Onboard North America's LARGEST Seaplane Airline!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- I took a ride on North America's largest seaplane airline to see what it's like flying a floatplane in Vancouver!
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Noel goes all the way to Nanaimo and doesn’t have a Nanaimo Bar!
Hello Noel! Thanks for what I consider to be one of your most entertaining videos ever. As an American, I can tell you without hesitation that among our greatest assets is our neighbor to the north.
Hey Noel, I am so happy that you’ve been uploading amazing Canadian content. As a Canadian I am proud that you expose us to the wide variety of aviation that exists in this vast country. Greetings from London, Ontario!
I appreciate that!
I have four friends in London Ontario. I pull their legs that it is the "Fake" London, says me, Vic the Cockney, from London England. I have stayed in London Ontario a few times visiting. The Park Hotel and the Toddle Inn (which has closed, sadly). Normally a group of us visit from Britain, and we have done every Canadian railway (except Churchill), but including Windsor, Sarnia, Sept Iles to Schefferville, Carcross in Yukon, Vancouver, Calgary, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Whistler, Prince George, Kamloops, Banff, Jasper, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax, Senneterre, Jonquiere, Cochrane, Moosonee, Quebec and Niagara Falls. Plus St Jacobs to Waterloo, Orangeville to Brampton, La Malbaie, Wakefield, the South Simcoe etc. My wife flew in the co-pilot's seat of a DH3 Otter from Victoria to Vancouver, but being a railfan, I preferred my ride on the locomotives from Emeril Junction to Esker, Ottawa Science Museum, Whytes Park to Port Stanley, Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Canada is a great country, and the Canadians are great people. We also had our honeymoon in Canada, on the Canadian, and fell in love with the place.
Harbour Air is also working on swapping to Electric propulsion for these short hops, already completing a number of test flights. Perfect application for the technology.
@@allen480 Well, given that it's an inanimate object, I doubt the motor could ever be awake or asleep. It just is.
Hope you enjoyed your time in British Columbia! The west coast of Canada is beautiful! Proud to call it my home! 🇨🇦
you should have gone to Victoria BC, probably Canada's most pretty city.
Good call
I agree.ive been there many times
the batter on the fish looks really crispy nice
Just spent a month in England, I can see why you spend so much time flying around the world.
Next trip here please come up to Port Hardy, (northern tip of Vancouver Island) and you can ride with Wilderness Seaplanes in the world famous Grumman Goose. I promise you will not be disappointed.
I absolutely love that one of my favourite TH-camrs visited my hometown of Nanaimo. I am so glad you had a positive experience there.
Hey Noel from perth West Australia. What a beautiful part of the world. Thanks for taking us on your adventure
My pleasure!
I did a tour of Vancouver on one of these a few years ago. I got to sit in the copilots seat. It was brilliant
AS someone who lives just outside of Vancouver I can admit that I have never taken Harbor Air over to the island but after seeing this video its going on my bucket list! So glad you enjoyed it and the fish and chips in Nanaimo! Hoping you will be taking more flights around our beautiful province so I can't wait till the next video!
It's like a time machine if you want to go over to the islands. So much faster than taking the ferry. Flying out of YVR South is slightly cheaper than from Coal Harbour.
Someday you could fly into Seattle and then take Kenmore air to Victoria which is a lovely place. We couldn't do all the museums when we visited. Butchart gardens are a short bus/cab drive away so go during the 'blooming' season! Lots of wonderful things in BC.
Amazing! I've been on those Harbour Air seaplanes several times, live two blocks from that terminal! Super fun to watch you experience these amazing flights!
Very cool!
I loved my flights on board DH Otter and Beaver. We stayed in Victoria for a week, in a hotel right by the harbour, and woke up every morning to the sound of these little beauties. Hope you went to Victoria while you were there. I loved it, and would go and live there in a heartbeat if it was possible.
I’ve flown on one of these, but…it wasn’t in Canada. Several years ago, I was on holiday in Malta and HarbourAir were operating a plane from the Grand Harbour, flying over the island, across to Gozo and then back again. Having never been on a seaplane before, I couldn’t resist booking a flight. These are fantastic aircraft and it was an incredible experience taking off on water, especially somewhere like the Grand Harbour. Perfect visibility from the aircraft, which meant I was able to take plenty of pictures on the flight. Would thoroughly recommend it, but HarbourAir no longer do the flights from Malta, which is a shame, because it is an unforgettable experience.
Super glad you got to fly with Harbour Air! Too bad you didn't get on a piston beaver - totally nostalgic, and if you're lucky you can sit in the right seat next to the pilot. You would have loved it!
