Starting at his radio call in the channel at 43.37, in the next 70 seconds he makes over 23 flap, mixture, throttle, trim adjustments, radio calls etc (excluding constant pitch, yaw and elevation inputs) all while barely glancing where to place his hands. Then he alights the 5,000 lb aircraft on the water like a piece of thistle down. Truly a master at the height of his chosen art.

The engine at idle could put me to sleep. Wonderful sound.

This warm up sequence alone deserves two thumbs up.

Stunning! I would use my vacation time just to ride alongside in the right seat and watch!

Thank you for the ride. Last time I got to do that was on my 40th. birthday 26 years ago going up the Yetna out of Anchorage. Thank you for the memories!

That engine sounds beautiful.

Enjoy your flying! Love BC! Greatings from old C 185 pilot in Norway!

Had the pleasure of riding in a few DH Beavers in SE Alaska. Love 'em.

Luv the sound of that Beaver. Luv seeing them fly.

I could sit here and watch you do stuff all day lol you have it all figured out very through lol good job your everything I aspire to be some day my friend keep up the good work.

spent quite a few hours sitting behind the twin bladed prop on an R985. in Army colors. Why I am deaf today, but what a way to go!! Honest airplane no tricks , a pleasure to fly. just a big tail dragger.

Amazing vid thanks, Ive just hit 30hours on floats in the Vancouver lower mainland and hoping to get my first gig this summer, I cant wait to fly the Beaver

Amazing!! Great video.

wow what a flight i am from Vancouver Canada i go to the flying beaver to eat i followed you on maps and knew exactly your route very good job of filming love the sound Pratt&Whitney r985 radial engines 2 thumbs up

I will be starting flight training this summer just north of you in Victoria. My goal is becoming a commercial pilot and make a living in the air ... The DREAM is flying float planes in the best place in the world for it!

I have to say that I would give a kidney away for a DHC-2... lol... Such a beautiful plane!!!

DH Beavers are beautiful aircraft...and Canadian made!

Just happened to come across your video and love the Beavers and enjoyed whatching you fire it up and get her flying! Like your style and the views so I subbed and gave it a👍!! Would be fun to do a tour flight someday, I'm a few hours South just across the Columbia!

I flew in a beaver along that coast a long while back. Fabulous time. I should be posting my videos soon.

Nice Beaver buddy. You guys keep it in nice shape. I wish I had one.

I could be wrong, but I think your description of the stratus layer was backwards at 28:00. The water would be warmer, warm air rises, cools to LCL and condenses... Someone chime in if I'm wrong I'd genuinely like to learn! But great airplane and awesome flying! I'm working on my commercial now, and my ultimate goal is to own and commercially operate my own beaver some day!

Jim is my kind of guy. I need a holiday out there and a few days flying about with Jim in this great old bird.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

Come on out. Bring a MASK 🤧😷

Don't know anything to speak of about flying in small aircraft, but I do think the DH Beaver is a very cool looking plane.

Thanks for the ride.

I LOVE THIS SOUND ,,,NICE MACHINE ,

Thank you so much for this video. My uncle was a member of the design team at DeHavilland and the Beaver was always his favourite.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!!! Boeing could have used an expert like him. The BEAVERS are still flying and the 737-800's are (hmmmm), what are they gonna be? Shelters or hospitals?

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJecrsicd8uoe7g.html

@annebishop4738

4 жыл бұрын

@@ifoundjim Beautiful model. My uncle (Charles Bishop) designed the controls and worked on the pontoons and skis. He did the pontoons and skis for the Otter and Twin Otter as well--sunk himself in Toronto harbour 16 times. The Twin Otter is still the largest plane in the world that lands on pontoons and skis.

Jim, thanks for an informative flight. I took a dual control Beaver from Whistler to Vancouver a couple years ago in glass still conditions running the mountain peaks. Couldn't have wished for more perfect weather to get a mere insight to how wonderful it is to fly daily as you do. I'm very envious but appreciate the time you have taken to publish these vids. Safe flying from the UK.

