Sunday, May 25, 2008
"Heroes" Among Us......
Today is Memorial Day, for the good old U.S. of A., but I think the day "transcends" borders, North America, and her Allies. I have heard reference to a "lack of heroes" recently, but I think it depends where you "look". The Stanley Cup Playoffs have started, with Detroit and Pittsburgh playing Game 2 tonight. "Heroes?" Hardly! Exceptional athletes, yes, but not "heroes". Take the time to stop and remember, there must be a family member somewhere in the "lineage" that has given the "ultimate sacrifice". Now, there is a hero. By the way, don't forget to "hug a Vet", and tell them how proud you are of them, and how they are held in the "highest regard". If it wasn't for them, we would all be "under a jackboot" or "Red"........ Take a walk through Arlington, in Virginia, Flanders Field, in Belgium, or Beechwood, in Ottawa, or other similar "resting places", you will be in "fine company". Please, "remember".
MEMORIAL DAY
MEMORIAL DAY
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
As we are all aware, lately, there have been a number of people and companies searching for, and rescuing, Otters and Otter parts from all over the world, no matter what condition. As the numbers of the DHC-3s "dwindle", their "stock" goes up, and the Otter "turbinization" continues. Unfortunately, we know the location of some Otters, but alas, they will always be part of "bush flying lore", and will continue to "rest" where they are. Here is one such Otter.
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 138
Otter 138 was delivered to Wideroes Flyveselskap & Polarfly A/S of Norway on 27th July 1956 registered LN-BDD. It was the second Otter to be delivered to Wideroes, the first having been LNSUV (41) in June 1954. As with 'SUV, LN-BDD was flown across the Atlantic in wheel-plane configuration and then put on floats for operation in the fjords of northern Norway. The Otter passed through Prestwick Airport, Scotland on 3rd August 1956 on delivery, flown by pilots of Fleetway Inc, a ferry company. LN-BDD continued in service with Wideroes for fifteen years, until 1971, when along with the other two surviving Wideroe Otters it was sold to Laurentian Air Services Ltd. The Bill of Sale for all three aircraft is dated 19th October 1971. The three Otters (LN-BDD, LN-BIB and LN-LMM) were shipped to Laurentian's base at Ottawa, Ontario. On the date of sale, LN-BDD's total time was 11,900 hours. On arrival in Ottawa, all three Otters were given a major refurbish and repainted from the Wideroe green colour scheme into Laurentian's colours. On completion of the work, LN-BDD was reregistered CF-APP to Laurentian Air Services Ltd on 10th July 1972 and entered service with its new owners. It went on lease to Labrador Airways at Goose Bay from 30th January 1973 to 28th February '73, then returning to service with Laurentian, flying in northern Quebec. CF-APP suffered an accident and was lost on 5th May 1973 at Port Burwell, some eighty miles south of Resolution Island, Northwest Territories. After landing, the Otter was taxied off the ice strip so that a passenger could get a better photograph of an iceberg. Sadly, it then sank through the ice and became completely submerged. The occupants escaped, but the Otter sank to the bottom and was never salvaged.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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Wouldn't it be something if this aircraft was "resurrected"? Time will tell, "never say never"..............
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 138
Otter 138 was delivered to Wideroes Flyveselskap & Polarfly A/S of Norway on 27th July 1956 registered LN-BDD. It was the second Otter to be delivered to Wideroes, the first having been LNSUV (41) in June 1954. As with 'SUV, LN-BDD was flown across the Atlantic in wheel-plane configuration and then put on floats for operation in the fjords of northern Norway. The Otter passed through Prestwick Airport, Scotland on 3rd August 1956 on delivery, flown by pilots of Fleetway Inc, a ferry company. LN-BDD continued in service with Wideroes for fifteen years, until 1971, when along with the other two surviving Wideroe Otters it was sold to Laurentian Air Services Ltd. The Bill of Sale for all three aircraft is dated 19th October 1971. The three Otters (LN-BDD, LN-BIB and LN-LMM) were shipped to Laurentian's base at Ottawa, Ontario. On the date of sale, LN-BDD's total time was 11,900 hours. On arrival in Ottawa, all three Otters were given a major refurbish and repainted from the Wideroe green colour scheme into Laurentian's colours. On completion of the work, LN-BDD was reregistered CF-APP to Laurentian Air Services Ltd on 10th July 1972 and entered service with its new owners. It went on lease to Labrador Airways at Goose Bay from 30th January 1973 to 28th February '73, then returning to service with Laurentian, flying in northern Quebec. CF-APP suffered an accident and was lost on 5th May 1973 at Port Burwell, some eighty miles south of Resolution Island, Northwest Territories. After landing, the Otter was taxied off the ice strip so that a passenger could get a better photograph of an iceberg. Sadly, it then sank through the ice and became completely submerged. The occupants escaped, but the Otter sank to the bottom and was never salvaged.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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Wouldn't it be something if this aircraft was "resurrected"? Time will tell, "never say never"..............
