So while Wendy and I said we would go for a walk, we knew it would be foggy, but not enough to stop us from enjoying the mild temps......although the damp air did shorten the walk a bit once we got away from the buildings and aircraft............here is the far side of the airfield, looking towards the river which runs to the ocean.......


.....and the view which Wendy has from her vantage point, back across the runway, towards the hangars.......


.......and this is what that little homebuilt on floats, looks like...........I think its a an old Chris Heintz design......


Now, on the other side of those hangars, you can see a few of the many other floatplanes which call this little airpark "home"..........
What do you suppose Wendy is getting in position to take a pic of ?


It may be C-GWAR in the background, but then, maybe not ...........


Just how big is this bird, ?  I got Wendy to get in this shot for reference.....CF-KXV sitting right beside the Otter is a 172 !
Take note of the fact that it is really sitting on the wheels.....The wood blocks only take some of the load so as not to "flatten" the rubber.


Quite a big bird, and Yes guys, it is for sale in case any of you have an offer............
......again in the background you can just see the wolves chasing a deer, as the graphic on C-GWAR


Sorry, the cowl isn't removed, but its the best I can come up with at the moment.....if you have specific requests, I can return to shoot more images......


As you can see, there wouldn't be any traffic around here on this socked in day..........the view from the threshold looking down Rwy 13........


The main airpark flight office isn't too busy on a day like this.........


So what else to do, but capture the serenity of the marina which sits just short of Rwy 13 .......reflections and all.....

wow, I love those shots Ken.. beautiful shots and one massive amphibian that would be pretty cool to fly in..

Pix of a fog-shrouded airport should probably be depressing, but these aren't... they're beautiful.

There some great aircrafts in there Rifleman...I just noticed that half of a car in the photo #5....behind the aircraft....
Very good

Beautiful photo's, Ken...!

It's not very often that I get the thrill of getting that close to a radial engine... ...!
LOL...!

Pic No. 6 illustrates how difficult it must be for the pilot to judge his height from the water when landing, especially when he needs to pitch the nose of the floats up slightly just before touch-down... ...!

Fantastic shots, Ken...more and more... ... ...!

Paul... 8)...!

P.S.  late request...What's the difference between the radial engined Otter and the radial engined Beaver...?

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Hi Ken...!

Try and encourage Wendy to pose for three (or more) photos beside the Beaver...
...and tell her, from me, that I've never seen someone look so young...and slim...8)...!
LOL...!

Cheers, Ken... ...!

Paul...ever the creep... ...!
LOL...!

Hey the float plane screenshot contest was last month.  Great textures and where did you download the scenary from? 

Great pictures.  That is one huge floater. 

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Glad to restore some old memories for you there, Doug....
.....alas, I've only been up in an Otter once and that was over Quinte, back in '66 ? maybe ?.....not really sure, but I do remember the flight.....I got to sit in the cabin on the right side, close enough to view the goings-on in the cockpit...... 8)