Lake Rescue PART1
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Жыл бұрынJoin Paul and I as we attempt to ferry two Lake Buccaneer airplanes across Canada and back again in the middle of winter. Things don't go according to plan as the engine quits over a remote part of northern Ontario and we perform a forced landing on a frozen lake.
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I fly for fun and adventure and I strive to be the best, safest and most professional pilot that can be at all times but I am far from perfect. I have not been flying for a long time (since April 2015) but I always strive to be better. This channel is part of that process and another piece of the puzzle for me. I fly with as many people as I can and I seek out instructors and mentors whenever possible and I recommend that you do as well. I make sure that everyone I share the cockpit with with fits my style of flying and learning and that they can help me take my adventure higher.
Producing this KZfaq channel has made me grow as a pilot and for that I am truly thankful. Scouring through all the footage has shown me my strengths and weaknesses and that process has been humbling to say the least. I recommend videoing your own flights, watching them with an open mind and maybe even sharing them. There has been a lot of great feedback and wisdom in the comments on my videos as well. I always appreciate the constructive and almost always positive feedback. Keep it coming!
Please note that my videos are highly edited and some of the context of these flights is altered in order to keep the story moving. These videos are for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered a replacement for professional instruction by a certified flight instructor.
Fly safe and have fun!
@Yabadabado1234 6 ай бұрын
I thought I had watched every aviation video on KZfaq. This one is the best I have seen. So much good info for a new pilot like myself who flies a 48 C170 up near Muskoka. Great work Tom. Glad you guys were prepared and came out with a great story.
@tomairtv 6 ай бұрын
Hello. Thank you for watching and for the kind words. Yes, we were prepared but we got pretty lucky as well. I fly in and out of CYQA all the time. I assume you know the folks at Lake Central?
@Yabadabado1234 6 ай бұрын
I do not actually. I'm at CYOO but I run up there often for time building. Keep up the great content.
@joemueller4738 10 ай бұрын
I’d fly with either one of you gentlemen any day. Glad you survived!
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the vote of confidence and for watching. I am glad we survived too. So is my Mom.
@teknotikpointbiz 11 ай бұрын
thank you so much for sharing, as a delivery skipper for sailboats, I found it very informative, a lot of similar experiences for the weather and the problems, I was in the air cadet when young, learned a lot there ! hope to see more content from you guys !
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@DavidKozinski 7 ай бұрын
Very well done. Glad the airlines were listening in the back ground.
@tomairtv 7 ай бұрын
Yes, those guys were key to how it all went down as they let search and rescue know that we are alive and well and they adjusted their rescue plan accordingly. I have since taken up the habit of monitoring 121.5 whenever I have a radio free for this same reason. This is an SOP that all general aviation pilots should adopt.
@DavidKozinski 7 ай бұрын
I agree and I monitor it as well as Channel 16 when I'm out on the boat. Merry Christmas my new friend! @@tomairtv
@we10008 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching both of these in their entirety! So much to learn and be reminded of for all pilots novice or seasoned.
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Pass them around if you can. I feel that we were very lucky that things turned out the way they did and that there is lots for all pilots to learn in here. Part of the reason I took the effort to put this together was to educate and inform.
@we10008 Жыл бұрын
One part in particular i'd like to call out especially to newer pilots. The importance monitoring 121.5 while flying. On this flight, you guys were the ones hoping someone was listening, and they were. I'll post a link to these in the next flight video I post.
@GuardianFPV Жыл бұрын
Nice work to all and very special to be able to see how you all handled this on the ice. Paul is a gem to listen to. Tom, love the video and looking forward to more.
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@stevemartinez4180 11 ай бұрын
Great job
@microrecording Жыл бұрын
Awesome story!
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@F1fan007 11 ай бұрын
Great video and an excellent demonstration of how and why to be prepared. You guys were doing it right!
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@hoffmn12 Жыл бұрын
Well done fellas!
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@tinmisuun 10 ай бұрын
That is quite the story. I can't wait to finish it in the next video.
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
You and me both!
@user-rp4ov8gc1z Жыл бұрын
Well done Tom! Good to see all that forced landing practice came to good use!
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
Hello David. This is a treat to hear from you, my almost first flight instructor ever. You did a great job teaching me and I thank you for all the effort you put in. Looking back I can see that I was probably not the best student but we both stuck with it and now I feel like I am a pretty OK pilot. Still LOTS to learn but that is part of the joy. Thank you!
@user-rp4ov8gc1z Жыл бұрын
@@tomairtv glad to see your hard work paid off and glad I could be a part of your pilot journey! Look forward to your future videos!
