de Havilland Beaver in AK
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The outfitter that I use in Quebec flies us out to the outpost camps in those.
Man , those AI characters look more and more real everyday.
Amusing fact: some Beavers have been upgraded with turbine engines, but many still run the original piston radial engine. You can tell which ones because they sound like flying Harley Davidsons. These are so thirsty - not only for fuel, but also for oil, that the panel has a spout for adding oil during flight.
In 1967 I started my trip home from VietNam in a U.S. Army Beaver. Took off from Vung Tau Airfield for a hop to Bien Hoa airbase. The Army had turned over their Caribous but still had Beavers in the fixed wing fleet.
I recall flying in a Beaver in 1973 in Northern Saskatchewan. The pilot spotted a black bear and did a steep bank to have a better look. That was my first experience to get the feel of a real plane.
There is still excellent support for parts for the Beaver from Viking Air, now owned by the new version of De Haviland Canada.
Viking can also modify existing Beavers and install a turbine engine.
They've got most of the parts, why don't they build new ones?
As a DHC 1 owner I salute the timeless DHC 2... I'll never forget right seat out of Pearl Harbor Hawaii...
Done the same!
Yep! This one was radial. So loud. Can confirm oil spout by my feet.
The Beaver is my favorite bush plane. Well, the Beaver, the Goose, and the Otter all rank the same on my list.
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The other charter I've used has an Otter.
The well maintained ones seem to be getting more valuable every year.
Another favourite is the de Haviland Twin Otter. I did a lot of flying on them in the 80’s in the Canadian Arctic between Inuvik and Tuktoyuktuk.
Here’s one in the Ken Borek colours. They flew one from South America to the Antarctic on a rescue mission.
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