@troyottosen8722

4 жыл бұрын

Try misty fjords Alaska rainforest landing up in high alpine lakes with vertical mountains and low visibility vfr? Alaskan flying, no place even compares!!!

@-Ncrypt

3 жыл бұрын

@@troyottosen8722 telling pilots to fly VFR with low visibility in dangerous terrain... Good idea!

@troyottosen8722

3 жыл бұрын

fukallogy , Most bush flying in Alaska is done by vfr not ice because of weather and terrain up here. Ice isn’t gonna do shit for you up here when most of our flying up here is through mtn passes usually low and close to mountain sides with a low ceiling. Flying in Alaska is like nowhere else on earth! Old bush pilots saying is “ if you can fly in Alaska,you can fly anywhere.” Chew on that.😉👍

@troyottosen8722

3 жыл бұрын

You all want to see a bush pilots paradise? Check out lake hood seaplane base at Anchorage, Alaska! Right next to Anchorage international. It’s the largest, busiest seaplane base in the world. On a summer, weekend day you have everything from cubs,beavers,otters,hello curriers, c185,c180,c206,Taylor craft, even a few Grumman goose and Grumman widgeons! Then right next to the lake is a fairly short gravel strip, all together approx 1,100 planes around the lake! There is even a live web cam on the lake, google it. It is slow now because our summer is done yet some planes flying hunters around.

Jim i remember like it was tomorrow i sneaked out borrowed my grandfather's friend yellow beaver without permission ..... brought it back unnoticed. Feel like ive to go up with one again

Great Video and Aircraft !

After returning from Anchorage and watching all the floatplanes, especially the Beavers, and living within sight of Seattle, I’m going to schedule a ride in the fall to tour the Sound. Thanks for your great videos.

My adventure bus company offered Beaver float plane 1/2 tours up until the dam virus closed me down. My customers loved them. The tours were in the lakes area, just north of Toronto.

Love the startup sound, but I miss the old whine prior to startup. Flew these out of Chapleau, ON to Rollo Lake.

erratic and hecticly appearence during check. a beautiful plane

super video!!!

Jim....just found your site after this king if I should try and get commercial before getting too old...your flying is what I wanted to do 29 yrs ago....not interested in airlines...you be inspired me big time to come over to canada from UK and try and fulfill my ambitions...thank you for sharing...

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

Never too old

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

My Mom at 93 below video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoFosK6HptjadLw.html

Thanks for the flip.

Jim, I was lucky enough to get to fly in a beaver on floats with an air service I worked for out of Ketchikan, Alaska. Google island wings air, the pilot is owner operator Michelle Masson, she has a beautiful restored,refurbished beaver done by kenmore air out of Seattle. I have been lucky to fly with some of Alaska’s best bush pilots and she is one of the best, her plane is awesome! Check it out, also shows the beautiful area she flies in the “misty fjords”. Most would crap themselves flying where Alaskan pilots fly. Simple.😉🤣👍

I would say the best single engine bush aircraft ever built. A great crop duster and a joy to work for an 8 hour day. retired crop duster.

@planegaper

4 жыл бұрын

the antonov ant 2 is the finest crop duster ever made, full stop

@robingermon4071

4 жыл бұрын

@@planegaper I don't know one never worked one.

@planegaper

4 жыл бұрын

@@robingermon4071 flew one in hungary, was just a passenger, takes of at like 30 knots in a headwind , even with a full hopper.. covers a huge area on a single pass, cuts turns like a fokker D7 ...very interesting purpose built machine, never seen a beaver do agri work, but it seems a good candiate for the work.. slow low, lots of useful load..

@robingermon4071

4 жыл бұрын

@@planegaper We have one sitting on the field where I live. Not flyable. The radial engine to get shipped back to the Soviet Unit cost thousands and the overhaul just to-expensive to justify. To maintain the fabric wing covering in to-days world couldn't be justified.

