New Flying boat service on the Clyde.

A recent advert in ‘Flight International’ from Loch Lomond Seaplanes was inviting suitably qualified pilots with DHC-2 Turbine Beaver type ratings and relevant floatplane experience (1000hrs) to apply for a job…

I couldnt help thinking that the chances of a UK pilot landing the job was pretty remote….

The Caravan is planned as an addition to the C206.

I thought Caravans had certification issues in the UK?

I believe the issues are concerning carrying fare paying passengers in night IMC because of its single engine…no matter how reliable its been (and the PWC PT-6 has a very good record).

Sadly no Beaver on floats for this company due to certification problems. Instead it should be a Cessna Caravan.

I thought Caravans had certification issues in the UK? I heard that it was a Cessna 206 floatplane that they were using?

“The seaplane service will put Glasgow and the West of Scotland in the same league as the Maldives…….”

I know aircraft are getting blamed for global warming, but this is taking it too far!! 😎

Caa says no to float Beaver

Sadly no Beaver on floats for this company due to certification problems. Instead it should be a Cessna Caravan.

IIRC they are remaufacturing Beavers and Otters in Canada…if it aint broke….

TT

Twas a jest for my colleagues 😉

LL have announced they will be using two Beavers. Any idea which ones?

Seaflite has/had two up that way, one still registered G-BVER and the other G-DHCB which I flagged up earlier here: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53375. The latter seems to have been transferred to the Canadian register.

Would a Turbo version be better I wonder given the scarcity and cost of AVGAS?

And maybe later they can get a Grumman Goose and do proper flying boats trips. (Does that help keep it historic? :diablo: )

Love to fly in a Goose, but if they get an Antilles re-built one is that classed as a new one, or Historic?

A flight in a floatplane Beaver for £110 – there’s gotta be a demand for that.

There is from me! Operating from Glasgow you’ve got a huge customer base. It should be a success. You don’t even have to take people somewhere – they should be able to find a market for pleasure flights returning to the Clyde Seaplane base.

And maybe later they can get a Grumman Goose and do proper flying boats trips. (Does that help keep it historic? :diablo: )

From what I picked up on the Radio 2 News fares will start at £110 – didn’t say where that’s from/to though.

A flight in a floatplane Beaver for £110 – there’s gotta be a demand for that.

Roger Smith.

Cessna C206? Been on Emmerdale a few times. You can spot it moored up sometimes whilst driving up the Loch.

I think this should be moved to GA. 😉

Mod, some of us are talking about a Beaver. 🙂

Cessna C206? Been on Emmerdale a few times. You can spot it moored up sometimes whilst driving up the Loch.

I think this should be moved to GA. 😉

Its not a Beaver or an Otter its a Cessna T260S
Registered Owners: LOCH LOMOND SEAPLANES LTD
1 JOHN STREET LANE
HELENSBURGH
G84 9NA
UNITED KINGDOM

If you actually read the web site, you will see that we are talking about their second aircraft.

Eight in a Beaver – sounds cozy.

Its not a Beaver or an Otter its a Cessna T260S
Registered Owners: LOCH LOMOND SEAPLANES LTD
1 JOHN STREET LANE
HELENSBURGH
G84 9NA
UNITED KINGDOM

It is a triumph of determination for the owner, he has battled the beaurocrats for ages on this business. Those who had urgent business in the area of planned operations had only one option prior to this, rent a helicopter due to the lack of airfields and even airstrips. And at an average of £850 an hour that is very costly.

Dragons Den is a complete joke and most of the so called contestants are only there for free publicity and even though many are made to look like prats
they are so desperate they are happy to do it.

[QUOTE=DazDaMan]Sounds like a mucky film….! :diablo:
QUOTE]
DDM I realised that after I’d written it!
Seriously though a “Piston” Beaver will take 8 O.K. physically, but with luggage and on floats it must be on the limit I would have thought. I wish them well -but having flown in float plane Twin Otters around the Maldives, I think they are pushing the comparison a bit!

Wasnt this on Dragons Den? Something similar anyway!

Bruce

from memory wasnt the chap spectacularly bad with figures, and said something like the company bought the aircraft, but i own it…?

i think they laughed him out of there on his performance that night.

Wasnt this on Dragons Den? Something similar anyway!

Bruce

Eight in a Beaver – sounds cozy.

Sounds like a mucky film….! :diablo:

Seriously, though, I read this in the paper this morning and thought about posting it here, but wasn’t sure whether it was “Historic” enough! :rolleyes:

Certainly seems an interesting venture, though!