CC-115 DHC-5 Buffalo Engine Start-Up and Takeoff 

there's just something about a plane backing itself up that just never gets old! And holy shit that thing took off quick!

No cheesy music. no commentary. no popup notifications. sweet airplane. I love it!

I am a Brazilian military man and had the honor of flying a lot on this aircraft in the Brazilian Amazon. It is a magnificent airplane. I was the CC-115 Flight Communications. Today, I am retired. Miss you!

My dad was stationed in Summerside in the 70's. When I was 12 he put me on the Buffalo to fly to Torbay Nefoundland to see my grand parents. I was the only passenger. The pilot called me up to the cockpit to take the controls just off Cape Breton flew for a half hour. What a great memory. Thanks

When I was in Vietnam in 67 to 68 I was amazed how they would come down fast and furious just a few feet from the ground and unloading there cargo when they could not land because of the enemy attacking the area. There was a Carabou also that was similar to the Buffalo. There was also a one engine aircraft that was also a Canadian made aircraft called the Beaver and Otter. Saw both of them in the states and had the pleasure to get a ride in the Otter.

De Havilland, one of world’s greatest and best aircraft builders! This superb aircraft is part of the memory of my military career.

I had the privilege of flying these aircraft in Southern Sudan, Congo and a few other interesting spots in Africa. This was after they were decommissioned from the Canadian airforce. We had one in the original S&R colors and I wonder if it could have been this one? The number 457 rings a bell. That was the most fun I've had flying anything in my 28 years of aviation.

That plane did not want to stay on the ground. The pilot barley even had to pull back on the yoke. Canadian engineering at its finest. Beautiful aircraft!

That is an awesome aircraft. It seems to levitate when you are not looking. It does not even have to be in a "nose up" attitude to get airborne. They don't make them like THAT anymore. Amazing!!

I retired from DeHavilland/Bombardier in 2002.Started on the Buffalo line assembling the control cable system on it, eventually wound up in Production Test Flt. as a Flight Service Engineer.I saw some great 'Dog and Pony' demos to customers that were mind boggling. When it first starts up from the APU power, there are three distinctive sounds, if you listen for them.First is the starter turbine winding up, then the engine turbine's start wind up, then the power turbine turning the propeller.After my first flight in the 'Buff' , someone asked me: "Well, how was it?" My answer?"MAACHIIINE!!!!"THIS shortly after a 'Twotter' flight.

My Grandfather flew these for Search and Rescue. Had loads of pictures and medals galore all over his office from both RCAF and search and rescue after. I still think they're the coolest looking planes I've ever seen.

This video brings back wonderful memories, I served in 442 Squadron, out of Comox, B.C. Notice how immaculate the aircraft is, and considering how old it is and the tough flying it has been subjected to, a testament to the professionalism of all the crews. This aircraft is tasked in flying long missions in the most rugged terrain, not above, but down the valleys between mountains, 8 hours flights for days on end regular practice. And for anyone who knows BC, the weather can be rough. But they have to go out there not because they want to, but to save lives. I've been in a Buffalo (who knows, maybe that very aircraft) when a short takeoff was performed. I was sitting in the observer seat, watched the wheels start to roll, glanced ahead, back down, and the wheels were already clear of the ground. Impressive. But that takeoff had a lot of safety margin, it was a civil airport, there was no need to push the luck, imagine this aircraft performing a full emergency takeoff, balls to the walls.

WOW!! Canadian enginering at its finest, bombardier classic aircraft reversing all the way to the taxi way and a short take off kudos to the pilot and his crew credit to the videographer that captured the background Beautiful Canada 🇨🇦

I call it the Amazing Buffalo, The military is going to miss this heavy lifter, best ever by DHC

What a beauty. First, I love turbo props, second, it looks like it was airborne after something like a 150 foot takeoff roll with full flaps. Wait, I got to wipe a tear out of my eye.

Man, that was the longest minute and 23 seconds until the right prop started spinning. Beautiful airplane!!!

Brazilian Air Force used to operate this model. There will never be another aircraft with a STOL capability like that!

This is an old airframe, but she has proven her worth time and time again. What a workhorse. Nice upload.

Wow! I have never seen an airplane enter the runway in reverse even in a video and I'm a pilot. What a lovely plane, I wish I could fly it someday. It was airborne in less than 10 seconds!

I flew a lot at the time that I served the Brazilian Army in one of these, Brazil was the biggest operator of this aircraft and allowed it to be produced in series, it landed on improvised runways in the middle of the Amazon jungle, good times.

The Otter, Beaver, Caribu and Buffalo. the gold standard in ruggest STOL aircraft for rough, remote access. Flew with the Australian Army in Caribu in Vietnam. If ever there was an aircraft screaming for a turbo prop conversion that was it. They seemed to just hang in the sky when needed and we could drop down for a pickup faster than any rotary aircraft. We would come in and put the nose wheel on the grass and slam the rest down. Fill it up with whatever and be gone in 30 seconds. Amazing.

