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[Victoria Watcher]

Munro Live is a YouTube channel that features Sandy Munro and other engineers from Munro & Associates. Munro is an engineering consulting firm and a world leader in reverse engineering, costing, and teardown benchmarking.

 

 

The Harbour Air eBeaver Electric Seaplane | Everything Electric Canada 2024

 

 

YouTube VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/vbu...yVjnzETV23m07Qa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quite interesting, lots of stats.

 

It can lift off at 14% angle (grade?), and apparently planes must be able to do at least 6.7% , and the original Beaver can barely make that.

 

Time for take-off has gone from 40 seconds to 27.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 September 2024 - 04:16 AM.

[Ismo07]

Munro Live is a YouTube channel that features Sandy Munro and other engineers from Munro & Associates. Munro is an engineering consulting firm and a world leader in reverse engineering, costing, and teardown benchmarking.

 

 

The Harbour Air eBeaver Electric Seaplane | Everything Electric Canada 2024

 

 

Quite interesting, lots of stats.

 

It can lift off at 14% angle (grade?), and apparently planes must be able to do at least 6.7% , and the original Beaver can barely make that.

 

Time for take-off has gone from 40 seconds to 27.

 

How close is this?  I recall when they started playing and testing with it, thinking that's going to take forever...

[Victoria Watcher]

2027.

[Victoria Watcher]

Harbour Air floats plan to fundraise for $500M campaign

 

 

The Share the Fare program donates ($1) for every passenger that flies on Fridays

 

 

https://www.vicnews....ampaign-7663810

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 24 November 2024 - 07:28 AM.

[Mike K.]

They hope to raise $500 million by donating $1 for every passenger that flies on a Friday?

[Victoria Watcher]

They hope to raise $500 million by donating $1 for every passenger that flies on a Friday?

 

I think they are a small part of a much larger campaign.

[Victoria Watcher]

Kenmore Air is adding a new service between Victoria and Washington state starting in May.

 

The Seattle-based airline will offer the seasonal service between Tacoma and Victoria’s Inner Harbour beginning May 15 and running until Sept. 15, in collaboration with Puyallup Tribe.

 

The daily flight will leave the Inner Harbour at 10:10 a.m., make a 15-minute stop at Friday Harbor and arrive in Tacoma around 11:45 a.m. It will then leave Tacoma at 2:45 p.m., stop at Friday Harbor for 30 minutes and land in the Inner Harbour around 4:35 p.m.

 

 

https://www.timescol...tacoma-10191550

[Victoria Watcher]

New Harbour Air routes on tap

Harbour Air says it’s planning to offer new routes from Vancouver to Campbell River and Ucluelet, as well as daily service to Seattle next summer to take advantage of the influx of visitors coming for the FIFA World Cup next year.

 

“We’re responding directly to what our guests and communities are asking for: more choice, more flexibility, and more reliable travel,” said Chris Fordyce, the airline’s chief commercial officer. “With the FIFA World Cup 2026 set to bring global attention to our region, Harbour Air is ready to welcome visitors from around the world.”

 

Harbour Air is also offering its first-ever winter flights from Vancouver to Tofino, with four-times-a-week service starting in late October.

 

And the company says wheeled flights between Victoria International Airport and Vancouver International will return this winter.

 

Vancouver-Seattle flights will become a seasonal offering that’s expected to return in March.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...b-fair-11198431

[Victoria Watcher]

When asked why customers should choose his airline over the established Harbour Air, Wright pointed to comfort and performance.

“The planes are a bit smaller and more comfortable, and they're faster, and so I would say the comfort,” Wright tells Capital Daily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does that even make sense?  Our planes are smaller and faster.

 

Like 4 minutes faster on the 35-minute route?

 

Is smaller more comfortable?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 October 2025 - 05:18 AM.

[Matt R.]

I’ll be on a seair flight today, I’ll report back. I think they are more comfortable, yes, maybe just because they are newer and the seats are in better condition. $75 from Yvr south to Ganges harbour, and four hours quicker than BCF. No brainer.

Weather looks ok too.

[Mike K.]

Is it just me, or do some Harbour Air planes allow a lot of exhaust into the cabin? Sometimes you step out of the plane and you smell like Calvin Klein Jete Petrole.

[Matt R.]

You aren’t wrong.

[Mike K.]

Ok, I’ll be curious to hear what your thoughts are on the Seair plane.

[Victoria Watcher]

I think it was not that long ago that Seair still had some piston planes.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 October 2025 - 09:23 AM.

[Matt R.]

I’ve flown seair plenty of times. Newer planes less stinky and yes they are loud but I don’t really notice any difference.

Also $1.50lb for overweight baggage. Harbour air is $3. We are coming back with 60lb worth of bags, $16 in extra charge.

Good coffee in the waiting lounge. I know more than a few folks here like yvr south just fine.

[Matt R.]

Booked this flight on my phone while somewhere over Canada on the Westjet free starlink wifi, what a time to be alive lol.

That wifi is pretty good too, Speedtest was about 300mbit down.

[Victoria Watcher]

Looks like around 9 passengers is as high as you can get for a single-engine plane.

 

https://simpleflying...lines-analysis/

 

And that's pretty rare too.

[Matt R.]

Turbo beaver, stinky and loud. Sorry folks.

[Victoria Watcher]

Turbo beaver, stinky and loud. Sorry folks.

 

A crude joke here would be too easy. 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 October 2025 - 10:24 AM.

[Mike K.]

Keep it civil.

 

Matt, go to your room.