First New Twin Otter in 22 years to fly next week . . .

robbreid · Post by **robbreid** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:28 am

Serial Number 845 is scheduled to make its maiden flight next week . . .

Times Colonist News Story

Viking Air website

Assembled aircraft serial numbers 845 and 846, with serial numbers 847 through 851 in various assembly stages at the Calgary facility.
(photo from 2009)

MUSKEG · Post by **MUSKEG** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:12 am

How sweet is that panel. I wonder if where these machines will end up working ie. very cold, very dirty will have an impact on the functionality of the EFIS? Will the positioning of EFIS controls on the yoke make getting in and out of seats from cabin area very difficult. Maybe not for you smaller guys. Any body here sit in one and look at that? Non the less, they look great.

Prairie Chicken · Post by **Prairie Chicken** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:49 am

How sweet is that panel.

You got that right!!!

Wow! I'd just love to .... well, won't happen ... but Wow!

kiloindiapapa · Post by **kiloindiapapa** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:52 pm

http://www.vikingair.com/content.aspx?id=1766

Looks to me like it already flew.

SierraPoppa · Post by **SierraPoppa** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:56 pm

kiloindiapapa wrote:http://www.vikingair.com/content.aspx?id=1766

Looks to me like it already flew.

That was a modified original Twin Otter.

Not one built from scratch by Viking.

Big difference.

wee_in_yyc · Post by **wee_in_yyc** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:07 pm

Got a shot of it doing what looked like some engine tests the other day in the holding bay on runway 28 in YYC.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wee_in_yyc/4347400864/

peice · Post by **peice** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:18 pm

Pardon my ignorance, but where are the throttles (thrust levers) ?! I looked everywhere...

Cougar · Post by **Cougar** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:31 pm

Look up, young man...

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iflyforpie · Post by **iflyforpie** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:38 pm

That's in the 100/200/300 Series. The new ones are so advanced, they have thought controlled engines...

Cougar · Post by **Cougar** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:43 pm

Er, uh....

But where are they going to find pilots who can THINK??

Big Pistons Forever · Post by **Big Pistons Forever** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:55 pm

If they were thought controlled the engines will spend the whole flight trying to have sex with each other.....

Meatservo · Post by **Meatservo** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:26 pm

I wonder if they've relocated a lot of switches from the upper panel behind the power controls. There seem to be a lot more of them on the main panel than an old twin otter.

Cannonballer · Post by **Cannonballer** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:43 pm

Who gets the first few off the line anyway?

Caracrane · Post by **Caracrane** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:37 am

She got POWER that's it don't need full EFIS screens that might have trouble at minus 40 if no pre-heat available, so I go along with Muskeg

Caracrane · Post by **Caracrane** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:47 am

Older technology's EFIS like the 1900D or the ATR-42 we had problems with the pcbords down the floor. Is it better today? Pilatus has the temp. taken down there and there's a reason for that

Romantic Lung · Post by **Romantic Lung** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:23 am

delicious!

Romantic Lung · Post by **Romantic Lung** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:24 am

Cougar wrote:Er, uh....

But where are they going to find pilots who can THINK??

Likes this!

donk · Post by **donk** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:06 pm

and still no cup holder....what the hell are they thinking! It looks like a tanning bed.

robbreid · Post by **robbreid** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:06 pm

Currently they have over 40 confirmed orders, first deliveries are;

1...Swiss based Zimax Aviation to be based in Angola
2...Air Seychelles
3...Air Seychelles
4...Trans Maldvian Airlines
5...Trans Maldvian Airlines
6...Trans Maldvian Airlines
7...Trans Maldvian Airlines
8...Trans Maldvian Airlines
9...UAE Air Force (10 on order - 6 land, 4 floats)

ajet32 · Post by **ajet32** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:35 pm

A former employer thought the same with regard to EFIS and dust/cold etc. They found that their one(1) DHC8 with electro-mechanical instruments was more trouble than the new EFIS. The EFIS / GLASS is really pretty good stuff these days.

Caracrane · Post by **Caracrane** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:43 am

Good to hear that ajet32! Thanks for the info. Could U though explain a little more?

wee_in_yyc · Post by **wee_in_yyc** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:22 pm

I guess the first flight just departed and did a fly-by as well.

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:44 pm

Here are some cell phone shots.

cyeg66 · Post by **cyeg66** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:33 pm

wee_in_yyc wrote:I guess the first flight just departed and did a fly-by as well.

Can confirm that. It did a circuit while I was working. Ident was CGMJO, IIRC. Nice to see new build twin otters.

Edit: I just had a look at the flickr picture someone posted above. I was waaaay off. It was CFMJO. Oops.

amraam · Post by **amraam** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:54 pm

Got some pics, will post them shortly!

amraam

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