They should never get rid of these aircraft, the most well designed short field take off aircraft ever made.

I love the crewman popping out if the fuselage when the plane reverses, no need for rear view mirrors or a backup camera and they had the rear hatch open as well. I'm impressed at how far he moved in reverse.

When I was working at an FBO at CYUL in the 80's, they had a twin otter that had damaged it's nose gear in a downwind landing that went too long, they patched up the plane removed the damaged nose gear loaded the front of the plane with many cases of beer and the plane had such an aft C of G, the nose was pointing up in the air, they flew it from Frobisher Bay to Monteal and when they landed they could taxi to the ramp but there was no way to hookup a mule, so the Chief Pilot jumped in abd backed the crippled otter backwards into the hanger, Allways a joy to see your very professional vids

Seven seconds to start of roll to liftoff? Impressive.

Also Thank You for letting the Buffalo sing the sound track!

Brought me back in time when the Bou was everything. I could see every change made to this model and it is impressive. I still love my Bous wherever they are scattered and still exist.

I like the way this Legend took off in just less than 10 seconds...

This is a gliding Teddybear with some awesome turboprop engines mounted.

Indeed, practical Canadian Aerospace engineering at its best.

Nice sound,no overheating,turbo is functioning well.

Now THAT was a short take off. I wasnt too sure I really saw what I saw. Very impressive. Beautiful design. Beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing this with us.

i still feel the excited fascination of a child watching these magnificent machines do their thing.

Wow, that was great! I was fortunate to fly in a Buffalo many years ago when I was training as an AME at Confederation College in Thunder Bay. The took us up for spotter training as part of a bush survival course. To this day I remember the amazing take off and landing capabilities of this plane. We did a forced approach landing that was truly something to experience. After an hour or so of steep turns looking for a big red X in the bush, most of us returned looking rather green. Did manage to hold it together though :) Great video .. thanks for posting.

HOLY SHIT!!!!! Talk about a short take off! Who needs a runway when half the length of an average suburb driveway will be more than enough room! WOW!!!!

I don't know much about planes, but the way that beast lifted from 13:15 to 13:17.....wow. Crazy impressive.

Talk about STOL, that was quick.👍👍I used to work at Douglas Aircraft in the 60’s outside of Toronto and we watched DeHavilland Dash 7’s take off right next to us, they were really impressive with short take offs.

You have filmed as ive already said before one of my favourite aircraft ever made by De Havilland. That head on shot and then it reversing under its own power. Stunning. Absolutely great shot mate. Liked (alot) :)

Flying one of these looks like the most fun type of flying possible. Small crew with a rugged airplane doing an important mission. Can't beat that.

Seen one of these as an air ambulance in Canada wilderness during a horrible wind storm. I asked the pilot if he thought it was to windy to fly and he laughed and flew that plane like a god out of the airport. Amazing

Wow,fantastic close up´s!Thank´s for sharing!Huge LIKE!Greetings!

You guys must've been as light as a popcorn fart....! I've never seen a 13 second takeoff roll before.... From brake release to wheels off the ground....! 13 SECONDS....! Impressive aircraft! Thanks for a nice Vid and a demonstration of crew coordination with the display of ground handling in reverse as well....! Gordon

The guy giving directions for reversing , didn’t have the guts to stay out while taking off. Great video. Thanks.

My father flew this plane for most of his Airforce career, he was Chief Buffalo Instructor in the early 90's at 426 SQD I think. I don't believe my father ever had an extramarital affair in his life.....but the Buffalo was his mistress....I believe his crew called him Mr. Buffalo....he loved flying that aircraft like I can't even describe......God bless those engineers who designed that machine.

We used to see the old Caribou here in Australia but sadly it is gone from our skies as the R.A.A.F no longer flies them . used to love the sound it made and its take off and landing was always impressive !

That's a tasty looking airplane and an incredibly short take off.

I love it! Great catch Jesse! This is one very rare aircraft!

Incredible STOL performance! Wild that such a large aircraft can take off so quickly; De Havilland sure does know how to shorten a takeoff run.

Wonderful video to watch. Brilliant reverse, and amazingly short take off! Love it!

love the sound of the turboprops at the end.

Beautiful video of a beautiful airplane!! I worked with aircraft #457 in Trenton Ontario 437 Squadron, 1972 to 1976!!! That just shows you hold old the CC115 is!! Still a dependable workhorse all these years later! And of course the STOL takeoff is always so impressive!! Thank you!!

Holy Cow! That is a VERY short take off!

Pretty nice plane. It's quick take-off is really amazing!

