Buffalo DC-6

[CamAero]

Rumor that Buffalo has picked up a Swing-Tail DC-6 from Northern Air Cargo.

[jspitfire]

Affirmative. It was in Yellowknife Friday for a couple hours before departing across the lake for Hay River. Still with the American registration. There's a few photos of it (and of course the Ice Pilots camera crew) at Buffalos yard floating around on Facebook.

[BibleMonkey]

If you pick fish over pork onna DC 6

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You end up in Vancouver with 4 prop strikes and no gear....

[Colonel Sanders]

Can I post this photo now? Been sitting on
it for a while ...



I like the registration ... I fly N31TA which we
call "T1ts and @ss"

[culver10]

Any idea how the rudder and elevator controls connect with this setup?

[PointyEngine]

Buffalo have employed a few Mexicans to sit in the tail, the rampies run notes from the crew in the front back to the Mexicans, and bingo!

[5400AirportRdSouth]

Actually, I have it on good authority that the Mexicans are NOT permitted to sit.

Possibly in the fall when things slow down and their usage percentage of old plastic milk crates drops a little, some might be re-purposed for the mexicans to use.

[Lotro]

Any idea how the rudder and elevator controls connect with this setup?

I heard it was via bluetooth.

[dahspeers]

Mexicans on milk crates? They must've lowered their standards. I thought you'd need a CPL, Group 1 MIFR, 3000 hours, and pay Buffalo Joe for your training.

[RadicalRadial]

Can I post this photo now? Been sitting on
it for a while ...



I like the registration ... I fly N31TA which we
call "T1ts and @ss"

Where did you get that picture? We're you one of the ferry pilots by chance?

[pelmet]

I like the registration ... I fly N31TA which we
call "T1ts and @ss"

Hmmm.....Flew at a company that had an aircraft with TIT gauges and also has an aircraft registered as C-FASS

[SheriffPatGarrett]

That tailcone remind me of the diesel eight...
Coming to New York from Port au Prince, we had one day
a bunch of stowaways that pretended to be loaders in PaP and had hid in the tail.

Of course, once in New York, they skeedaddled away.
However, this was being January, they did not go far as they were all barefoot!
Hey! they cried, what is that slippery stuff on the ground? It hurt our feet like hell!
Well, we told them, that's the stuff you put in your whisky, it's called ICE!!!

"We want to go back home", they cried some more!
Well, tough shit, boys, we are heading for Dakar! You have to talk
to our freight agent! Eh, no custom or migra out there!

Well, you could join the Milton Blahyi(General Butt Naked)Militia in Liberia!

[crazy_aviator]

On a slightly related topic,,,,,, I recall two companies that wouldnt let me sit on a chair in the hangar, whilst doing wiring/ detailed work! Industry policy ? IDIOTS !!