To go along with Paul Berge’s ruminations about airplane sounds, we offer this stunning short on flying a DHC-2 Beaver in Alaska. It’s from the Peter USA channel. The silent gliding approach to the dock on glassy water is itself worth the price of admission.
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“DHC-2 Otter” ?
DHC-2 is a Beaver and DHC-3 is an Otter.
Looks like a Beaver to me…but what do I know (Cessna/Champ driver)🤣
1956 DHC-2 Beaver, registered to Seawind Aviation
It’s not an Otter. It’s “de otter one, de Beaver”..
Thank you everyone. It’s a Beaver and I reran it for tomorrow’s Flash to set the record straight.
It just doesn’t get any better than this….
Fantastic video! Just another day on the job in Alaska.
This adds new meaning to the term “cowl flap”.
The in-cockpit footage was great. Love watching an experienced professional at work!
Nicest Beaver I’ve seen. The ones I flew in really showed their age. Great footage of flying into Ketchikan.