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Steve's Video Of The Day: Boeing 777 "PTQ"!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
"Larus Beach".......
The late "breakup" of the ice on the inland lakes in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario's "Shield Country" this year has left basically all the tourist camp operators "behind the eight ball". If they haven't had to cancel their early guests due to ice on the lakes, then they have scrambled to have their camps ready. The camps Nestor Falls Fly-In Outposts owns are all now operating and experiencing guests, but it has been hectic getting the camps operational... ie.- cleaned, boats and motors set up, fuel hauled, and docks hooked up, firewood cut,... you get my point. Anyways, we are just about caught up, but I have had little time to Blog, as we have been having long days. This AM I took a group into Larus Beach, which is on Larus Lake, on the Bloodvein River system. This lake is loaded with "humongous" walleye, and the camp is situated in a beautiful spot on the lake, and is a highly sought after camp to fish at. It was about 2*C when I landed at Larus, but beautiful. Out came my new camera, a Kodak Z712 IS. I was "flogging" Super Otter KOA this morning....
"KOA!"
Your cabins await!
Aircraft, boats, and a..........
......."beach!"
Time to go! "Up, up....."
.... and "away!"
Till next time,
"Adios!"
NESTOR FALLS FLY-IN OUTPOSTS - "Larus Lake"!
"KOA!"
Your cabins await!
Aircraft, boats, and a..........
......."beach!"
Time to go! "Up, up....."
.... and "away!"
Till next time,
"Adios!"
NESTOR FALLS FLY-IN OUTPOSTS - "Larus Lake"!
It's Time To Play..... Otterflogger's "Name That Cockpit"!
OK, "Ladies and Gentlemen", time for "installment #59" in our "cockpit series", which will be a continuing "brain-strainer".
This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................
- photo by Markus Vollmer
***MYSTERY UNSOLVED!***
This is the cockpit of the Dassault “Mirage III", which I figured someone would guess! More “sailboat fuel” added for next week!
"Adios!"
This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................
- photo by Markus Vollmer
***MYSTERY UNSOLVED!***
This is the cockpit of the Dassault “Mirage III", which I figured someone would guess! More “sailboat fuel” added for next week!
"Adios!"
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Steve's "Otter Of The Week"! .....by Karl E. Hayes
Today, I formally met a "fine female". I had laid eyes on her before from afar, but today I got to "hold" her. Our meeting was at Selkirk, Manitoba. My "caress" stirred something inside her, and she "purred" like a kitten. I was so "enamoured" by her, I brought her to Nestor Falls with me, as we will be providing employment for "her" for two weeks. "Oh", did I mention? She is also a "proud" Vietnam Veteran, having served her country well, and the 18th Aviation Company. "Salute!"
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 130
Otter 130 was delivered to the United States Army on 20th June 1956 with serial 55-3281 (tail number 53281) and was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas which later deployed to Germany, then France (as described in relation to Otter 124). By January 1962 the Otter was in the depot at Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany as a maintenance float and in May '62 was allocated to SETAF in Italy, where it served until September 1963. Details of its subsequent military career are unfortunately missing until it arrived at the Sharpe Army Depot, Stockton, California in July 1968 for overhaul. It was transported from there to Vietnam where it was received in March 1970 by the 388th Transportation Company at Vung Tau.
The Otter was allocated in August 1970 to the 18th Aviation Company and based at Qui Nhon, but its service with the unit was relatively brief, as it stood down in January 1971. The Otter was then placed with the 79th Transportation Company at Qui Nhon and was shipped back to the United States, arriving at the Army's Red River Depot in Texas in May 1971, where it was put into storage. It was deleted from the inventory in May 1972 and put up for disposal as “salvage”, apparently not being in the best of shape after its time in Vietnam.
