VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it is 'certainly possible' that rules surrounding seaplanes operating in the city's downtown harbour could change in light of an aircraft colliding with a pleasure boat on takeoff over the weekend.
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it is"certainly possible" that rules surrounding seaplanes operating in the city's downtown harbour could change in light of an aircraft colliding with a pleasure boat on takeoff over the weekend.
While the audio has been removed by the Air Traffic Control website archive, several media outlets have obtained the recording of the controller saying,"takeoff northwest at your discretion," and the pilot acknowledges him. The Transportation Safety Board says crews will recover and examine the wreckage of the sunken plane in the next few days, and investigators have already begun interviewing witnesses.
Unlike Victoria's waterfront, where a runway zone is clearly outlined, landing and takeoff paths in Vancouver's Coal Harbour are more loosely defined within the aircraft zone, and vessels are free to enter and exit as they see fit, Hanna says. Hanna says landing and takeoffs at Coal Harbour are ultimately at the pilot's discretion, and communication and awareness are essential in maintaining a safe operational environment.
"You should be consulting official publications before you go on the water, including the nautical charts that clearly mark areas like the seaplane operations area," he says.
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