Ice Pilots of NWT Series on History Channel this Fall!

[Go Juice]

Is it me or when the 4 finally takes off, you got 2 ppl in the back taking grip at something and they're clearely NOT in a seat with a seatbelt?

[Human Factor]

I think the most important question is how Mikey scored a cute girlfriend. Is she after the family fortune?

[ILS26_Steep]

I think the most important question is how Mikey scored a cute girlfriend. Is she after the family fortune?

I was wondering the same thing.


Also why was Scotty needing a talkin too in order to land the C46. Sounded like his first time.

[Float Lifer]

I kept wondering why they didn't spark up an electra if they had such an aircraft shortage, it sure would have cleaned things up faster.

[iflyforpie]

I kept wondering why they didn't spark up an electra if they had such an aircraft shortage, it sure would have cleaned things up faster.

That was last season. Got to keep things interesting to keep the ratings up...

[Float Lifer]

I guess it wouldn't have been much of a show if they sparked both Electras up and had everything moved before lunch.

[MrWings]

Check out Rick Mercer next week:

"Rick travels to Yellowknife, NT to try his hand at being a ramp hand on the tarmac at Buffalo Airways!"

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[Hedley]

Typically, the DC3 or C46 is the first tail dragger we fly starting our career when we show up at Buffalo

Wow. That's one heluva first taildragger! I remember the Basler guys telling me they liked crews without any tailwheel experience to fly 50 hours in a Maule before they flew the BT-67.

[N2]

Anybody ever stop to wonder why Joe's kids aren't pilots? My guess is, dad knows better than to let them go that route.

[oldyellr]

Anyone here that was taught to drive by their old man? I was, and ended up going to a driving school, then taught my brother. My guess is that if Joe's were exposed to him teaching them to fly, they'd never make it past the first lesson and decide it just wasn't for them.

[BeechjetYKZ]

I somehow think Mikey wouldn't be a candidate for the average sized training aircraft. Notice how Buffalo pilots are skinny guys. It makes it easier to add an extra few boxes of pop/chips for their run to the "general store". I used to think the whole "pop and chips" thing in the north was just an expression but then I watched this show.

[Hedley]

I somehow think Mikey wouldn't be a candidate for the average sized training aircraft

He fit just fine in the front seat of my Pitts, and that was with the cameras wedged in there, too. I signed the flight off in his logbook, and IIRC he already had a bunch of 172 flights.

[oldyellr]

When I saw Mikey on an episode of "The Aviators" on Global, he looked like he'd been working on losing some weight.

[Janszoon]

I guess it wouldn't have been much of a show if they sparked both Electras up and had everything moved before lunch.

Most of the stuff was moved out by the other YZF operators actually, with Buffalo Airways called in to clean up the little bits. One day of moving stuff? Those shuttles went on for a couple weeks, non-stop, night and day.

[Eric Janson]

Typically, the DC3 or C46 is the first tail dragger we fly starting our career when we show up at Buffalo

Wow. That's one heluva first taildragger! I remember the Basler guys telling me they liked crews without any tailwheel experience to fly 50 hours in a Maule before they flew the BT-67.

The DC-3 is still the only taildragger I've ever flown. Plenty of guys out there like me.

[BingBong]

[quote="Janszoon] Most of the stuff was moved out by the other YZF operators actually, with Buffalo Airways called in to clean up the little bits.[/quote]

Hence the Arctic Sunwest Buffalo in the background

[godsrcrazy]

[quote="Janszoon] Most of the stuff was moved out by the other YZF operators actually, with Buffalo Airways called in to clean up the little bits.

Hence the Arctic Sunwest Buffalo in the background[/quote][/quote]


I was wondering why RTL would call Buffalo. I thought RTL owned Arctic Sunwest or they use to own it.

[DHCdriver]

You can tell they don't have much material to go on. Here they put those two rampies through the grind with a F/O check ride with the "BOSS" and the poor buggers couldn't hold altitude,heading, and airspeed. Good for them, but they aren't quite ready yet.

[Never Mind]

You can tell they don't have much material to go on. Here they put those two rampies through the grind with a F/O check ride with the "BOSS" and the poor buggers couldn't hold altitude,heading, and airspeed. Good for them, but they aren't quite ready yet.

I just watched that episode a couple nights ago and I really felt for those two rampies. Hey, what can you expect of someone with a freshly minted CPL and hasn't flown in months? It's true that it's a commercial operation and the 'big guy' expects them to be perfect right off the bat. However, there's expectations and then there's reality.

When transitioning from instructing to a large plane it was tough for me as well. It wasn't the flying per se but it was everything else and making it all flow together. Graeme and Andrew shouldn't worry too much about Joe. Just keep at it boys! Practice makes you confident. Confidence(not cockiness) makes you perform optimally.

Never Mind
(P.S. And as my instructor used to tell me "Don't be perfect - just be good!")

[ScudRunner]

Anyone know what type of Aircraft is hanging from the rafters in one of the hangers, I noticed it in a couple episodes. It kinda looked like a Fleet Canuck or a T Craft?

[Big Pistons Forever]

Anyone know what type of Aircraft is hanging from the rafters in one of the hangers, I noticed it in a couple episodes. It kinda looked like a Fleet Canuck or a T Craft?

Aeronca Chief ?

[Pratt X 3]

Anyone know what type of Aircraft is hanging from the rafters in one of the hangers, I noticed it in a couple episodes. It kinda looked like a Fleet Canuck or a T Craft?

Fleet 80 Canuck CF-DQJ owned by the Buffalo School of Aviation. A good shot of the registration can be seen here at 2:07 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccRvQvtT ... detailpage

[Beefitarian]

Buffalo school of aviation? Do they still run this or is that why it's hanging up as a decoration?

[fish4life]

Anyone else think if you have full scale deflection on the loc you probably should have gone missed before mins? just throwing it out there

[Go Juice]

Next episode, Coming home on empty............................. this will be interesting