In one month’s time on Aug 16, 2017 the de Havilland Beaver will celebrate its 70th anniversary!
It’s hard for me to imagine a day without a bright yellow piston Beaver on floats at my front door.
De Havilland (DHC-2) Beaver C-GZBR and I go way back; all the way to my arrival home, at birth, from the hospital. ...read more.
On the morning of June 26, 2007 a severe storm rolled over Ignace causing extensive damage to property. Thankfully, there were no injuries.
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We’ve likely all recovered from the family time inflicted on us over the Christmas holidays and are back in the exhausting routine of work, school and extracurricular activities. Take a pause from the hamster wheel of your existence and consider the points our friend Bonnie makes in her article featured below.
Dehavilland named its aircraft wisely after animals. The DHC-3 is known as the Otter. Our Otter aircraft is devoted to putting fishermen and fish together. Flying in to some of Ontario’s best fishing is what this aircraft was designed to do.
The otter animal also has a close affiliation to fish. Karen got these shots this morning of an ...read more.
It is not often that our aircraft get to be on wheels. In 1993 when we had our Beaver painted, it was flown on wheels from Ignace to Cambridge Minnesota by Randy and Brad. It was painted the yellow we recognize it today and then flown back to be put back on floats. I think the aircraft is more comfortable ...read more.
Every winter our aircraft are pulled from the water and wait their turn in the hangar. Our maintenance staff are highly trained and very professional in what they do. We like to boast that our aircraft are maintained in excess of Transport Canada standards. We fly these aircraft ourselves and do not hesitate to fly our children and grandchildren in ...read more.