The Beaver Ballad
The Beaver
The Beaver is the proverbial bush plane. Personally it is my favourite. I have been flying them for over 30 years and hope to be flying them for 30 more.
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aircraft
The Beaver
Engine off
The Beaver is known for its blunt nose. Without its engine it is even more blunt (if that is a proper term). We had the engine removed to fix a bearing problem and it will soon be returned to the aircraft and will be ready to go as good as new this spring.
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Not only do we take pride in our facilities, we do our best to keep equipment in tip top shape.
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Loaded and secure
We are often asked what the “orange net” is for when folks look into our airplane. It is a cargo net. We use it to secure the loads onboard to prevent shifting and to keep the exits clear.
Everything onboard must be secure. Inevitably even after I ask that everything is put on the scales to be ...read more.
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Float plane safety
Flying off the water provides an experience slightly different to flying jets off paved runways. I have flown many times in jets and notice that very few passengers pay any attention to the passenger safety briefings provided by the cabin crew.
On board our aircraft we give passenger briefings outlining emergency exits and procedures and it is hard not to ...read more.
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“Like” Us?
If you hadn’t noticed (see right sidebar), we are on Facebook! Click on the Facebook badge or here to check out the Ignace Outposts Page. If you have a facebook account we’d love it if you ‘like’ us. Someone on our ‘like’ list will win a yellow DeHavilland ball cap . Deadline is midnight Saturday, June 11th.
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Must be a weekend
Yesterday we had a relatively busy day – lots of ins and outs with a busy Saturday the next day too.
Well, we manage to fly in some pretty extreme conditions but safety is our biggest concern. The extremly high winds on Friday made it a “hurry up and wait” day. Of course these winds were not forecast.
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The toughest landing
When conditions are like this, landing a seaplane is tough. Glassy water requires precise technique and skill.
Landing on a lake with no wind is like landing on a mirror because there is no depth perception. The pilot must have a proper rate of descent and use visual reference to shorelines, islands or rocks since he cannot ...read more.
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