A truly impressive aircraft!! I saw it flight demo'ed at the Oregon Airshow about 10 years ago by the RCAF. WOW!! It climbs without really pitching up. And the STOL landing demo was crazy. Yes, it was empty, but still. The Dash-8 Q200 and Q400 series take after the same DNA and they can do some of the same feats. Saw Q200 displayed by Horizon Air at the same show. Very impressive overall airframes

Amazing Turboprop sound ... love it. How cool is that ... reverse and pilot on top! That´s the best video I watched today on RU-vid. Happy New Year!

I love Nelson. We drove up from Pullman, WA. all the time. Great town.

Great video. Reversing was cool. And that takeoff? Amazing. Thanks for this.

Phenomenal...!!! Reverse, and take off in 50 feet....WOOOW.

Had to watch that take off 3 times...ridiculous! Damn impressive aircraft and flight crew!

Awesome, very rare in Europe! Love the reversing bit, such an amazing sound!

Amazing short take off.What a powerful aircraft.!!!

That little sweetheart sitting quietly in the back left is C-FZYZ, a 1956 Cessna 180.

I don't know about anyone else but I've never seen an airplane back up with out being pushed. Outstanding bird.

amazing sound and the background with the first blood style mountains

An amazing aircraft in top condition filmed wonderfully as well. Really enjoyed this vid. Thanks

Brilliant video work.

Nice, but nothing can replace the sound of the Caribou engines. We had them in the Royal Australian Air Force when I served. They were affectionately known as the Flying Gravel Trucks. ❤️

Fantastic video, congratulations!✈️

If it weren't so cococold in Canada, I would move there. So beautiful.

Very cool video, I liked the way that the aircraft could perform its own push back by using a different pitch on the props. That was also o very short take off. Very impresssive.

Loved the buffalo bow on take off = brilliant :) thanks for sharing !!!

Last day of RCAF Buffalo operations in Comox was today, Jan. 15/22. Last ones standing (flying) were 452 and 465. (See my previous comment.) 451 is now at the former CFB Summerside, PEI and 462 left January 11 to its retirement home of Winnipeg. What a plane...what a history.

Love that airplane - got to ride in one a few times in the Amazon with the Brazilian Airforce! 4000kilos payload on a 900 meter strip.

I love aviation! I wish I could fly everything once! Some stuff a lot more than once!

I just learned something today. I never knew that a prop aircraft has a "reverse thrust" to back out. I kept sitting here wondering if the aircraft was going to get a pushback, do a really tight U-turn or just go over the grass. I would have loved to have been the dude hanging out of the top hatch and try to stay there as long as possible.

Really proud to see how powerful this aircraft can do a short take off! I work at DAC aviation and one of the aircraft technicians who do the R&O for the CT 64 engines of DHC-5. Great video!

Dang, that is an impressive take off, unbelievable!

Thanks a lot for this wonderful catch. The ground manoeuvering is really impressive. And the family relation to the Caribou cannot be denied, both in terms of looks and performance. But you wonder why he taxied all the way back to the end of the runway, when he only needs 200 m or so of ground roll.

Ah, memories of the Buffalo, the plane which took me north, into the field, when I arrived in Da Nang in 1966.

There is one in the Comox Valley. I love listening to it fly overhead. Those engines just purr.

Fantastic!!! De Havilland of Canada is DEEPLY missed... 😟

офигеть у вас шкафы задом ездиют, с места взлетают, респект и уважуха!

So impressive! Within 15 seconds on the runway and they are already airborne!

I have never seen a plane back up on it’s own before..awesome aircraft.

I watch a lot of aviation vids online. This is a good one. Wonderful aircraft and great setting. Looks like Nelson, BC. Anway, well done, sir.

Spectacular video!!!! Good Word. Saludos desde Argentina

Incredible airplane and awesome video.... I flew with CASARA as a spotter and navigator for 3.5 years... qualified as a spotter on the Buff and the Herc.... great memories... thanks for posting....

Oh my god! Apparently I never saw this before and I see why it’s your favorite! Pretty amazing! Reminds me a bit of our Caribou for obvious reasons!

Amazing and beautiful too ❤️

That´s a canadian aircraft for sure. It can operate out of a Tim Hortons parking lot

Amazing! Unbelievable short take off!

amazingly short take off. what a machine!

DE Havilland of Canada is back....hooray

Congratulations from Brasil, it´s a very good film: nice airplane, impressive back-taxi, great take-off images in a very beautiful place. The sound is also great. Thanks very much for sharing!!

Good morning, nice video, greetings from the Netherlands, enjoy recording the videos

The shortes take off i ever seen amazing.

Flying a Buffalo: When should we rotate? (already airborn)

I suggest headphones use, specially at the takeoff, after 12:58. Don´t miss!!

Another Home Run, probably one of your best videos, I love the anticipation waiting for the engines to start, Big Time Liked Everything, start up, backing up and really liked the wave goodbye maneuver on departure.

Great reverse and short take off - awesone aircraft