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 Post subject: Re: PSH
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:29 am 
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electraguy wrote:
..... back when planes were planes and pilots actually flew them, instead of pushin buttons.


With no "summon the FA for java" button, a plane's not worth flying.


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XKN's nose is at Carat now, trucked up there by employees on Thurs. Onward ho..


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Electraguy, seems to me there aren't too many buttons to push in an Electra...?


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This accident happened a number of weeks ago, on a 3000ft strip at Carat. Apparently the wind changed direction "just before" touchdown. Bummer


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Slayer wrote:
This accident happened a number of weeks ago, on a 3000ft strip at Carat. Apparently the wind changed direction "just before" touchdown. Bummer

Thats a load of BS, the strip is not 3,000' the wind was constant and they were a little hot.


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TONS of buttons, but its not like these new computer flys you look out the window type aircraft. There alot of buttons and switchs and stuff in the old L-188 but ya gotta fly the biatch! Good to hear the repair crew is gettin started on PSH, like I said, she will be airborne by summer!


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Getting a new face..... she will fly again!


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Merlin, that is absolutely mind-boggling. What talent those guys have.

Please post more photos as they progress!

Gobsmacked!


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That may look like a DC-4 but according to the NWT air tanker Contract that BA has had for the last 15 years it is actualy a DC-6...guess starting next summer it will be a L-188 that looks like a DC-4 eh?


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That may look like a DC-4 but according to the NWT air tanker Contract that BA has had for the last 15 years it is actualy a DC-6...guess starting next summer it will be a L-188 that looks like a DC-4 eh?


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Heading there Monday, can't wait to see how it's coming along!


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Way to go Buffalo!! Fix that baby up cause I want to fly it next year :D


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Nice nose job

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 Post subject: GPSH in repairs
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hi all,
with permission I used both pics on my website, to save them as a showcase to Joe M's tenacity to keep his skytrucks in use...
The photos are shown on Page 8 of my pages Photos by Friends & Guests;
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/tmp-photos-8.htm
Last year I visited Yellowknife & Buffalo for the first time but since Joe was buying L.188s in Europe I was refused the opportunity to meet him & shake hands.
Next time I hope to see him and GPSH at Yknife again.


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Hello from Carat Lake, Just finished the wiring for the new nose it was a hell of a job but its done now. And not to soon either its getting noisy around here with all the compressors air tools and generators going nonstop. wont be long now!


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Great work!
And timely too as I suspect before you know it you have snow flying there again...


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So do we have oldmetal and SgtStoke eating crow or what.

Come on you 2 lets have some more of your insightful comments.

Why is Joe doing this or doesnt one ask?

Just to prove all the naysayers are wrong or it it just the way he is?


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ahhh.....If you own it already isn't it a drop in the bucket compared to the rev you're gonna make when she's back online?


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longjon wrote:
So do we have oldmetal and SgtStoke eating crow or what.

Come on you 2 lets have some more of your insightful comments.

Why is Joe doing this or doesnt one ask?

Just to prove all the naysayers are wrong or it it just the way he is?


Well in this day and age you can not just leave wrecked aircraft where they crash. Most governments require that things are cleaned up. I suspect that transporting out Carat Lake on a truck would be expensive if not impossible. If they did the trucking route there would be two options both entailing a lot of work. Cut it up into pieces or take it apart…..neither would be an easy chore in a remote setting. Buffalo has a lot of work put into that DC-4 and I don’t think Joe would want to destroy it trucking it out.

The third option is just what they are doing….rebuild her and fly it out. I hazard to guess it is also the most cost effective.

This not the first time for Buffalo, Snare Lake comes to mind with a DC-3 on the town strip. They put a good nose on that one and Joe himself flew it out. Some white knuckle flying there but that is another story.


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Hello from Carat Lake, Just finished the wiring for the new nose it was a hell of a job but its done now. And not to soon either its getting noisy around here with all the compressors air tools and generators going nonstop. wont be long now!


Hey Aviguy,

Kick Tom L in the ass for me!!! :lol: Tell him to quit dogging it cause we've got things to do when he get's home.. It's OK.. He'll know who it is if you tell him it was his old boss that made him get a licence.. :wink:

Good luck up there..


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I have a few hours on that old bird as Im sure lots and lots of other people do. It will be sure nice to see her fly again.


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just a little update on the sheetmetal side of things. things are progressing with frames and stringers in place. rest of it should come together nicely. lets hope the weather cooperates.


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well the sheetmetal is complete for the ferry flight back to yellowknife. some people said it couldn't be done but i guess the boys from buffalo pulled another rabbit out of their hat. i for one am glad to be getting out of here. cold weather is coming in and i'm not quite ready for winter in august.
for before and after photos of the aircraft copy and paste these urls into your browser.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1162/105 ... cd11d3.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1249/105 ... f36cda.jpg


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wow, you guys did an awesome job :shock:


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Great job guys! Hope I have some part in taking it back...


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