This bad boy has been around. First delivered to the USAF in 1960 #59-2225 Serial # 373. Saw service in Vietnam then back to the US in 1969, then stored. Then saw work for Air Craftsmen Ltd., St. John Airport, NB Canada Reg, CF-BEO. Then off to Eclipse Consultants Ltd., Oshawa, ON, then to Saskatchewan for La Ronge Aviation Services Lt. in 1974. Sold to Australian interests in 1997 and worked for eight years in Australia as VH-OTR. Came back to Sidney, BC Canada in 2006 retained it's CF-BEO reg, no. Then sold to Forde Lake Air Services, Hornepayne, ON. and finally to Excellent Adventures Outposts & Air Service Ltd., Ear Falls, ON. in 2007. Stored in Selkerk, Manitoba in 2017. In 2019 sold to Walsten Aircraft Parts and Leasing Inc, Penticton, BC. In 2022 civil registration, C-FBEO, cancelled. In 2023 sold to JB Leasing Company in Kenai, AK with new c/r N9225.

What a great air craft.... It's bringing my memories in '60, me (when I was 6 years) & my family fly from Java to Borneo (Banjarmasin) due to my father duty. It's time that I never forget, usually me fly with DC3 but that time we fly with Otter, beautiful flight. 💕

I really miss flying this bird. Wheels, skis and floats. Just the best.

@thestcroixkid

3 жыл бұрын

Where could someone go to get trained on one after flight school? Is it even possible anymore?

The Otter engine has a particular sound which says "Otter" even before it comes into sight. Like it's little brother Beaver, it is built like a tank.

Otter is a nice plane to fly. I got 1800 hours on one, when I was a bushpilot in norhern Saskatchewan

@Erated78

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a job, I'll bet you have some interesting stories you could share!

@thestcroixkid

3 жыл бұрын

Can you still train on them? Where would you go to get it?

Otter is a great aircraft. Like the DC 3, just keeps on "truckin'."

we use to have them in northern norway in the 60s and 70s

Love the Otter , just tired of working on 1340’s

@Bergstaller01

6 жыл бұрын

The 1340's are that bad to wrench on?

wow what a beautiful airplane

lovely vid, but I was waiting to see it take off and what pilot did to help lift off,....(I am newbie learning)...😊😊😁😁😁✈✈✈✈✈

This is the first time I see a pilot starting up a Otter with mixture full rich... I was told to always start it mixture cut off, primed and open up mixture once engine had fired...

@jamesstephenpeyton3305

3 ай бұрын

I have about 2500 hrs otter time. Also Dc3, Dc4, B18. Never once did I start any radial full rich, especially when hot.

It's C-FBEO, Jan :)

Legend.

DHC-3 single wing, or AN-2 double wings, from Russia.

Is it just me or does the Otter just look wrong on wheels but so right on floats?

@kramnevets8712

8 ай бұрын

I agree.

Beast of an airplane

Lovely water baby

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