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.
I don’t know all the Christmas Traditions across our countries, but in our house Christmas Turkey Dinner is rather tradtional. We will usually cook the turkey on Christmas Eve. I know many folks will put it off until Christmas Day or even Boxing Day. Boxing Day in Canada is also a holiday and is the day after Christmas.
Turkey and ...read more.
The 4th of July is known for fireworks in the USA. Being a little north of the border in Ignace, we had had to settle for a different type of fireworks.
Karen captured a rainbow and a spark show in the same frame.
...read more.Randy our chief pilot has been with us for 23 years. Anyone who flies with him remarks as to his skill and composure. Randy has been piloting Otters for over 3 decades. Not many “bush pilots” stick around bush flying that long and even fewer fly the same aircraft that long.
The other day while passing time on the ...read more.
Advances in technology continue to amaze and assist. With a SPOT GPS riding along in the Otter with Randy, we can follow a live ‘cookie crumb trail.’ Signals are sent every 10 minutes. This screen capture shows 4 of his 5 trips Friday.
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Another segment of our how it’s done series.
This boat is being flown from our Gamble Lake camp to Seseganaga Lake.
All our boats are flown into the lakes with the Otter. This is how it is done. The boat is tied onto the side of the Otter. We use Herc straps however ropes are sometimes used. Making sure the ...read more.
Quite often I am asked about our aircraft. How old are they? What kind are they? etc., etc.
Both our Otter and our Beaver are Canadian made De Havilland aircraft. The Beavers where first made in the late 40’s. The Beaver and Otter were designed for bush flying and in my opinion, are irreplaceable in that ...read more.