Had one misfiring on me a few years ago in heavy rain...west coast heavy rain! Took another occurrence to get the engineers serious about it and found moisture was getting into a mag/mag wiring, problem solved.

Check yer PM's F4...I may be able to put some wind back in your sails...

My foray into a flying was a whole new career for me.

And, you will not need 1000hrs on type to fly the west coast...'nother myth busted. There definitely IS a shortage of experienced floaters.

A few points first off: Not sure why you would have to own a seaplane in order to fly one...some people actually pay you to fly their aircraft. :shock: Also don't let age and a lack of funds deter you from your dreams, where there's a will there's a way. :idea: I re-started my career in my early 30'...

The Mexican place is closed for the winter. I second the Dingy Dock Pub...a short ferry ride to Protection Island...don't get run over by a seaplane.

Della Falls is at the head of Great Central Lake coming down from some alpine lakes above in two sets of falls if I remember correctly. I use to do tours up there over Strathcona Park and the Comox Glacier in a 172. It's not a tight box canyon per se but more of a set of lakes on stepped ledges/benc...

There's a 737 on the bottom off Chemainus, Vancouver Island.

http://www.artificialreef.bc.ca/index.p ... &Itemid=10

Glad to be enjoying the desert sun on days like that.

Movement in the industry perhaps...

You should educate yourself before making a statement like that 'viccoastdog'. There are other airlines using the HA/WCA dock in YHC while at least three other airlines use the dock at the Westin Bayshore just down the road in Coal Harbour. Passengers do have a choice.

Well said Gannet.

Pretty sure that was Steven Wallace (Rusty's son) who got a yank in the wig. Hopefully Nascar will give the offender a word or two.

Good question "soak", one I asked myself when starting out. Kinda got it figured out after 10 years flogging floats on the west coast, I'm no expert but find these techniques help a lot. Using your throttle is the first technique you should get familiar with. As you approach a gust pull the throttle...

Rowdy wrote:Deffinatly go see Alex or the Bear at Ft. Langley!! CDQ is a great machine to learn on and their super accomodating.

Wow! Nobody ever said floaters were good at spelling. "Definitely...they're...accommodating."

HA goes to the downtown core of Nanaimo whereas Seair goes to Departure Bay where the ferries dock.

At least you didn't get your shoes wet...lemme guess...JFL at Phantom Lake.

...and the fog.

2nd vote for La Croix

You bet, check your PM's.

I like your thinking stl, just got back from Arizona.

Good advise, be careful with your ears. They are very susceptible to damage from the water pressure and infection from water borne viruses. I once lost my medical for a month due to inflammation and required medication to treat them...I gave up diving after that.

Good point, I could never understand why our windspeed max.(30 knots) here on the south coast is lower than the central/north coast max winds...we're still flying the same aircraft.

Guess nothing would get done on the north coast if you quit when winds hit 30.

Ditto.

Great job once you get it, ya gotta have determination to get here though.

Excellent post, North Shore.

Very sad to hear. Rob taught me to fly a Beaver on Lac La Croix and left with me lessons I'll never forget. Even on days when the weather was crappy with clouds at treetop level he didn't hesitate when I said I wouldn't do the trip...he would hop in NFI and get the job done...no questions asked, a s...