@frankleaney6267

4 жыл бұрын

Al Qumran there’s a place in Victoria b.c Canada that goes all over the world looking for these planes, the beaver specifically. They get a lot from the Philippines. They refurbish them.

great sound!

Just beautiful

These are great planes. I never flew one nor in one but have seen a couple up close. I wish I could afford to buy one of these planes. And he using an iPhone to navigate with? Nice set of David Clark Headphones and mic.

Looks like my 53 Studebaker pickup truck in the cabin.. I was 17. And thought it was pretty close to flying. ;;☆》♡♡♡

@richardcarew4708

3 жыл бұрын

Seems like an oiler system like this should have a preheat capability.. I really love the sound of this motor.. like it will get one there and back again.. ;;☆》 thanks for sharing..

I could fly with him this way- All Day!

thank you! simmer here.

Love this plane . Flew in them in Vietnam in 1965 , love this plane but I hated the Otter . We almost collided with a VNAF A1E over Bien Hoa in 1965 . The runway was closed in we were in the pattern and this VNAF pilot wasn’t watching and he across the front of us and dove down . You could see all of the oil and grease on his underbelly . We missed by about 50 feet . He cane from the right so pilot didn’t see him . I was on the right and and alerted the the pilot . We needed a drink when we landed .

thanx for the ride, i enjoyed that, and the procedures before flight

I used to rent a C152 from an older aviation entrepreneur/CFI who also flew with me on the right seat on some trips abroad. He liked my flying so much that he suggested I could try his Beaver (also on floats) to see if I liked that kind of flying. I had no experience on floats then - and I still have. Man do I regret never accepting the offer!

@SuperFriendBFG

3 жыл бұрын

You missed an opportunity for sure. The Beaver is revered among bush pilots as one of the best ever Bush Planes. You should go check out some of its development but in short the designers spoke to a lot of the top Canadian pilots at the time, especially Bush Pilots to ask them what kind of requirements they needed. This influenced the design and it shows. Under 2000 were ever produced but they're still sought after enough that some people pay millions to have them restored.

Awesome; I am jealous!

Jim! You have the exact same Gerber multi-tool I have. Mine's about 25 yrs old. No other multi-tool can match it, even Leatherman.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

My Mom at 93 below video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoFosK6HptjadLw.html

@notmyworld44

4 жыл бұрын

@@ifoundjim I hope I look that good at 93! She's lively and beautiful!!!

Those radials can go to max power almost straight off of the hop. Been there, done that.

It must be lovely up there on days like that. Do you ever get bored of your job (no, you needn't answer that)? I can't imagine it. What I really want is to be in that seat alongside you but that's never going to happen. So thanks for the next best thing.

@samsonian

4 жыл бұрын

Kimdino1 if you lived in Seattle you’d know the answer to your question without even thinking about it...by the time you get to May (first nice month of the year, usually) you’re well and truly DONE with the constant cloud cover and all the cod liver oil (or whatever you take to deal with the Seasonal Affective Disorder) so days like this late in spring or early summer are such a treat and don’t get old until the air gets stagnant and the smog starts setting in around August-September. Cheers, come on up and take a ride...it’s amazingly beautiful country up here!

45:22 What a beautiful sound at idle, ya don't get that with a turbine.

Hi Jim, just catching your channel great video on this great old bird. Cheers.

Lets go Jim. Come on.

And the advantage of the extended motor mounts IS? Beaver is one plane I hope to fly in before my end!

@undertoad13

4 жыл бұрын

Assume mount moves engine forward = the plane’s adjusted center of gravity CG allows a better balance when heavily loaded. Remember when a fat kid sits on the other end your seesaw aka teeter-totter? Same problem.

GREAT VIDEO GOOD INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO IT WOULD BE NICER TO SEE THE VIEW FROM MORE ANGLES..MORE GO PRO"S.THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.

Great!

