How many planes does Harbour Air have???

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:39 pm

I've just watched about 39 of them land out my window in Vic Harbour in the last 10 mins....

Ok, Ok. Maybe not 39, but lots.... Looks like business is good, well done to HA and their crews.

STL

Ralliart · Post by **Ralliart** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:48 pm

TC database says 27

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:49 pm

Ralliart wrote:TC database says 27

Computer geek.....!

STL

TerrainTerrain · Post by **TerrainTerrain** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:53 pm

Do you live or work right on the harbour? Either way, I'm envious!

Glory. · Post by **Glory.** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:59 am

Their floatplane takes off every morning at 7:45, the tips of the blade apparently break the sound barrier and you can hear it for about 5 blocks when its in the takeoff roll.

Human Factor · Post by **Human Factor** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:42 pm

About 6 months ago, I was talking with one of their engineers in YVR and he mentioned that they were just starting their 14th Vazar Turbo Otter conversion. They've probably done 10 more since then!

Oh, how I wish they had a maintenance facility here in Victoria...

jspitfire · Post by **jspitfire** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:40 pm

I saw this one go into their hangar at YVR about a month ago, lookls like the next addition to the fleet.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1168630/M

Nice to see they are adding new routes as well. They just started flying Langley airport to Victoria Harbour with one of the amphib otters. Should be good for those people that live out in the Fraser Valley.

Unusual Attitude · Post by **Unusual Attitude** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:16 pm

Actually 33 aircraft. HA currently operates 12 Turbo Otters on the South Coast. One more is currently being converted. Another flies for North Pacific Seaplanes out of Rupert and the last one is heading to Malta to fly on amphibs. (15 Turbo Otters total) HA also has 14 Beavers; 7 flying on the South Coast, 6 flying for NPA and one on rebuild. They also have a C172 (not used commercially) and an R44. That leaves one C185 (based in Van) and the Twin Otter than flies for AirSealines in Greece.

BTW Reduced RPM takeoffs (2000rpm as opposed to 2200) are used whenever safely possible in order to reduce the impact of prop noise.

HA's summer schedule will have over 100 scheduled Otter flights each weekday with multiple aircraft operating on the busy flights.

jspitfire · Post by **jspitfire** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:37 pm

What is the R44 used for? I see one fly in and out of the harbour air hangar at YVR every once and a while, but I didn't know Harbour Air owned it. Seems odd that a large float operation would have an R44.

Unusual Attitude · Post by **Unusual Attitude** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:24 pm

R44 is the owner's toy -- he uses it to commute between Van and his home in Pemberton. It's also on the OC and they use it infrequently for charters -- mainly log boom inspection work.

husky · Post by **husky** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:25 pm

I find it amusing that the owner uses the R44 to commute when he lives 30 seconds from the pemberton airport. I believe I've also seen his helicopter buzzing around when I was out hunting, is it painted black?