The Otter was sold on 15th February 1973 to J.W.Duff Aircraft Company of Denver, Colorado for $31,800. Duff Aircraft, based at Denver's Stapleton Airport, were a company which specialised in dealing in military surplus aircraft and spare parts. Very rapidly they sold on the Otter on 27th February '73 to Seneca Aviation Inc of Mena, Arkansas who proceeded to return the aircraft to flying condition. It was registered to Seneca Aviation Inc on 1st March 1973 as N88753 and performed a test flight at Mena on 12th April 1973 after rebuild and conversion to civilian configuration. The Certificate of Airworthiness was issued to Seneca Aviation Inc on 21st May 1973, at which stage the Otter had a total time of 3,553 hours on the airframe.
The Otter was put up for sale and the American registration cancelled on 26th October '73 on the sale of the aircraft to Lauzon Aviation Company Ltd of Algoma Mills, Ontario, to whom it was registered as CF-KOA. After five years service with this Ontario bush operator, KOA arrived in Calgary, Alberta on 4th March 1979. The 'Lauzon Aviation' titles were removed that week and the aircraft prepared for its next operator, which was Parsons Airways Northern Ltd of Flin Flon, Manitoba. It served with them for eleven years, until sold to Sioux Narrows Airways Ltd, to whom it was registered on 28th February 1990. The Otter was converted by its new owners with the Polish PZL 1000 engine and joined another PZL-powered Otter C-GSMG (363) which also flew for Sioux Narrows Airways.
This operator was owned by Warren Plummer and used to service the sports fishing lodges he had established on Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake and on the Arctic Coast in the Northwest Territories. The fishing season runs from May to September each year, guests typically arriving by chartered Boeing 737. Then the Plummers Lodge's fleet took over for transport within the Northwest Territories. Their long-serving DC-3 C-FQHY connected the Great Slave, Great Bear, Trophy and Tree River camps and tied in to Yellowknife, carrying not only the passengers but fuel and supplies as well. The two Otters were used to take guests, eight at a time, from the lodges on special fly-outs to choice fishing spots. A Beaver and a Cessna 206 catered to smaller groups. At season's end the fleet flew south to Selkirk, Manitoba for winter maintenance and storage.
Two incidents were recorded during June 2001. On 18th June C-FKOA was in the cruise thirty miles north of Thompson, Manitoba when the pilot noticed the carburettor temperature indicator was above the normal range. He elected to return to Thompson and landed without incident. Maintenance found a cracked weld in the exhaust system near the engine air intake. This was repaired and returned to service. A few days later, on 27th June, forty eight miles west of Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories during the float take-off on a small lake, the engine failed. The pilot was able to land on the lake without damage to his Otter and relay his situation to Fort Smith through a passing airliner. Again the Otter was repaired and resumed service.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 130
January 1st, 2008. C-FKOA. Sioux Narrows Airways/Plummers Lodge, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories. Texas Turbine.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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Yes, she is quite the machine, with her 900 HP turbine and 8100 floats! Tomorrow she "goes to work!" Stay tuned!
- photo by Anthony J. Hickey
- photo by John Kimberley
- photo by Steve Taylor, May 18, 2008
- photo by Dave Beaushene, May 18, 2008
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
All information is from Karl Hayes' "masterful" CD entitled:
De Havilland Canada
DHC-3 OTTER
A HISTORY
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
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Otter 130
Otter 130 was delivered to the United States Army on 20th June 1956 with serial 55-3281 (tail number 53281) and was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas which later deployed to Germany, then France (as described in relation to Otter 124). By January 1962 the Otter was in the depot at Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany as a maintenance float and in May '62 was allocated to SETAF in Italy, where it served until September 1963. Details of its subsequent military career are unfortunately missing until it arrived at the Sharpe Army Depot, Stockton, California in July 1968 for overhaul. It was transported from there to Vietnam where it was received in March 1970 by the 388th Transportation Company at Vung Tau.
The Otter was allocated in August 1970 to the 18th Aviation Company and based at Qui Nhon, but its service with the unit was relatively brief, as it stood down in January 1971. The Otter was then placed with the 79th Transportation Company at Qui Nhon and was shipped back to the United States, arriving at the Army's Red River Depot in Texas in May 1971, where it was put into storage. It was deleted from the inventory in May 1972 and put up for disposal as “salvage”, apparently not being in the best of shape after its time in Vietnam.
