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Thanks Canada
Topic Started: Jun 22 2016, 10:57 PM (120 Views)
Thumper
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Your brave aviators flew a twin otter all the way from Canada to the Antarctica to rescue a sick American. Landing there in pitch dark in blowing snow and at minus 70 degrees is no piece of cake. Thank you. :toasting:
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Yes, quite a feat for the wimpy Canadians!

I understand that two planes were used, one on standby
in case the first did not make it!
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Yes, two airplanes were used one as a back up. Now if it was American we would have done the job with one aircraft. Lol
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Thumper
Jun 22 2016, 11:14 PM
Yes, two airplanes were used one as a back up. Now if it was American we would have done the job with one aircraft. Lol
Probably you would have used an ultra light.

Seriously, why were American planes and crews not used?

I would think there would be plenty of equipment and
crews in Alaska!
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Kenn Borek Air in Calgary has been doing those rescues so often and for so long I'm amazed they don't just leave those two Twin Otters in Chile and fly down commercially - it's an H of a long flight in a Twin Otter.
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Sea Dog
Jun 22 2016, 11:18 PM
Thumper
Jun 22 2016, 11:14 PM
Yes, two airplanes were used one as a back up. Now if it was American we would have done the job with one aircraft. Lol
Probably you would have used an ultra light.

Seriously, why were American planes and crews not used?

I would think there would be plenty of equipment and
crews in Alaska!
The Canadians pulled the same type rescue off about 15 years ago. I guess you stick with success. But it is a good question. The twin otter is a Canadian aircraft and I suspect the Canadian pilots are more adept at flying it. I would have liked to have ridden along on the flight.
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Jun 22 2016, 11:23 PM
Kenn Borek Air in Calgary has been doing those rescues so often and for so long I'm amazed they don't just leave those two Twin Otters in Chile and fly down commercially - it's an H of a long flight in a Twin Otter.
Not very efficient use of a relatively expensive aircraft to let it sit there. Remember the snatch system they used on the C 119s that picked up people attached to a long rubber bungee cord suspended between two poles? A real E ticket ride! I see Ken Borek has a great fleet of aircraft. Nice to see the turbine powered DC 3s. I would like to see his operation. Have you?
Edited by Thumper, Jun 23 2016, 12:01 AM.
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Actually, they're doing this sort of thing every year or so - not always Americans, of course.
They've got the training, the expertise, and the experience!

I think I remember some time ago they even rescued a bunch of Canadians!
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