Ice Pilots of NWT Series on History Channel this Fall!

[Beefitarian]

So, time for your check ride here. Are you nervous? Just try to think of it like any other flight...

Oh good here comes the camera crew. You're going to do this one on National television!

[ILS26_Steep]

I think the film makers can easily play a burnt lightbulb and hype of the Bullshit so much that "Non-Aviators" will be on the edge of there seats in not changing the channel.

[burninggoats]

I learned early in season 1 that you can fly IFR with only a compass and altimiter.

[Big Pistons Forever]

My favorite Ice PIlots line

The scene: Joe and a rampie/wannabe cojoe are flying the 3.

Joe: lets see the map

Rampie: pulls out LO chart and gives it to Joe

Joe: I said a MAP ! You know like an MMMMMM AYYYYYY PEEEEE

[Go Juice]

Is it me or today's episode was kinda boring???

[Human Factor]

Is it me or today's episode was kinda boring???

Just you. I thought the treasure hunt for the CL-215 was quite an interesting and refreshing change from the norm.

[Brewguy]

That Mikey looked like he might as well have been wearing a bright yellow shirt with the words "Kidnap Me" and a giant bulls eye on it when he was down south. Now that would have made for some interesting TV.

[TheCheez]

I liked yesterday's episode too. The hunt for the 215 was fun to watch and I'm liking seeing the rampies get their first FO chance. As someone who chose the military after getting the 2 year diploma, I've always wondered how the other half lives. While I realise it's edited for the show, it's certainly eye-opening, and interesting.

[Human Factor]

I liked yesterday's episode too. The hunt for the 215 was fun to watch and I'm liking seeing the rampies get their first FO chance. As someone who chose the military after getting the 2 year diploma, I've always wondered how the other half lives. While I realise it's edited for the show, it's certainly eye-opening, and interesting.

That brings up a big negative that I see in Joe's method... he hires pilots right out of flight school and keeps them on the ramp for months. By the time these folks get behind the yoke again, so much time has been spent on the ground that they've probably forgotten everything they learned in school! And Joe immediately expects them to be as good as he is on a DC-3...

[Rudder Bug]

I'd like to watch it. On which channel is it playing with Expressview?

[Rudder Bug]

Woops, just found the answer in the title of the thread!

[murman]

Joe is a power freek! It is a wonder he can get anyone to work for him or to stay for any length of time.

[BeechjetYKZ]

How much does "Kelly" in the cargo department smoke that she has emphysema at her age (she can't be more than 35-40)?

The dog shitting in the DC-3 was both nasty and hilarious at the same time. The poor kid was trying to clean it up with styrofoam cups.

Edited for poor taste.

[metal]

Kelly said she smokes 2+ packs a day, and that was Joes son getting the ultrasound with his gf/wife?

[raven54]

I think YKZ is a piss poor judge of age! But it may help with the ladies!

[Beefitarian]

ice pilots on line

watch here

http://www.history.ca/video/default.aspx

Thanks. I wonder if season 1 is somewhere online?

just scroll down and click on the "Ice Pilots NWT" tab on the left side of the screen. this will give you access to seasons 1 and 2 which you can expand to watch all episodes

Thanks CT.

[warbirdpilot7]

I liked yesterday's episode too. The hunt for the 215 was fun to watch and I'm liking seeing the rampies get their first FO chance. As someone who chose the military after getting the 2 year diploma, I've always wondered how the other half lives. While I realise it's edited for the show, it's certainly eye-opening, and interesting.

That brings up a big negative that I see in Joe's method... he hires pilots right out of flight school and keeps them on the ramp for months. By the time these folks get behind the yoke again, so much time has been spent on the ground that they've probably forgotten everything they learned in school! And Joe immediately expects them to be as good as he is on a DC-3...

I wonder how many of them have tailwheel time? Or tailwheel time on a big multi like the 3 or the 46? Not much....

[Hedley]

I wonder how many of them have tailwheel time? Or tailwheel time on a big multi like the 3 or the 46?

I can't imagine anyone heading up north to ramp for Buffalo unless they first get some dual on a single-engine taildragger, and then after they master that, some dual on a Beech 18 or something similar.

I can't imagine a -3 or -46 being your first taildragger. Insane.

Edit - typo fixed!

[iflyforpie]

I wonder how many of them have tailwheel time? Or tailwheel time on a big multi like the 3 or the 46?

I can't imagine anyone heading up north to ramp for Buffalo unless they first get some dual on a single-engine taildragger, and then after they master that, some dual on a Beech 18 or something similar.

I can't imagine a -3 or -4 or -46 being your first taildragger. Insane.

WIth a captain right there and a tail wheel lock? Not as twitchy as a smaller plane either.

Though if you can make a -4 a taildragger, then you're either a really crack pilot or those palettes need to move forward...

[warbirdpilot7]

I wonder how many of them have tailwheel time? Or tailwheel time on a big multi like the 3 or the 46?

I can't imagine anyone heading up north to ramp for Buffalo unless they first get some dual on a single-engine taildragger, and then after they master that, some dual on a Beech 18 or something similar.

I can't imagine a -3 or -4 or -46 being your first taildragger. Insane.

WIth a captain right there and a tail wheel lock? Not as twitchy as a smaller plane either.

Though if you can make a -4 a taildragger, then you're either a really crack pilot or those palettes need to move forward...

If all the multi-time they have is Seminole/Seneca stuff, it's a huge jump. Remember how rudder skills in this day and age are few and far between? You would be amazed by how much un-cordinated flying I see today. If you are in the back seat, you can feel it alot more.

Locked or un-locked tailwheel, the airplane still has one

[iflyforpie]

A friend of mine is flying the 3T for Borek. AFAIK, the only tailwheel time he had was in the same Citabria (pussycat) that I flew.

[Hedley]

A friend of mine is flying the 3T for Borek. AFAIK, the only tailwheel time he had was in the Citabria

Really? The Basler guys told me they have a 235hp Maule that they use as a tailwheel trainer for newbie BT-67 pilots, who have no tailwheel time. They get 50 hours in the Maule, working up to flying into shorter strips. Then they jump into the BT-67, which IMHO is a heluva jump. Maybe they've gotten rid of the Maule.

Not as twitchy as a smaller plane either

Yeah, but you can't let the heavier stuff get as much out of control, either.

Maybe I should offer tailwheel training on the Beech 18. Never thought anyone would be interested. Wouldn't be cheap.

[ehbuddy]

In tonights episode they stated the DC 4 does not have fuel gauges in the cockpit. Is this specific to all DC 4s or just the ones Buffalo operates?

[BingBong]

Anyone else notice devon smoking in the cockpit near the beginning of the episode???

And you figure after two years on type F/O scotty wouldn't need to be talked through a landing.....

Just a thought.

[Adiabatic]

In tonights episode they stated the DC 4 does not have fuel gauges in the cockpit. Is this specific to all DC 4s or just the ones Buffalo operates?

The DC4 that was flying has fuel gauges. Just remember how old that A/C is. We don't trust them at any rate, so we dip the fuel, being the best way to know how much fuel we have.

Typically, the DC3 or C46 is the first tail dragger we fly starting our career when we show up at Buffalo, unless you worked or got trained on a 185 or something.

AB