The Otter was sold on 15th February 1973 to J.W.Duff Aircraft Company of Denver, Colorado for $31,800. Duff Aircraft, based at Denver's Stapleton Airport, were a company which specialised in dealing in military surplus aircraft and spare parts. Very rapidly they sold on the Otter on 27th February '73 to Seneca Aviation Inc of Mena, Arkansas who proceeded to return the aircraft to flying condition. It was registered to Seneca Aviation Inc on 1st March 1973 as N88753 and performed a test flight at Mena on 12th April 1973 after rebuild and conversion to civilian configuration. The Certificate of Airworthiness was issued to Seneca Aviation Inc on 21st May 1973, at which stage the Otter had a total time of 3,553 hours on the airframe.
The Otter was put up for sale and the American registration cancelled on 26th October '73 on the sale of the aircraft to Lauzon Aviation Company Ltd of Algoma Mills, Ontario, to whom it was registered as CF-KOA. After five years service with this Ontario bush operator, KOA arrived in Calgary, Alberta on 4th March 1979. The 'Lauzon Aviation' titles were removed that week and the aircraft prepared for its next operator, which was Parsons Airways Northern Ltd of Flin Flon, Manitoba. It served with them for eleven years, until sold to Sioux Narrows Airways Ltd, to whom it was registered on 28th February 1990. The Otter was converted by its new owners with the Polish PZL 1000 engine and joined another PZL-powered Otter C-GSMG (363) which also flew for Sioux Narrows Airways.
This operator was owned by Warren Plummer and used to service the sports fishing lodges he had established on Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake and on the Arctic Coast in the Northwest Territories. The fishing season runs from May to September each year, guests typically arriving by chartered Boeing 737. Then the Plummers Lodge's fleet took over for transport within the Northwest Territories. Their long-serving DC-3 C-FQHY connected the Great Slave, Great Bear, Trophy and Tree River camps and tied in to Yellowknife, carrying not only the passengers but fuel and supplies as well. The two Otters were used to take guests, eight at a time, from the lodges on special fly-outs to choice fishing spots. A Beaver and a Cessna 206 catered to smaller groups. At season's end the fleet flew south to Selkirk, Manitoba for winter maintenance and storage.
Two incidents were recorded during June 2001. On 18th June C-FKOA was in the cruise thirty miles north of Thompson, Manitoba when the pilot noticed the carburettor temperature indicator was above the normal range. He elected to return to Thompson and landed without incident. Maintenance found a cracked weld in the exhaust system near the engine air intake. This was repaired and returned to service. A few days later, on 27th June, forty eight miles west of Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories during the float take-off on a small lake, the engine failed. The pilot was able to land on the lake without damage to his Otter and relay his situation to Fort Smith through a passing airliner. Again the Otter was repaired and resumed service.
*** LATEST UPDATE!***
Otter 130
January 1st, 2008. C-FKOA. Sioux Narrows Airways/Plummers Lodge, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories. Texas Turbine.
- by Karl E. Hayes
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Yes, she is quite the machine, with her 900 HP turbine and 8100 floats! Tomorrow she "goes to work!" Stay tuned!
- photo by Anthony J. Hickey
- photo by John Kimberley
- photo by Steve Taylor, May 18, 2008
- photo by Dave Beaushene, May 18, 2008
CONTACT KARL, CD PRICING and ORDERING INFO - De Havilland DHC-3 OTTER - A HISTORY by Karl E. Hayes
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
It's Time To Play..... Otterflogger's "Name That Cockpit"!
OK, "Ladies and Gentlemen", time for "installment #58" in our "cockpit series", which will be a continuing "brain-strainer".
This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................
***MYSTERY SOLVED!***
This is the cockpit of the "Super Otter", 1957 DHC-3, S/N 239, C-FSOR, with a Garrett 900 HP turbine engine! Every morning I "strap" this "piece of iron" on, and head to a "gunfight"! Good old (young!) Duncan Danard, grandson of Geiri Johnson, famous aviator, author, and Northway Aviation "builder", wins the "sailboat fuel"!
"Adios!"
This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................
***MYSTERY SOLVED!***
This is the cockpit of the "Super Otter", 1957 DHC-3, S/N 239, C-FSOR, with a Garrett 900 HP turbine engine! Every morning I "strap" this "piece of iron" on, and head to a "gunfight"! Good old (young!) Duncan Danard, grandson of Geiri Johnson, famous aviator, author, and Northway Aviation "builder", wins the "sailboat fuel"!
"Adios!"
