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De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (N50KA)
Turbine Otter in San Juan Islands, Washington.
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Very nice but I prefer the R-1340 variety
Chalet, the original version with the R-1340 has some pleasing classic lines and was undoubtedly more fuel efficient. But the operators found the turbines to offer more power and less frequent maintenance. It's great that they can keep flying these older aircraft and Kenmore keeps theirs in excellent shape.
I can only see one pilot, in the right hand seat, and he appears to operating the aircraft. Is that standard for that aircraft, given that we fixed wing pilots normally fly from the left hand seat!
The left seat guy (pilot) is likely moving thru the cabin or at the cabin door on the port side... preparing to exit and move down onto the top of the port side float in preparation to secure a line on the pier for docking.
No doubt, this aircraft operating for Kenmore Air normally carries a flight crew of two - a pilot and co-pilot - when flying.
No doubt, this aircraft operating for Kenmore Air normally carries a flight crew of two - a pilot and co-pilot - when flying.
Good question Beegeo and thanks for the response cliff. Kenmore does operate many single-pilot flights, as in this case. The pilot usually does fly from the left seat; this might have been an exception. They're pretty skilled with jumping out after shutting the engine down, and then securing the plane to the pier without any assistance. Seems challenging but they do it well. The turboprop engine helps with taxiing because the prop can be reversed to slow the taxi speed to a crawl.
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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09-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Near Everett, WA | 18:02 PDT | Last seen 18:58 PDT | 0:56 |
09-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lopez Island (S31) | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 17:37 PDT | 17:41 PDT | 0:03 |
09-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Windsock (4WA4) | First seen 16:47 PDT | 17:25 PDT | 0:37 |
09-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Seattle, WA | First seen 15:46 PDT | Last seen 15:57 PDT | 0:11 |
09-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Everett, WA | First seen 11:36 PDT | Last seen 12:30 PDT | 0:54 |
09-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Seattle, WA | First seen 10:00 PDT | Last seen 11:00 PDT | 0:59 |
08-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Victoria, BC | Victoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport (CBZ7) | First seen 10:02 PDT | 11:56 PDT | 1:53 |
08-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Victoria, BC | First seen 08:32 PDT | Last seen 09:15 PDT | 0:42 |
08-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Seattle Private Number One (WN01) | First seen 08:01 PDT | 08:11 PDT | 0:10 |
07-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Nanaimo, BC | Near Everett, WA | First seen 10:54 PDT | Last seen 15:11 PDT | 4:16 |
07-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Nanaimo, BC | First seen 08:36 PDT | Last seen 10:12 PDT | 1:36 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Near Everett, WA | 17:59 PDT | Last seen 18:38 PDT | 0:39 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Roche Harbor (WA09) | 15:39 PDT | 17:26 PDT | 1:46 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 15:22 PDT | 15:26 PDT | 0:04 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Clam Harbor (WA35) | First seen 14:32 PDT | 15:11 PDT | 0:38 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Near Everett, WA | 12:56 PDT | Last seen 13:35 PDT | 0:39 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Friday Harbor, WA | Near Friday Harbor, WA | First seen 12:42 PDT | 12:43 PDT | 0:01 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Friday Harbor, WA | First seen 11:30 PDT | 12:09 PDT | 0:38 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Near Seattle, WA | 10:30 PDT | 11:09 PDT | 0:39 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Friday Harbor, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | First seen 10:07 PDT | 10:10 PDT | 0:03 |
06-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Friday Harbor, WA | First seen 08:56 PDT | 09:57 PDT | 1:00 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Near Everett, WA | 18:02 PDT | Last seen 18:43 PDT | 0:40 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | First seen 17:05 PDT | 17:44 PDT | 0:39 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Near Everett, WA | 15:53 PDT | Last seen 16:30 PDT | 0:36 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 15:28 PDT | 15:36 PDT | 0:08 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Clam Harbor (WA35) | First seen 14:39 PDT | 15:17 PDT | 0:38 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Near Everett, WA | 12:59 PDT | Last seen 13:38 PDT | 0:38 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Friday Harbor, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | First seen 12:36 PDT | 12:40 PDT | 0:04 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Friday Harbor, WA | First seen 11:49 PDT | 12:27 PDT | 0:37 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Seattle Private Number One (WN01) | 10:36 PDT | 11:16 PDT | 0:39 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Roche Harbor (WA09) | 09:23 PDT | 09:29 PDT | 0:05 |
