Full flight | Harbour Air DHC-3 Otter | YB217 Vancouver Harbour to Victoria Harbour

Welcome to my first flight on a seaplane! Here is the full flight from Vancouver Harbour to Victoria Harbour onboard Harbour Air's de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter! Taking 35 minutes, this is the fastest and most convenient option between downtown Vancouver and Victoria. Enjoy the scenery from one of the world's most scenic flight routes! #HarbourAir Filmed on 13 March 2021 Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black Aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbo Otter (Saltspring Air livery) Registration: C-FLAP MSN: 289 First delivery: McMurray Air Service (Saskatchewan), 27 Feb 1959, as a piston-engined taildragger Converted with floats: mid-1960s Delivered to Harbour Air: 19 Sep 2011 Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 Seat: 1A Callsign: Harbour Air 217 Departure: Vancouver Harbour 10.35 PST Arrival: Victoria Harbour 11.05 PST Flight time, gate to gate: 35 min Airframe info: https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_28... My Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalung1​ Flight video series from my visit to Vancouver: AC305 YUL-YVR, 1 March YB217 CXH-YWH (Vancouver to Victoria), 13 March (this video) YB242 YWH-CXH, 13 March AC124 YVR-YYZ, 31 March AC418 YYZ-YUL, 3 April Please respect video copyrights, and unauthorised reproductions of any videos on my channel are prohibited. Such content will be reported. Comments that are non-constructive, overly judgmental, or of a politically-charged nature, will not be tolerated. HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00 - intro 00:05 - overview of Vancouver Harbour seaplane base 00:37 - boarding 00:55 - cabin and seat tour 01:01 - cockpit tour 01:24 - safety video shown on iPad 03:55 - engine start 05:04 - taxi for takeoff 07:16 - takeoff towards the north 08:45 - downtown Vancouver in sight 09:22 - Stanley Park 10:41 - turning south towards the Strait of Georgia 12:27 - the University of British Columbia 15:56 - flying under the approach paths of runway 08L/R to YVR Airport 16:19 - reached cruising altitude of 3000 ft 26:37 - Galiano Island 29:00 - Prevost Island 29:21 - looking towards Saltspring Island to the right 30:40 - Saltspring Island 33:55 - Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal (entering Vancouver Island) 34:05 - a look at the convex side windows 34:45 - Sidney, BC 35:08 - Victoria International Airport (CYYJ/YYJ) 39:24 - Cordova Bay 40:35 - Saanich 42:25 - Esquimalt - Royal Canadian Navy base 45:24 - landing at Victoria Harbour 46:20 - taxiing to the Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base 50:08 - engine shutdown 50:54 - unloading