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De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (N50KA) - Turbine Otter in San Juan Islands, Washington.
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De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (N50KA)

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Turbine Otter in San Juan Islands, Washington.

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chalet
Very nice but I prefer the R-1340 variety
Philip TerpstraPhoto Uploader
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.
BEEGEO
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!
cliff731
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.
Philip TerpstraPhoto Uploader
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
09-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 18:02 PDT Last seen 18:58 PDT 0:56
09-Jul-2025 UnknownLopez Island ()Friday Harbor () 17:37 PDT 17:41 PDT 0:03
09-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WAWindsock () First seen 16:47 PDT 17:25 PDT 0:37
09-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Seattle, WA First seen 15:46 PDT Last seen 15:57 PDT 0:11
09-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Everett, WA First seen 11:36 PDT Last seen 12:30 PDT 0:54
09-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Seattle, WA First seen 10:00 PDT Last seen 11:00 PDT 0:59
08-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Victoria, BCVictoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport () First seen 10:02 PDT 11:56 PDT 1:53
08-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Victoria, BC First seen 08:32 PDT Last seen 09:15 PDT 0:42
08-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WASeattle Private Number One () First seen 08:01 PDT 08:11 PDT 0:10
07-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Nanaimo, BCNear Everett, WA First seen 10:54 PDT Last seen 15:11 PDT 4:16
07-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Nanaimo, BC First seen 08:36 PDT Last seen 10:12 PDT 1:36
06-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 17:59 PDT Last seen 18:38 PDT 0:39
06-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Roche Harbor () 15:39 PDT 17:26 PDT 1:46
06-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Friday Harbor () 15:22 PDT 15:26 PDT 0:04
06-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAClam Harbor () First seen 14:32 PDT 15:11 PDT 0:38
06-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 12:56 PDT Last seen 13:35 PDT 0:39
06-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Friday Harbor, WANear Friday Harbor, WA First seen 12:42 PDT 12:43 PDT 0:01
06-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Friday Harbor, WA First seen 11:30 PDT 12:09 PDT 0:38
06-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Near Seattle, WA 10:30 PDT 11:09 PDT 0:39
06-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Friday Harbor, WAFriday Harbor () First seen 10:07 PDT 10:10 PDT 0:03
06-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Friday Harbor, WA First seen 08:56 PDT 09:57 PDT 1:00
05-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 18:02 PDT Last seen 18:43 PDT 0:40
05-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WARoche Harbor () First seen 17:05 PDT 17:44 PDT 0:39
05-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 15:53 PDT Last seen 16:30 PDT 0:36
05-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Friday Harbor () 15:28 PDT 15:36 PDT 0:08
05-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAClam Harbor () First seen 14:39 PDT 15:17 PDT 0:38
05-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 12:59 PDT Last seen 13:38 PDT 0:38
05-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Friday Harbor, WARoche Harbor () First seen 12:36 PDT 12:40 PDT 0:04
05-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Friday Harbor, WA First seen 11:49 PDT 12:27 PDT 0:37
05-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Seattle Private Number One () 10:36 PDT 11:16 PDT 0:39
05-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Roche Harbor () 09:23 PDT 09:29 PDT 0:05
05-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAClam Harbor () First seen 08:40 PDT 09:15 PDT 0:35
04-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 15:34 PDT Last seen 16:09 PDT 0:35
04-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Friday Harbor () 15:18 PDT 15:22 PDT 0:04
04-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAClam Harbor () First seen 14:28 PDT 15:07 PDT 0:38
03-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 17:57 PDT Last seen 18:38 PDT 0:41
03-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Friday Harbor, WAClam Harbor () First seen 15:50 PDT 17:44 PDT 1:53
03-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Near Friday Harbor, WA 15:25 PDT 15:31 PDT 0:05
03-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WARoche Harbor () 13:26 PDT 15:10 PDT 1:43
03-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 11:39 PDT Last seen 12:21 PDT 0:41
03-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WARoche Harbor () 10:44 PDT 11:23 PDT 0:39
03-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Near Seattle, WA 08:59 PDT 09:55 PDT 0:55
03-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAFriday Harbor () 07:36 PDT 08:48 PDT 1:11
02-Jul-2025 UnknownClam Harbor ()Near Everett, WA 18:00 PDT Last seen 19:01 PDT 1:01
02-Jul-2025 UnknownLopez Island ()Clam Harbor () 17:43 PDT 17:49 PDT 0:06
02-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAWindsock () First seen 16:23 PDT 17:31 PDT 1:08
02-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Everett, WA First seen 09:36 PDT Last seen 15:34 PDT 5:57
01-Jul-2025 UnknownLopez Island ()Near Everett, WA 17:48 PDT Last seen 18:22 PDT 0:33
01-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Lopez Island () 17:30 PDT 17:34 PDT 0:04
01-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WAFriday Harbor () 16:39 PDT 17:18 PDT 0:39
01-Jul-2025 UnknownLopez Island ()Near Seattle, WA 15:28 PDT Last seen 16:05 PDT 0:37
01-Jul-2025 UnknownFriday Harbor ()Lopez Island () 15:14 PDT 15:17 PDT 0:02
01-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Friday Harbor () 15:01 PDT 15:07 PDT 0:06
01-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WARoche Harbor () 13:30 PDT 14:44 PDT 1:14
01-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Friday Harbor, WANear Everett, WA First seen 11:21 PDT Last seen 12:08 PDT 0:46
01-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WAFriday Harbor () First seen 10:30 PDT 11:05 PDT 0:35
01-Jul-2025 UnknownRoche Harbor ()Near Seattle, WA 09:17 PDT Last seen 09:54 PDT 0:37
01-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Friday Harbor, WARoche Harbor () First seen 08:58 PDT 09:03 PDT 0:04
01-Jul-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WAFriday Harbor () 07:53 PDT 08:50 PDT 0:56
29-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WAVictoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport () First seen 14:02 PDT 14:44 PDT 0:42
29-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Victoria, BCSeattle Private Number One () First seen 12:50 PDT 13:25 PDT 0:35
29-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Victoria, BC First seen 11:32 PDT Last seen 12:11 PDT 0:38
29-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WASeattle Private Number One () First seen 08:31 PDT 10:50 PDT 2:19
28-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Mansons Landing, BCNear Everett, WA First seen 14:30 PDT Last seen 15:57 PDT 1:27
28-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Cortes Island, BC First seen 11:02 PDT Last seen 13:19 PDT 2:17
28-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WASeattle Private Number One () First seen 08:33 PDT 08:40 PDT 0:07
27-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Victoria, BCNear Everett, WA First seen 16:06 PDT Last seen 18:53 PDT 2:46
27-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Victoria, BCVictoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport () First seen 12:30 PDT 15:20 PDT 2:50
27-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Victoria, BC First seen 10:50 PDT Last seen 12:02 PDT 1:11
27-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Everett, WA First seen 09:16 PDT Last seen 09:24 PDT 0:07
27-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANear Seattle, WA First seen 08:10 PDT Last seen 08:20 PDT 0:10
26-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Seattle, WANear Everett, WA First seen 14:59 PDT Last seen 15:08 PDT 0:08
26-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Cortes Island, BCNear Seattle, WA First seen 12:21 PDT Last seen 14:40 PDT 2:19
26-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Nanaimo, BCNear Mansons Landing, BC First seen 10:33 PDT Last seen 11:32 PDT 0:59
26-Jun-2025 UnknownNear Everett, WANanaimo/Long Lake Water Airport () First seen 08:38 PDT 09:59 PDT 1:21
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