05-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Clam Harbor (WA35) | First seen 08:40 PDT | 09:15 PDT | 0:35 |
04-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Near Everett, WA | 15:34 PDT | Last seen 16:09 PDT | 0:35 |
04-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 15:18 PDT | 15:22 PDT | 0:04 |
04-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Clam Harbor (WA35) | First seen 14:28 PDT | 15:07 PDT | 0:38 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Near Everett, WA | 17:57 PDT | Last seen 18:38 PDT | 0:41 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Friday Harbor, WA | Clam Harbor (WA35) | First seen 15:50 PDT | 17:44 PDT | 1:53 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Near Friday Harbor, WA | 15:25 PDT | 15:31 PDT | 0:05 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | 13:26 PDT | 15:10 PDT | 1:43 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Near Everett, WA | 11:39 PDT | Last seen 12:21 PDT | 0:41 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | 10:44 PDT | 11:23 PDT | 0:39 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Near Seattle, WA | 08:59 PDT | 09:55 PDT | 0:55 |
03-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 07:36 PDT | 08:48 PDT | 1:11 |
02-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Clam Harbor (WA35) | Near Everett, WA | 18:00 PDT | Last seen 19:01 PDT | 1:01 |
02-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lopez Island (S31) | Clam Harbor (WA35) | 17:43 PDT | 17:49 PDT | 0:06 |
02-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Windsock (4WA4) | First seen 16:23 PDT | 17:31 PDT | 1:08 |
02-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Everett, WA | First seen 09:36 PDT | Last seen 15:34 PDT | 5:57 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lopez Island (S31) | Near Everett, WA | 17:48 PDT | Last seen 18:22 PDT | 0:33 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Lopez Island (S31) | 17:30 PDT | 17:34 PDT | 0:04 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 16:39 PDT | 17:18 PDT | 0:39 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lopez Island (S31) | Near Seattle, WA | 15:28 PDT | Last seen 16:05 PDT | 0:37 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | Lopez Island (S31) | 15:14 PDT | 15:17 PDT | 0:02 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 15:01 PDT | 15:07 PDT | 0:06 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | 13:30 PDT | 14:44 PDT | 1:14 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Friday Harbor, WA | Near Everett, WA | First seen 11:21 PDT | Last seen 12:08 PDT | 0:46 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | First seen 10:30 PDT | 11:05 PDT | 0:35 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Roche Harbor (WA09) | Near Seattle, WA | 09:17 PDT | Last seen 09:54 PDT | 0:37 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Friday Harbor, WA | Roche Harbor (WA09) | First seen 08:58 PDT | 09:03 PDT | 0:04 |
01-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Friday Harbor (KFHR) | 07:53 PDT | 08:50 PDT | 0:56 |
29-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Victoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport (CBZ7) | First seen 14:02 PDT | 14:44 PDT | 0:42 |
29-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Victoria, BC | Seattle Private Number One (WN01) | First seen 12:50 PDT | 13:25 PDT | 0:35 |
29-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Victoria, BC | First seen 11:32 PDT | Last seen 12:11 PDT | 0:38 |
29-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Seattle Private Number One (WN01) | First seen 08:31 PDT | 10:50 PDT | 2:19 |
28-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Mansons Landing, BC | Near Everett, WA | First seen 14:30 PDT | Last seen 15:57 PDT | 1:27 |
28-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Cortes Island, BC | First seen 11:02 PDT | Last seen 13:19 PDT | 2:17 |
28-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Seattle Private Number One (WN01) | First seen 08:33 PDT | 08:40 PDT | 0:07 |
27-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Victoria, BC | Near Everett, WA | First seen 16:06 PDT | Last seen 18:53 PDT | 2:46 |
27-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Victoria, BC | Victoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport (CBZ7) | First seen 12:30 PDT | 15:20 PDT | 2:50 |
27-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Victoria, BC | First seen 10:50 PDT | Last seen 12:02 PDT | 1:11 |
27-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Everett, WA | First seen 09:16 PDT | Last seen 09:24 PDT | 0:07 |
27-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Near Seattle, WA | First seen 08:10 PDT | Last seen 08:20 PDT | 0:10 |
26-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Seattle, WA | Near Everett, WA | First seen 14:59 PDT | Last seen 15:08 PDT | 0:08 |
26-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Cortes Island, BC | Near Seattle, WA | First seen 12:21 PDT | Last seen 14:40 PDT | 2:19 |
26-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Nanaimo, BC | Near Mansons Landing, BC | First seen 10:33 PDT | Last seen 11:32 PDT | 0:59 |
26-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Everett, WA | Nanaimo/Long Lake Water Airport (CAT3) | First seen 08:38 PDT | 09:59 PDT | 1:21 |
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