One time my father and I flew into a remote lake in British Columbia in one of these. It was my one and only ride in one and I was blown away by how awesome it was. That engine, the heavy duty nature of everything about the plane, the silky smooth ride, and did I mention the exhaust sound? Just amazing. I admit to being disappointed that the flight out was in a Cessna float plane.
Thanks for the video on the carb ice issue in your Beaver. My son recently aquired a motorcycle drivers license. He took my bike (KTM 640SM with a Dellorto PHM42 carb) to work today. On his way home, o few minutes after start, he described the engine as to behave erratically and finally it died. Wheather was misty and ca +3°C (~37°F). After the engine stopped it started again and worked ok. I told him that this was probably due to carb icing. He would not believe me. So I showed him your video. And the debate was over.Thanks Jim! Yours Janne, from Sweden.
Thanks for video. Having been in one of these in Sydney in the 90's, what completely turned me on, was the 9 cylinder engine and the noise it made on startup, taxiing and flying. That plane was somewhat older than this one in the vid. As a car mechanic in the 70's - having trained on vintage cars - I very rarely now, have the radio or music playing when driving, so I can listen to the engine sound. Any tink, clonk or rattle, out of the ordinary, highlights trouble ahead. And, it keeps me aware of the road situation.
Watch the interplay between pitch and power. Beautiful. I used to fly on Beavers from Kenmore to Victoria pretty frequently; a real treat for aviation geeks.
As a guy just beginning to start pilot training, I am very glad I found this. Amazing. There are two reasons I decided to fly: the De Havilland Beaver float, and the Lockheed Electra 10E. I will probably never get to fly either of them, but I can do it vicariously on RU-vid! Thank you very much for posting this.
I got to ride in one about 300 miles in Alaska in 1970. It was a beat up wreck. Yours is 🍒. Thank you for the memories. It was a blast to fly in It. Cabin full of people. 😊
Full carb heat ON (partial application could cause additional carb icing) 2) Leave carb heat ON until normal engine power returns 3) Monitor engine power and re-apply carb heat as necessary Remember, when carb heat is applied, the warmer air will inherently cause a reduction in engine power.
I recoverd a plane that sunk in this lake several years back...it was 160 ft deep, brought it to the surface and eventually it was hauled out by helicopter...this video brings back memories for sure.
In 2006 a friend and I paid for a sightseeing flight around the San Francisco Bay area. This was in a float equipped Beaver at Sausalito. I was seated to the right of the pilot. It was a twenty minute flight south over the Golden Gate down the coast, then east and over Candlestick Park (since demolished). Then north with Oakland on the right and downtown on the left, proceeding over Alcatraz, finally landing back on the north end of the bay. We lucked out on the weather, it was clear and sunny, unusual for the bay area! 90 knots @ 1000 feet.
Beautiful country Jim. I will fly with you any time... wait! bring your Beaver and ProCam down under and share some southern hemisphere hospitality! More vids if you can manage please.
I've flown in a 1948 Beaver a number of times hunting in northern Ontario, Canada out of Rainbow Airbase in Parry Sound. The Pilot even let me fly for about 1/2 hour on the way out last time. A dream come true for me! I have flown in many small and large airplanes but the Beaver is a unique experience for sure
My first flight was in a Dehavalin Beaver too ! Into Baker Lake from Greenville Maine with Folsom's Air Service. Great memories off trips on the St.John back in the days when it WAS remote. What an awesome plane they are ! Classic !! thanks for posting
Another Outstanding, "wish I was there" video, Jim! Heck, I'm 60 years old and the last time I held a yoke in my hands was when I was 14. My father took me on several of his "practice flights" in a rented 172 and let me hold the plane level a few times, lol. He actually let me take off once but then, the 172 will T/O by itself if you get it going fast enough, lol. I never got a license and was never in a cockpit since the last part of my 14th year. Since 2009, I spent $$$$ and a lot of my spare time, behind my flight-sim yoke and sticks. I learned how to build high-perf computers so I get get the best 3rd party, Flight-sim scenery, mesh, aircraft, etc. ("add-ons") and maintain a solid 36 fps frame rate while flying. (It's a very serious computer and flight-sim system but it is a Home PC). The Dehaviland Beaver DHC-2 and Twin Otter are two planes I fly at least 4 times every week for years, (seriously). Nothing is better than the real thing but money and time are some serious obstacles. I can probably beat the "time" part but the money is something I can't get around. So, as soon as I finish this post, I'm setting up my Yoke system and I'm going to Lake Isabel to fire up my Beaver! It won't be the real thing, but it's as close as I can get! Thanks for the vid, Rich
wow cool... Believe it or not I'm going to Lake Isabel tomorrow fior real. I better get my GoPro charged up and then I'll upload that video too... thanks for posting and seeeee yaaaaa soon
Paul, I did exactly the same thing as you. Watched the takeoff to landing and fired up my Sim (Lockheed P3D). Positioned it on Lake Isabel and flew around that gorgeous Orbx scenery. I do like to replicate flights I see on the RU-vid. Thanks Jim for the continuous streams of videos from that wonderful, scenic location.
B.E.A. utiful - Been around a Beaver, never in one though. (perhaps not the right thing to say today) - but I loved flying, and started with the Cub. Anyway, found you by accident, and that was a great flight!