I had that pleasure in Alaska. Amazing!
@@petermolyneux9544 I was able to do that on Cape Air flying into Boston Logan...that was something I will NEVER forget. It wasn't a sea plane though.
I hope Noel will return when Harbour’s ePlanes are in service.
I did that on a Kenmore air flight from Victoria to Seattle and yes it was a piston beaver! First officer seat too!
So happy you were able to enjoy this experience. My wife and I flew on Kenmore Air on a seaplane in Seattle a few years ago. An absolutely amazing experience. Love the bubble windows! Travel safe Noel!
Thanks Noel, such a fresh experience for flying a boat plane.
By the way, Nanaimo looks like pretty and peaceful place.
So glad you got a beautiful Vancouver day to experience Harbour Air! It definitely makes a massive difference to how incredible the ride is. Thanks again for showcasing our great community!
Flew Harbor Air once where they put a passenger in the Captain's (left) seat. She got in and said loudly "OHHH, Buttons"... the whole plane laughed!
I fly harbour air all the time to Vancouver from Victoria, British Columbia. It's a completely different experience than a land based airplane, and it is a weird feeling floating on water lol ..
This is the mode of transport that checks all of the boxes for me. The only time I flew in anything smaller than a commercial jet was a friend's Cessna 150 that he flew for sightseeing over the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I made sure to read up on the basics of flying and got to fly for about an hour but was scared of landing from the crosswind.
This takes me back to 2009, when I took an 11 day vacation trip to Seattle, including 4 days in Vancouver.
Flew Harbour Air on a one hour air tour of the Cypress Mountain 2010 Winter Olympics site, Horseshoe Bay, Bowen Island, Whistler, Mt. Garibaldi and Indian Arm Lake on the return; only other passengers were 2 older sisters from Sweden who could speak only a little English, but we all had an awesome aerial experience.
Same docks, probably the same turbo Otter (without the video safety message), same takeoff in the channel (and a little nerve-wracking clearing those cargo ships by less than 100 feet 😯), though that passenger terminal / waiting area is new (was only a small, cramped portable building back in 2009).
Glad you had a great experience, Noel! 👍
We tried to fly Harbour Air from Vancouver to Victoria once but they didn't operate the route so we went on AirBC with a Twin Otter on floats instead. This video reminded me of that trip - it is a really beautiful part of the world!
flying over Vancouver Harbour is always a treat regardless of weather conditions.
. I am only at 4:23 into the video and I already feel like this is possibly the most intriguing adventure of the dozens (of yours) I've watched.
. Absolutely fabulous!
. And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Great video. Love taking Harbour Air. It makes for a great day trip taking Harbour Air from Vancouver to Victoria then taking the ferry back. Great scenery from the air and ferry.
I grew up flying seaplanes with my grandfather. Such a cool way to fly!! Cheers and thanks for your great content !!
Thats awesome, where did you fly out of?
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. As a local, I’ve photographed these many times but never flown on one. Glad you enjoyed your flight. I’m also glad you got out here to the west coast of Canada
As a Brit this brought back many happy memories of living in Vancouver for 4 years and float plane flights were a frequent way of live. Thanks.
All these aircrafts & boats in the Vancouver area including boarder are all patrolled by NAV Canada by air & water, my aunt is the one actually telling these guys patrolling in the air & on water what to do she has a high position job at Nav Canada 🙌🏼🙌🏼💯💯
So happy to see some content from my hometown! Hope you enjoyed your time in Van!
Harbour Air has some of the coolest planes. Harbour Air was featured in a CBC TV series back in the early 80's called Danger Bay. Not bad weekly show back then.
It's nice to see that you are travelling in Canada. Hopefully you will get to more spots while you're here.
My mom lives in Nanaimo. Love it there
I live in Burlington, ON - and even I didn't know Nanaimo, BC is this beautiful! The only thing I know of Nanaimo are the Nanaimo bars!
It's amazing that a guy like Noel from the UK is showing this and helping us appreciate all the places we could travel around the world! I look forward to seeing your future adventures and how you appreciate the smallest of things.
Many trips to Vancouver and the island since 1982 but have never been on the sea plane.
Diana Krall the jazz pianist and singer was born in Nanaimo!
That's right, Andrew. She and Elvis had a home in Nanoose Bay for a while. Elvis used to come into the grocery store where my wife works bringing the twins with him. That was some time ago. I'm sure they're all growed up by now.
@@dlittlester ...grown-up... groan!
I flew with Harbour Air on my last visit to Canada from UK, I was staying at Victoria . Loved every minute of it. would love to do it again.
