Ice Pilots of NWT Series on History Channel this Fall!

[FlyingFinn]

Ice Pilots NWT
Wednesdays at 10 pm ET/PT beginning November 2009
If no one else will do it, the Ice Pilots of Canada’s Northwest Territories will. Renegade Arctic airline Buffalo Airways defies the cold and the competition by flying propeller planes from the Second World War on missions all over the Canadian North. Landing precious cargo onto remote airstrips at mine sites, water bombing forest fires and carving out runways on frozen lakes and rocky tundra, the Ice Pilots do it all, despite blizzards, breakdowns and crazy passengers.

[mathewc]

That's right up there with Ice Truckers, Heli Loggers, The Rig, Deadliest Catch...

Just need a little drama in any profession to make a show!

[raven54]

I'm sure TC guys will have a Buffalo night with popcorn, VCR's, and all kinds of notes on this operation.

[kevinsky18]

I'm Sure Joe and his lawyer wrote it up so they have final say as to what goes on air. I doubt there will be anything incriminating on tv. He isn't that dumb.

[ScudRunner]

nah he will just say to TC " put it on my tab."

[Chuck Ellsworth]

Interesting the things one learns reading this forum.

I never knew we were known as " Ice pilots " all those many decades ago.

[snaproll20]

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The "ice pilot" was that guy who used to stagger into the Arctic Circle Club at 2229 hours, from the minus 40 outdoors, and complain because there was no 'ice' in his rye and coke.

[NJ]

Should be good. They were up in the tower all spring and summer shooting and did some cool stuff from a helicopter. I think the name is to capitalize on the success of Ice Road Truckers in the US and world-wide,

Typical conversation for me on vacation the last two years:

American So where y'all from??
Me Yellowknife, Canada
American ???
Me Do you know Ice Road Truckers? [pointing at bus outside with the TV show billboard on it]
American yeah yeah yeah!
Me Yeah. There.

[stmymdy]

i dunno if this has been shared yet
http://www.vimeo.com/5499405

[The Other Kind]

If that video is any indication of what the show will be like, they certainly don't have to worry about TC using the show as ammo for possible CARs violatons. The birds never turn a prop.

[HS-748 2A]

I think I saw a jug put on the '46 that didn't have a green tag on it though...

[C-FABH]

And of course, there's that pesky C-46 with a lower-case "A" in the middle of the reg.

Better call enforcement ASAP

[HS-748 2A]

Yeah, that looks gross doesn't it.

The paint schemes around there are Rod's handy work.

Too bad most of them, but WFT; everybody's got their kinks.

[Darman]

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[DaveP]

cool vid stmy

[Ballsssssss]

If that video is any indication of what the show will be like, they certainly don't have to worry about TC using the show as ammo for possible CARs violatons. The birds never turn a prop.

Didn't you see Maintenance pull a 215 out and do an engine run?

[glorifiedtaxidriver]

I wonder if they got this one.


Occurrence Type: Incident Occurrence Date: 2009/03/28
Occurrence Time: 2230 Z Day Or Night: day-time
Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0

Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name:
Occurrence Location: Koper Lake Ice Strip Province: Ontario
Country: CANADA World Area: North America

Reported By: Transportation Safety Board AOR Number:
TSB Class Of Investigation: 5 TSB Occurrence No.: A09O0071
Event Information
Collision with object
Aircraft Information
Flight #:
Aircraft Category: Aeroplane Country of Registration: CANADA
Make: CURTISS WRIGHT Model: C46D
Year Built: 1945 Amateur Built: No
Engine Make: PRATT & WHITNEY-USA Engine Model: R-2800-51M3
Engine Type: Reciprocating Gear Type: Land
Phase of Flight: Cruise Damage: Minor
Owner: BUFFALO AIRWAYS LTD Operator: BUFFALO AIRWAYS LTD. (5319)
Operator Type: Commercial

Detail Information
User Name: Donaldson, John
Date: 2009/04/21
Further Action Required: Yes
O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation
Narrative: Initial information received from T.S.B. Initial Notification [#A09O0071]: The Buffalo Airways Curtiss C46 aircraft (C-FAVO) had departed from Koper Lake Ice Strip destined for Geraldton, Ontario. After a southbound departure, the flight crew decided to complete an eastbound, low-level inspection of the southern end of the airstrip, specifically the newly-made turnaround area. While manoeuvring at treetop level, at an airspeed of 140kts, the crew encountered a wind gust and struck a tree with the left wingtip. The flight crew elected to continue the flight to Geraldton, where the aircraft was landed without further incident. Maintenance staff repaired the wingtip and returned the aircraft to service.



"Low level inspection" eh? Last I heard those were called buzz jobs. Nice job boys.

[Lurch]

i dunno if this has been shared yet
http://www.vimeo.com/5499405

good video, but it was more of a commercial for Buffalo

Can't say the video is for Ice Pilots

I didn't see any ice or pilots for that matter.

Lurch

[Chuck Ellsworth]

The place hasn't changed much by the look of things.

My last trip in a DC3 out of Yellowknife was in the summer of 1974 when I was water bombing there. The weather was real rainy and I did a trip over to Frobisher Bay and back for N.W.T.A.

That was before Joe was flying out of there.

The DC3 just never quits they will probably fly forever.

[HS-748 2A]

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