The aircraft in the first photo are DeHavilland (now owned by Bombardier) Otters, probably the Turbine Super Otters.
The original radial engined Otters are one of the great bush planes of all time. Cheers, frank On February 20, 2016 10:05:37 AM EST, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >Very appropriate! > >I haven't seen many float planes. I remember a Cessna 185 on Kariba & >the >Empire Flying Boats which flew from London (the Thames) to Durban >harbour >via Egypt & a lot of lakes on the way until about 1958. The Zambezi >above >Vic Falls & Lake Mcilwaine just outside Salisbury & the Vaal Dam are >three I >can remember. We also had a Catalina in Phalaborwa for about a year >doing >some kind of geological surveys at low level with sensors hanging down. >Of >course, Catalinas can operate from normal runways too. > >Alan C > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rick Womer >Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 4:44 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - Floatplane Base > >Alan, > >Actually, these guys (based just a bit up the bay) have been hired for >air deliveries of the K-1: > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18135113&size=lg > >Free fish-eye lens included with each shipment! > >Rick >http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > >On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 9:01 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> >wrote: >> Woods! Well caught, Rick! >> J >> >> Thanks, Alan..sorry, Rick! >> J >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 20, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> >wrote: >>> >>> Well caught, Alan! >>> J >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Feb 19, 2016, at 8:24 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> K1 supply chain? A very interesting scene. >>>> >>>> Alan C >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Rick Womer >>>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 4:15 AM >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> Subject: PESO - Floatplane Base >>>> >>>> We interrupt this K-1 drooling (and arguing) to bring you a >~photograph~ >>>> ! >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18184422&size=lg >>>> >>>> Another Vancouver shot with the K-5 and DA 50-200. >>>> >>>> Comments appreciated. >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus >software. >>>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >> follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
