Sunday, September 03, 2006

 

Don't Take a "Knife" to a "Gunfight".............

Very "good advice"! Apply that to the "aviation industry", and it translates into "use the proper airplane"! My buddy Lance Tremaine, an outstanding Commercial Pilot in his own right, sent me photos of a mishap that occurred recently just "North of 60*", north of the Manitoba border (Lance was not piloting the "mishap" aircraft). With mining exploration in "full-swing", aircraft are needed to supply camps and haul out samples. In this instance, a Cessna Caravan was being used, though I "question" the logic. de Havilland Canada built a DHC-3 Otter and a DHC-6 Twin Otter specifically for these purposes. "Hey", call me a "hometown booster", but this is de Havilland work. This is an "esker/tundra" strip, and a Cessna Caravan just doesn't cut it. "Hey boys", hire a "de Havilland Canada" product! Cessna Caravans don't belong in the "real bush"! Check out the "mishap in "sequence"!


"Take-off" roll! Posted by Picasa


"Haulin' the nose off" before she is ready to fly! Posted by Picasa


"Splashdown"! Posted by Picasa


"Helluva' resting place" for a Caravan! Posted by Picasa


Thank God for "shallow water"! Posted by Picasa

There it is. I know the pilot "feels like shit", and the good thing is there was no serious injury or death. Just a "bent airplane". The pictures "speak for themselves", and I would question the Ops. Mgr. for allowing such operations. For my final remark, all I can say is,............

"USE a de Havilland"! A real "no-brainer"!

# posted by Steve @ 6:09 PM
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