I went with some friends to Alaska some years ago. On our last day, we had some time to kill so we hired one of these planes for the day. Took off from Anchorage - it amazed me how fast that thing got airborne. We went out over the Kenai peninsula and touched down on some tiny isolated lake and taxied up to a little sandbar island where we got out and had lunch. That plane ride was one of the coolest memories of the trip. I loved the plane - it was loud, old, tons of vibration, but it felt indestructible.
Out the hole and Gold Bar Below!....Jim I remember one time about 20 or so years ago I was in the upper end of the lake camping, I was out on the lake in my raft fishing, I saw one of the NWSP Beavers coming in from the canyon on the upper end, I started to move but whoever was flying was kinda lining up on me so I stayed put! lolol buzzed about 100 foot over me!....lolol
There's no music like the R- 985 on climb out. The old Twin Beech had 2 of them and was a symphony- especially for gearheads like myself. If I recall correctly it had a 5 minute full take off power setting limit and sounded best when throttled back for extended climb out. (Listening from the ground of course). Just call me an old A &P tech from the 70's.
What a awesome transition in V1,, I never really saw when it happened it was so seamless, second thought right after your transmission declaring takeoff was " sweet, no ATC . Ha Ha, flying like it was once was the norm."
I would give just about anything to fly in the seat right next to him like I did with my Dad before he passed away when I was young. 😥 God bless you brother. 👍
This video is brilliant. Picture quality is second to none. Jim, post more and you MUST link this site to your Twitter account. In fact, I have watched most of your designs and builds. Love the rope work. Link everything to your twitter account. You'll go...stratospheric!!
I buy those carbon monoxide cards above your head often from the Pilot Mall for when we use engine powered machines indoors during demolitions. First time seeing one in an airplane.
Whoever she loaned it out to must have wrecked it. They fly straighter for their first owner and they're far less dependable for every owner thereafter.
I loved this video!!! Beautiful place to take off from and that landing kinda scared the crap out of me as ( from never being there) it looked like you were trying to line up with that little river beside the runway as you came around to line up with the lake. Had no idea carb ice could get ya in Summer too. Thanks for what you do!
Captivating! Keep doing exactly what you are doing. It has a feeling of being very real, as though we are in the right seat along for the ride (Isn't that what ALL aviation enthusiasts yearn for!?) So many youtube aviation videos these days come across as having been made 'for the camera'.
Breathtaking country. I love the Rockies but the Cascades are much prettier. Being from the east coast, they're both the place to camp when it's miserably hot and humid here in Maryland in the summer. Back in June of 2013 I camped about 17 miles from Lake Isabel on the Skykomish river. But summer here isn't all bad either. Unlike California, the water temp at Virginia Beach is around 83 degrees in July. Park your beach chair at the water's edge and enjoy...
@@ifoundjim 2013 was the first and only time I was there. It was a biz trip to Seattle so I extended my stay by two days and packed a pup tent in my luggage. I camped at a site in the Snolquanie forest on the north fork of the Skykomish river which was about an hour and half drive from Redmon. Just amazing. The weather was perfect, waterfalls every 5 to 10 miles and the Skykomish was crystal clear.
Perhaps I was always wrong but I never started the R-985 like you do. I was always told that pumping the throttle was the ideal way to set things on fire.
Carb Ice in Summer -> 3:08 I will Second that. Cessna 172, High 60's Farenheit, High Dewpoint, on Climb Out. Lucky to have a 40,000 hour Pilot in the Right Seat at the time...
Jim, I have lived in Alaska the past 37 years ,year round. Funny you mentioned pelican, my grandpa worked at Port Althorp fish cannery outside of Elfin Cove from 1930-1934. Just outside from pelican, you should have taken the job at Kodiak with Andrews Air, flew with Willy who flew treadwell every summer back and forth to Katmai! Check out Island wings air out of Ketchikan web site, a great beaver on floats and great pilot here in Southeast AK.
Carb ice in summer......sure can for sure............ carb heat on!!! luv the vids cheers. thats a really nice lookin spot to be stuck in! Lake Isabel? Tnks for takin me to Lake Washington......nice quiet trip!l
@@ifoundjim Hmm...the one I ate had soft smooth brown skin covered in lace panties. I believe the operators manual was in some native Canadian language. Short wingspan, very responsive controls to the touch. The landings were always a happy ending.
@@ifoundjim Is that irregular sound coming from the engine? If that was my car I'd say it was misfiring.But something tells me you with your experience are happy with it and I am just asking a polite question and risking all kinds of humiliation.
@@ianrutherford878 The sound on the video will not match the live sound because electronic video devices always have so,even noise canceling. Also, Radial Engines sound different.
Another great video, Jim, I don't think I heard your harness click, you are wearing it? Just a few little questions and being concerned. God's country, this is such beautiful country. I've got to put this on my bucket list. That was one short take off! Wow! I want a DeHavilland Beaver, lol Your ETA was right on time! Feet wet. lol Thank's again for the ride, I enjoyed it. I'm going to be out there sometime soon.
I've had the pleasure of flying into the bush several times in Air Saguenay Otters and Beavers. Those are great workhorse planes! I was able to ride in the right seat on each trip and had the advantage of a headset. The roar of those big radials gets pretty rough after a few minutes!
He says “Clear” while prop is turning. Warm up, check list, etc. Does not matter how many thousands of hours you have. Great airplane. Wish I could Justify cost pf owning one
