beaverdriver, some of the craziest assertions ever! if you are flying that guys beaver and he says start it that way, do it(only when he is around though), but if most owners saw you work the throttle 20 times to start it they might send you packing. if i were a passenger i would jump out of the air...

rowdy, you are right about the pooling causing fire, so after its been primed and you turn it over you leave the mags off till the prop has pulled through a couple times/starter stops accellerating, then flip the mags on, that way the fuel has been pulled into the cylinders. and you still need a bac...

the poh says pumping throttle below 500rpm is an invitation for a backfire, which is true. on a radial that is supercharged that means an explosion back through the blower. it is also doesn't work well a lot of the time at start up, whereas the primer will keep it kicking over safely until it catche...

boozy,
if you post specific questions you will get answers in spades.
people never tire when it comes to talking about the -2.

try the 'hun' website.
lots of beaver, detailed pics and all, video too.
never heard of a POH, but it sounds wild!

if you have your cpl and a float endorsement you should think about making a drive through the north looking for a dockhand job. there are listings of operators at pilotcareercentre.com i believe. you can try calling companies but forutne seems to favor those who show up places. just be prepared to ...

i have seen resumes come in to a place that runs navajos with cover letters saying the person was willing to work for free and would pay the company an hourly rate when they were flying. i shit you not. the chief there came up the hard way and it made him want to puke and he actually let other pilot...

that manifest was supposed to be humorous, perhaps i should have exagerated more, i figured people would see that. i have read the ops manual, external loads are covered. what i am really interested in is what people have found over the years that works, doesn't work. i would like to know what peopl...

i am a medium time beaver driver with limited boat hauling experience(less than ten times in my career). i know what i like for a load for the beaver, but i would like to hear from the old timers who have seen the good the bad and the ugly of boat hauls. any thoughts on the newer 16 foot, wider body...