Thread: Canberra to Sydney sea plane flights under consideration.

A friend (and co-worker) of mine recently took a redundancy off the 737. He has extensive seaplane experience and will be doing some flying for them (if he isn’t already). Great to see!
The Twotter is a tough beast, as all modern DeHavilland aircraft are

Wishful thinking.

I will believe it when I see it - except for emergency services powered vessels are not permitted on Central Basin and elsewhere it is only rowing club tenders and the tourist ferry. I appreciate the National Capital Planning Authority has approved a test flight but I cannot see them giving approval to use the lake, though in the past they have given one off approval for speed boat events. Car display events have essentially been banned by the NCPA but they do allow aboriginal camping and the building of humpies on the lawns so who knows.

I assume the floats have wheels so the can land at the airport - only a couple of kms away.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Wishful thinking.

I will believe it when I see it - except for emergency services powered vessels are not permitted on Central Basin and elsewhere it is only rowing club tenders and the tourist ferry. I appreciate the National Capital Planning Authority has approved a test flight but I cannot see them giving approval to use the lake, though in the past they have given one off approval for speed boat events. Car display events have essentially been banned by the NCPA but they do allow aboriginal camping and the building of humpies on the lawns so who knows.

I assume the floats have wheels so the can land at the airport - only a couple of kms away.

Assuming permission can be granted, there are benefits to doing it off Lake Barely Tolerable. No hassle or cost of getting to Canberra Airport to suffer security screening (for that aircraft size), and little to no traffic delays into Sydney Harbour. No struggles and time wasted getting out of KSA, with the same advantages on the return. And no landing fees or screening costs to pass on to the customer.

To me, the departure and arrival points would be more convenient for those travelling from city centres.

The disadvantage is it would be a daytime only, very weather dependent, and you have to sit in a noisy Twotter for an hour or so, service

Yes, and I can't see them possibly charging anything nearly as little per seat as a 737. Still, add to the interest of both the Lake and the Harbour. Not sure I would call Rose Bay the centre of the city, and I wonder which bit of the Lake they plane to use and where they plan to dock.

But I fondly remember watching a Sandringham taking off from Rose Bay while i was crossing the Bridge on a train.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

But I fondly remember watching a Sandringham taking off from Rose Bay while i was crossing the Bridge on a train.

Now THAT I would pay for! The Solent in MOTAT, Auckland is in pretty good nick, surely it wouldn't be hard to return that to service?

Originally Posted by skidrov

Now THAT I would pay for! The Solent in MOTAT, Auckland is in pretty good nick, surely it wouldn't be hard to return that to service?

Isn’t there a short Sunderland @ MOTAT too?

Yep! It's inside now too, looking pretty good. They have quite a collection there - was in Auckland for a weekend about 18 months ago, as part of a work trip. Had a great day looking around both sites. I think the Lancaster is probably the star, but then it's a close second for the Short flying boats.