Flying on the SeaPlanes into Nanaimo is the most amazing experience. I’ve done it twice so far, and I won’t go back to flying commercial into YCD (Nanaimo Cassidy) or even taking the ferry.
This video just made my heart ache. You got to visit my favourite place in the world.
I was on Harbor Air seaplane in 2009 (Vancouver to Victoria and back) and that was amazing experience!
We have a floatplane airline here in Seattle and they fly to Canada along with the islands and tourist flights. The main thing is they do otter maintenance and upgrades here for other airlines that fly them. I have seen harbor air planes here getting work.
Had the amazing opportunity this past summer to hike the remote West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island for 7 days. What made it even more memorable was a seaplane flight from the end of the trail from Port Renfrew to the beginning at Bamfield. It’s an amazing way to see this part of the world.
We flew Harbour Air in 2010 - a quiet flight so I got the right hand seat. I still remember the pilot's name - Proeman Pilley. Cool guy.
fabulous .. from CoalHarbour Vancouver .. with flights to Vancouver Island
Looks a great thanks for showing the experience.
Seeing this brings back a lot of memories in BC. You should have tried the Nanaimo bars, it is famous in Canada.
used to work for HA at the dock in vancouver, great company to work for! glad you enjoyed it
Very cool!
In September 2014, I flew on the Mail Run around a few of the isolated bays in that part of BC. I sat next to the pilot of C-FFHQ, a 1949 DHC- 2 Beaver, 203rd airframe, which still had its original PW radial engine. Unforgettable experience! Just love the smell of Vancouver whenever I visit this favorite destination of ours
That’s where I grew up! (Plus other areas across the Island) - Seaplanes were very common - used to watch them for hours.
Super cool to see you in my home town after watching your videos for so long!
welcome to vancouver island noel glad you enjoyed the Turbo Otter
I took Harbour Air from Vancouver to Victoria (Twin Otter) then back from Nanaimo to Vancouver (Otter) in August. Great and inexpensive way to get to Vancouver Island or any of the smaller islands. I grew up on the island (Victoria) and my family are up island (Duncan/Nanaimo) now. Most visitors are surprised at how large Vancouver Island is (about have the size of Ireland). The island has some pretty large mountains with Golden Hinde (2197 m/7208 ft) being the tallest.
Thanks for sharing!
welcome to my hometown...hope you enjoyed your stay
Love this!! I live in Victoria, which you previously filmed a helijet ride in on. The seaplanes here are amazing and I am glad you got to experience the beauty over here - Nanaimo is a lovely extension of Vancouver Island. Cheers
Awesome last few videos from BC. Lived in Vancouver my entire life and have never done the harbour air experience. Might have to give it go very soon.
Flew harbour air a few years ago Vancouver to Victoria was amazing!!
If they were still around I would like to fly a "floatplane" airline that would actually fly the type of clippers Pan-Am used to fly nearly 100 years ago.
Sad to day they were pretty much phased out do financial reasons
Ohh that plane across the southern pacific of pre-ww2, would be one of my dreams to fly
I'm so fortunate to be living on the Island, but working often in Vancouver - I've had the chance to fly between Vic and Van some 10 times with Harbour Air - and it's always incredible.
One of the best footages of your channel! It was a pleasure to watch =)
Thanks a lot!
Noel is putting out the best content out of all the Aviation TH-camrs!!!
What a great way to spend the day.Vancouver area is so beautiful
It really is!
3:36 i lived across the waters by grouse moutain. I love north van ✌
Awesome video Noel, loved it, thank you for sharing mate.
My pleasure!
Hi Noel, nice trip...you are right, it is so just really cool! Never been on a seaplane and BC is on my list! Nanaimo does look lovely and that crunchy Fish n Chips is calling me...also the fresh salmon grilled with veg. I hear-tell is wonderful over there....one day!
I'm so glad you came to visit Canada. I've loved every video. Love Vancouver and BC.
Welcome to BC and Vancouver Island :)
I went from Nanaimo to Vancouver on harbor air it was awesome.
Now you're in my part of the world... great episode!
So you won't hear a safety briefing with the phrase "In the unlikely event of a water landing..." from Harbor Air?
Oh yes Noel that would be a day out I would thoroughly enjoy. Sea plane ride, bit of exploring and some fresh fish and chips. For the experience I would say good value for your dollar / Quid.
I have always dreamed of flying in a seaplane... and now you give me the opportunity to experience that with your video... thanks so much, Noel my buddy... be blessed
My pleasure 😊
Thank you for profiling our beautiful west coast of Canada. We live in Vancouver aka Lotus Land and absolutely love all that BC has to offer. Great video!
