvellous views on the way for the island.
3.)Tofino Nanaimo-Vancouver: We are not talking about the impact on further decisions!.

Bye now, take care,
the TRIPREPORTER






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