I could fall asleep to the sound of that engine

Hey Jim take me with you on one of your flight I live in Mountlake Terrace, in high school I would go to the Kenmore Air Harbor and watch the seaplanes take off that was back in 1973 always had a love for airplanes love the Beaver. I'm 65 now but still have the bug for flying.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

I do the Canada flights so I'm off all summer. Next year we can go I hope.

Used to fly my dad’s 450 Pratt radial engined Stearman many years ago. Enjoyed flying it more than jets. Now if only a had a few million laying around so I could afford the airplanes I’m capable of flying. That’s sweeter than a turbo-Beaver.

Thought that was lake Washington always wanted to take a flight on a float plane. 👍

Great stuff Jim, you have one of the best jobs ever. You make flying the beaver look so effort less. Sorry or does the beaver fly you.?

At 10:30: Mags all the way off to test something - but turning the mags back on would make for a huge backfire normally, I would think. No backfire heard though.

Very entertaining and great!. Thank you pilot Jim. Don't have much dead air, but when you do feel free to rant, how much fuel does plane hold, how far on 1 tank, air speed, how long to make it to lodge, ghost stories. You get the idea. God bless you and protect you. PTL

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

138 gallons all usable.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

25 gallons per hour in cruise

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

Average is 100 MPH for flight planning. You spend lots of time climbing, plan on 32 gallons per hr in climb at 30/20

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

To Lodge? We go to many lodges. Do multiple picks and drops along the way at times. This Lodge... 5:40 RT depends on stops and winds.

@dennisday2049

4 жыл бұрын

@@ifoundjim Thank you for all your replies. You have a wonderful base There are so many interesting spots all around you. Is Lake Chelan out of your range?

Wow, recognized over the air. Small world, was that a buddy or a random fan>

I really like this video , it's like actually being in the plane ! How much fuel is on the plane ? The Beaver is such a great plane , can the pilot eat during the flight ? By being over water a lot , it would seem you always have a place to land , I think ! Thanks Jim !

Love how you yell "clear" to the fish. Procedure is procedure after all.

Hey Jim, great video! The Beaver seems fairly simple but you seem to spend a lot of time inside. How do you balance your focus on inside versus being outside?

@victoriapendleton4099

4 жыл бұрын

he doesn't. keep eyes outside!

@dougharlow6037

2 жыл бұрын

I notice the same thing, a lot of time inside.

You missed your chance to make 'chop suey' outa that guy on the paddle board @ 12:59 Next time he will not be so....hhhehhhuhh...lucky! ;-) I'm really enjoying vids on this aircraft...c'mon lottery ticket...make me a Beaver winner!

@samsonian

4 жыл бұрын

boboala1 problem is, Bob; you need to win a 2nd time to pay for the fuel and maintenance costs!! 20+ gallons per hour...yikes!!

G’day Jim and greeting from Tasmania Australia that’s a lovely sound that Prat and Whitney wasp engine perfect note to it. Great video and it was good how you explained what you were doing, my favourite plane. Kind regards John Kinnane

I know those radials require a fair amount of warm up time, but couldn't you electrically heat the oil? I would imagine circulating warm oil on a "cold" start would help minimize cold start wear on the engine. I know nothing about aircraft engines, so I'm guessing there are practical reasons that that wouldn't work. If so, I'm curious what they might be. Regardless, thanks for the wonderful videos!

How did you get ahead of Jason, Jim ? He must of tried the “Stay Low” route and you passed him with the Better headwind...!!

Jim's barnstorming radio repair

why is the transponder code different from USA to Canada ? thx

can you configure a four-bladed propeller on a DHC-2?

what is cruising of this plane .What type of airplane is it ?

Am I wrong, the Beaver in flight video does not seem as bouncy as a Cessna or Beechcraft?

Whats the most iportant rule.in sea plane flying?

Is it normal to leave Prop at cruse for GUMP check?