Great Video Noel, I live on Vancouver island so it was very nice watching this. Check out Victoria soon!
It looks like an awesome experience. I've been to Vancouver and had no idea this was possible. Will definitely check it out on my next visit.
You should!
That $140 round trip is also WAY cheaper than a roundtrip on BC Ferries!
Shame you didn't come down to Victoria! We have tons of beautiful places right downtown!
That's a bucket lister for me. I've no idea when I will be back in Vancouver, but I plan on taking a floatplane to Victoria on Vancouver Island. It's a shame that I never got out to Vancouver Island last time I was there, but hopefully next time.
I love the name of the planes if u ever come to the outback of Australia i will show u my people and arts!! U show us so much of the world and we love it.
Hello again Worldly Neighbor I see your worldly journeys brings you back to our Pacific Northwest !!!!welcome back!!!!
I love flying Harbour Air! So good. Best way to get between Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
Hi Noel, My wife and I did a Harbour Air DH3 Otter from Victoria to Vancouver. There were 13 seats in the cabin, and 14 passengers. My wife could not believe her luck, when she was selected to sit in the co-pilot's seat for the entire trip. When we arrived in Vancouver, her wide grin, from ear to ear, said it all. Thanks to the crew. Amazing flight. Recommend Butchart Gardens when visiting Vancouver Island, at the rear of the gardens is an idyllic white sand beach. Truly stunning. Regards, Vic from London England.
Also the Tw Otter and Beaver were built in Canada specifically this kind of work
I used to take Harbour air over to Nanaimo ever month or so for work. Such a great flight! Enjoy! ( Flying co-pilot is a real treat)
Hi great content, i used to fly in Grumond Goose and the Grumond otter out of Terrance to The Queen Charlotte Is years ago. can think there are many of these on the go now.
Keep up the awesome videos you a ABSOLUTE LEGENDDD
Thanks! Will do!
With Canadian (originally British), family, took a road trip all the way across Canada from East Coast, 80Km from Toronto, out to Vancouver Island. Wonderful! Then a ferry down to the US and back to the East Coast of Canada via the top of the USA. Now that's a road trip. (Took a float plane ride in The Maldives a few years ago, after 2 flights to The Maldives in Emirates 777s.)
. "Have a good flight. Come say 'Hi' after." How often do you hear that?
. 1,000 feet. Nice and intimate with the earth.
. Then there's the evident charm of Nanaimo. I could have seen more of that.
. "Crunch!" Yes. I actually heard you bite into the batter on the fish and chips. You >know< our salivaries went into overdrive with all that. (Wagging my finger at you.) You did that deliberately!
. Yep. My first impression was right. I have enjoyed this one to the max.
I've used that Harbour Air service, it's a great experience, the scenery is AMAZING! Came from Gatwick Airport to Vancouver int Airport, short bus ride to Harbour Airport, then on to Nanaimo.
The views flying across Georgia Straight are incredible and Nanaimo is very nice. Glad you had some nice weather for it! My favourite place to visit while in Nanaimo is Saysutshun Newcastle Island, which is just a 10 minute water taxi ride from the harbour front. I've flown on Harbour Air's Twin Otters a couple of times - the landing is a different sensation. 😁
It certainly is nice to HEAR you give reviews rather than having to read tiny print scrolling by...thank you. Safe travels.
If you like Canadian made float planes, you can go to the Maldives. They use deHavilland Twin Otter float planes to island hop there
Welcome to Vancouver Island, Noel.
My friend , take a flight to Victoria, or even better, thake the ferry and then go visit the Royal British Columbia museum. You will not regret it.
The safety video on the seaplane was amazing even in Maldives the seaplane service providers don’t follow that protocol or they don’t have such kind of arrangement on the seaplane’s safety features
and happy although not surprised you enjoyed your visit to my part of the world.
Great video! Always enjoy watching!
Thank you very much!
Vancouver is one of the coolest places, I did the seaplane from there to Victoria (and back) in 2012.... amazing period personally, great to re-visit via your video.
way more destinations now, wow.
Brilliant as usual. Aurigny used to run Twin Otters over to Alderney in the 1980s before returning to the tried and tested NB Islander and Trilander. Never been on a turbo otter though. Vroom vroom. 🦦
Great video! I'm originally from Campbell River, about an hour north of Nanaimo. Most beautiful scenery.
You didn't have a Nanaimo bar whilst in Nanaimo however. That's a shame.
Thanks for watching!
For the true seaplane experience you should go to the Maldives and fly the barefoot airline out to the islands. Nothing like it, some of the approaches they use are near vertical.