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Other stateside floatplane firms include Fly the Whale, which services the U.S. Northeast, and has a seasonal presence in South Florida.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
The resort is rolling out a handful of new experiences as well, including floatplane fishing trips to remote fishing holes, salmon roe and wine pairings, wildlife watching (think humpback and orca whales, seals, eagles, and sea lions), cruises via zodiac, and bear-watching expeditions.
—Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2021
One person has died and another is in critical condition after a floatplane crashed into a large lake in Washington state, police confirmed.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
The company continues in business, flying people from its base at the southern tip of Lake Washington to the San Juan Islands, on its smaller DHC-2 Beaver floatplanes.
—Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
The floatplane bobs at the dock, its wing tips leaking fuel.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
Bellevue Fire Department said in a social media post that a floatplane crashed into Lake Sammamish, a freshwater King County lake located eight miles east of Seattle, at approximately 11 a.m. Friday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
There’s also eco-kayaking, trekking to waterfalls, and bear-watching (via floatplane).
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
Rural Alaska On a sunny day in June, a group of visitors from Florida stopped by a sculpture of a floatplane outside the Utqiagvik airport.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
The resort is rolling out a handful of new experiences as well, including floatplane fishing trips to remote fishing holes, salmon roe and wine pairings, wildlife watching (think humpback and orca whales, seals, eagles, and sea lions), cruises via zodiac, and bear-watching expeditions.
—Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2021
One person has died and another is in critical condition after a floatplane crashed into a large lake in Washington state, police confirmed.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
The company continues in business, flying people from its base at the southern tip of Lake Washington to the San Juan Islands, on its smaller DHC-2 Beaver floatplanes.
—Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
The floatplane bobs at the dock, its wing tips leaking fuel.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
Bellevue Fire Department said in a social media post that a floatplane crashed into Lake Sammamish, a freshwater King County lake located eight miles east of Seattle, at approximately 11 a.m. Friday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
There’s also eco-kayaking, trekking to waterfalls, and bear-watching (via floatplane).
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
Rural Alaska On a sunny day in June, a group of visitors from Florida stopped by a sculpture of a floatplane outside the Utqiagvik airport.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
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1922, in the meaning defined above
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“Floatplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floatplane. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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