Flying the Washington Coast - Plane or Seaplane

If the word island only makes you think of heat and sand, think again. Think towering Douglas fir trees, deep blue waters, glaciated mountains covered in snow framed against a cloudless sky, the roar of a seaplane, the call of a hawk, the whoosh of a whale. And, OK, maybe some sand.

Flying the San Juan Islands, WA
The first time you see the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington—whether by flight or ferry boat—you will know immediately why this area is called “an inspiration for the senses” and, when you fly it, why it’s a pilot’s paradise.

Seven of the islands, lying only 70 miles NNW from Seattle, 

are big enough to have an airport or turf airstrip—or two.

Perfect for Seaplane Flying
Seaplanes provide access to all the islands.  Kenmore Air is the oldest air carrier here, using Cessna Caravans both on and off floats. Why not get your seaplane rating here - it doubles also as a check flight for your license.

Get all the flight info, airports, hotels, what to see and to do - including a ferry trip to Victoria, BC, Canada:
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/march/pilot/island-hopping

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Books by Doris Daily:

TO LIVE IS TO FLY: 

Memoirs of an Executive Pilot

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1988664349

https://books2read.com/u/mKYpGd

https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/suggestartikel/ID142447093.html

TRAUMBERUF PILOT? 

Piloten Ausbildung, Jobsuche und Berufsalltag

(in deutscher Sprache - print & ebook)

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1988664330

https://books2read.com/u/4DoxPr

https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/ID81994834.html

Seattle: Lunar Block Party Friday July 19-21

Celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the first Moon landing

Take a step back in time and party like it’s 1969!

Destination Moon 

Come to the only place in the world where you can see the command module Columbia—the actual spacecraft from the first Moon landing mission—on the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Be sure to join uson Saturday afternoon for the "Eagle Has Landed" Touchdown Celebration and a tasty, commemorative treat to celebrate the moment the lunar module Eagle touched down on the Moon at 1:18 PM PST 50 years ago.

  

Solar and Nighttime Telescope Viewing and Live Astroimaging 

The Museum of Flight parking lot transforms into festival

grounds for the grooviest celebration in Seattle. 

Britishmania Beatles Tribute Band invites you to take a memorable trip back

to the 1960s to experience the wonderful sound and stage persona of The Beatles! 

Get all the information:

https://pages.museumofflight.org/lunar-block-party

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