Seaplane Question

ECA’s real Grumman Goose, again ?….

it seems there is hope ;

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/41278-croatias-european-coastal-airlines-to-start-intl-ops

friendly,

Etienne

Poor excuse, time to brush up on your Croation! 😉 Project looks like a mover.

The ECA “phantom” ………

I don’t understand that language, but seeing the pics, it seems there is any hope for a restored version
of their former Grumman Goose 🙂 ;

http://www.24sata.hr/tech/oldtimer-meu-avionima-prije-12-god-parkirali-ga-u-slavoniji-434997

wishing you a good week-end,

friendly,
Etienne

the Croatian ‘phantom’ …..

with pleasure, ……..

but please keep us informed about THE ‘Grumman Goose’

friendly,

Etienne

Great photos, thanks for keeping us informed!

most recent ECA news !!

just for the photo’s ; http://www.glasistre.hr/multimedija/pula_istra/u-pulu-iz-splita-hidroavionom-stigli-prvi-putnici-497671

but NOTHING concerning their ‘phantom’ Grumman Goose 🙁

friendly,

Etienne

is there still hope for a ECA ‘Grumman Goose’ in 2015 ??

maybe….. see § ‘In November…’ in :

http://wire.seenews.com/news/interview-european-coastal-airlines-launching-split-rab-rab-zagreb-routes-441380

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Etienne

I guess they would prefer to promote the ‘modern’ image to the paying public and the authorative overlords whereas ‘we’ in the know obviously prefer the more historic side!

ECA expands, but ……

the last ECA news, ;
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/seaplanes-return-to-rijeka-croatia-after-90-years-as-eca-expands/article/416702

BUT…..what about the Grumman Goose :confused:

friendly,
Etienne

ECA ‘s GOOSE this year ???

well, I mailed to ECA, to know more about their (phantom) GOOSE, & got this reply 🙂

[HTML]Dear Mr. Kervyn,

Thank You for Your interest in European Coastal Ailrines.

Our Goose will be in service from November on.

Please stay tuned on our website and our Facebook Page for more information to be released soon.

Jelena Šimundža

European Coastal Airlines (ECA) | Europski Obalni Avioprijevoznik d.o.o. |
ECA new small

Put Divulja 7 | 21217 Kastel Stafilic | Croatia |

sales@ec-air.eu | T: +385 21 444 818 |

EU-VAT HR24689759592 | IBAN HR0923300031100204290 |

www.ec-air.eu | We connect Croatia |[/HTML]

Impatient to see……..

friendly Etienne

ECA ???

now it seems to be really !!:) :

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/30811-croatias-european-coastal-airlines-launches-seaplane-flights

friendly,

Etienne

ECA Twotter……..

Hello Mike,

here you can see one resting on the ground…. & in the new (?) ECA paint-scheme ;

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?id=2488545,2488546,2488547

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Etienne

I was showing a pilot acquaintance round U-Tapao(Thailand)airfield ten days ago when I spotted a splash of dayglow between a couple of hangers.It was a Grumman Albatross ,there is already one as gate guardian at the entrance to the Thai navy site .It shows on google earth.

thanks, Mike…
indeed, the Twin Otter is a fine plane, but I prefer views of the ‘good/old’ Gr. GOOSE/WIDGEON…

friendly, Etienne

Nice Twotter pic Kervyn. They are real work horses. I’ve never seen one on the ground unless it’s loading/unloading or undergoing maintenance. Nice machines to fly in too. Would still rather one of the old piston engine Grummans though.

will this livery be the new one ??

http://www.insel-lopud.de/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/European-coastal-airline.jpg

friendly, Etienne

It’s amazing how many machines of this era are still flying in the backwoods areas of the US and Canada so I think the conjecture that there may still be examples of the venerable machines still slogging around the lakes and rivers over there, particularly in British Columbia and possibly over on the east side of Canada too as there are plenty of large expanses of water where they would prove ideal.

It would be worth going to Croatia just to experience a trip on one of these aircraft, though Croatia is an otherwise beautiful place, I’m told, and well worth a visit.

I imagine the aircraft are made by Pilatus, being Swiss. I can’t recall the specific name.

As for the venerable Widgeon/Goose, I get the feeling there are quite a number still flying in Canada and Alaska.

http://www.croatiaweek.com/first-seaplane-set-to-fly-to-croatian-islands-next-month/

Great news for the project!

No visiting birds in Europe to my knowledge. You can see a Widgeon in the Portugese museum at Alverca and there is a Widgeon N28679 in the seaplane museum at Biscarrosse in France. The last flying Widgeon was probably the Flying Bulls OE-FWS which crashed on 29/3/2005.