I think de Havilland Pratt & Whitney's sound a whole lot better/greater/impressive when I'm in a boat not too far away as it's taking off at full power. But that's just me I guess. Thanks for sharing . . . ( :

Must be great knowing you have the best job in the world. Do you need a gopher?

Riden in several..none of them looked this good...

What is the climbing rate of this plane ?

Seeing DH made the Mosquito the engineering is magnificent. Over 30 flights and never felt safer at 30cw.. Crabs anywhere..[flight] anytime....

@PistonAvatarGuy

2 жыл бұрын

DHC and DH aren't really the same company, though.

What are the knobs on the roof???

Curious about radial engine cold start: is there an automatic or manual choke? Enjoyed the video, thanks!

@hazeljoe

4 жыл бұрын

no choke. just fuel prime ( inject fuel via manual fuel pump) or once warm pump the throttle!

@123bythelee

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the reply. So those 5-6 initial pumps you did manually primed the "wobble pump" and the fuel system. The fuel lines between the pump and the injectors remain "full" while engine is not running? I had totally forgotten about "wobble pumps" until you mentioned it in the video. Thanks again.

@hazeljoe

4 жыл бұрын

@@123bythelee Ya no! sorry ! you brought system pressure up with the wobble pump then ! primed the engine with manual priming pump :-) cheers

COULD HAVE FLOWN VANCOUVER TO VICTORIA DURING JIMS START &WARM UP. anon

at 5:40 instinctively go for the Gerber to adjust or tighten anything. I can so relate, I think I'll like and possibly sub.

Very good instruction. Why do some pilots pump the throttle, and some do not?

@ifoundjim

3 жыл бұрын

Matter of choice and how one was instructed I suppose.

@PeterNGloor

3 жыл бұрын

@@ifoundjim what does this do?

There's nothing like the rumble of a P&W 980 but I wish Jim would emphasize the importance of using a checklist.........it doesn't matter how much "time" you have.

@gobysky

4 жыл бұрын

Jill Veenendaal Well, it certainly does matter how much time you have. He probably does the checklist from memory. Also, I’ve seen inexperienced pilots with their fat heads buried in the cockpit reading some long checklist while not watching for other traffic. I’ve had enough near misses to know. Keep the checklist simple and short.

@samsonian

4 жыл бұрын

Mark esp. with those old planes that have mostly analog systems, so much of the checklist and preflight runup and such is done by feel and besides eyeing everything closely; using your senses (mostly ears and feeling the vibrations through fingertips and butt cheeks).

I did my private (land) at this airport, I always thought how cool of an experience it was to fly with seaplane and hear them talking to the tower

How can you roll out on a corcks?

Don't need music in the cabin, the running engine is making all the music. Another thing, I don't see any bugs on your windscreen, are there no mosquitos in that part of the country? For what it's worth, I've subbed, left a thumbs up and I also clicked on the bell.

Did he say five fuel tanks? nice.

Who doesn't love Beavers?

I just wish there was someway to be able to hear you when the engine is running. No idea what you are saying or doing. Headset may have been a better option.

Did I hear the engine missing a beat or two around 30.05 or was it the usual "flying over water"syndrome?????

@ifoundjim

6 жыл бұрын

shit I hope not but thanks to the Bose A-20 you can hear all those engine noises perfectly. I kept saying I hear a popping noise on takeoff in one of the planes... turns out it was a popping noise because a cylinder was going... BOSE A-20 my hero

I've always wanted to fly in one of these since my first time laying eyes on it, never knew anyone who owned one so I'll have to find out how to get a flight commercially. Thank's, Mr. Howard for sharing this, so far it's the closest I've come to getting a ride, lol. I just got all the info except how I'm getting to Seattle, ha! I'll figure it out. Thank's again.

14:10 Ummm... what a hell this thing :)

Just so you'll know your video about starting your Beaver has had the audio overdubbed with loud music. Apparently KZread doesn't want anyone to know what your saying as you start your plane.

@ifoundjim

4 жыл бұрын

I know LOL 👉😕🤸🙈🤧😷