@GlensHangar 8 ай бұрын
Great Storytelling!
@algonquin2017 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, Tom - really well put together. Looking forward to Part Two.
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Just so you know, part two is all cued up and ready to go here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtOCatxerq-8lIE.html
@ThumbnailGrail Жыл бұрын
Amazing video! I'm grateful you two are safe, and turned it into a positive experience. When you posted it on social, I actually assumed it was some sort of training mission judging by your casualness about it all.
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
My life is a training mission...
@willpacker925 5 ай бұрын
Pleased all ok, made for a great film!
@danielreuter2565 10 ай бұрын
This is great stuff but you gotta get your audio gains sorted. You can't have quiet and loud mixed together. Lookup audio gain normalization
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing this out. We are a young channel and working out the tech. We will do better going forward!
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Here is what we know about the Lake Buccaneer engine failure and how we got it off the ice - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qaqaos2Cs5PZnoE.html
@scbane 10 ай бұрын
Client: "Hello?" Tom: "Good news, buddy, insurance is buying your plane and you can forget about my commission!"
@donc9751 10 ай бұрын
Amazing video and very educational for me, im not a pilot but have a little experience. You guys really did a great job how you handled this! I betol it was a long cold night though!!! Not sure since i have part 2 to watch but i hope you were picked up quickly!!! What happens in a case such as this when i think you were basically ferrying someone elses plane home to them? Their insurance cover it or what? So glad you both got down safely!!! But good lord it had to of gooten cold that night!
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
I think things are still being worked out money wise on the plane but insurance will certainly cover a lot of it. Me and Paul's rescue was compliments of the Canadian taxpayers and I am thankful to all Canadians for that.
@rc300xs 10 ай бұрын
Perfect plane to land on overflow. I suspect a 172 or your Skymaster would have ended up jam side down.
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
I suspect that you are right about landing something with fixed gear...
@mr-uc4me Жыл бұрын
Good stuff! Neighbor Jesse suggested your channel. Had a forced landing myself last year, had to splash down in a flooded quarry. It may be worth the drive to Acton but not the walk! Just saw a Skymaster buzz over couple days ago, maybe was you...
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Are you in Jerseyville too? If so then yes, that probably was me flying over. Monday and Tuesday I was flying and passed overhead a few times. What do you fly? Thanks for watching!
@mr-uc4me Жыл бұрын
@@tomairtvNo - I've a wee strip north of Dundas, but my business is near Rockton. Pretty much directly under the path between CYFD and CZBA. I noticed first because of the distinctive sound (can tell when the neighbor is taking up his Lake too!) And that there was some pretty gnarly weather moving in. I fly a Rans S7 on amphibs.
@mr-uc4me Жыл бұрын
@@tomairtv your story very similar to these guys in Australia (except they chose to land) but with a better result! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arObfZeqvNHVhoU.html
@victorpenner202 Жыл бұрын
Just watched this episode after seeing a suggested post on Facebook for your channel. Very interesting. So I subscribed and I see I’m subscriber no 100! Is there a prize for being subscriber 100? 😂
@tomairtv Жыл бұрын
There should be a prize for that. Hum... Thanks for watching!
@californiabusinesssales3878 11 ай бұрын
How did they get the sea plane to it's final destination after landing it on the lake with no engine power?
@Stepclimb 11 ай бұрын
It was picked up by a helicopter and flown to Muskoka for installation of a new engine.
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
We are doing a follow up video that will cover this. It should be out by next week.
@davebrough1902 10 ай бұрын
At this stage, I see a total of 166 comments on this incident, all tossing flowers, with not a one asking for peer review on what has to be one of the stupidest flights of fancy ever undertaken. Where is Richard Collins when we need him?
@tomairtv 10 ай бұрын
Not sure I follow as to why the flight was stupid. Please enlighten me. Richard Collins venerable publication Air Facts was happy to publish the written version of my story and no one had anything negative to say there either ( airfactsjournal.com/2023/08/my-lake-rescue-in-northern-ontario/ ). I am certainly open to hear what you feel we did wrong and how we could improve in your opinion. The main reason I put this material out there is to help educate the overall safety of our flying community.
@davebrough1902 10 ай бұрын
Rather than me enlightening you, I suggest that you take the time to enlighten you. Cover every milometer of those trips and try to come up with things you did stupid. Of which there were many. I also suggest that you start with a map showing your flight path along with the reasons you chose the particular routing you did. I’ll follow with my review. Dave Brough
@ltrenum 7 ай бұрын
So slow in telling the story, makes that old plane seem fast. Boring boring boring. Put your love fest in a separate video and get on with it.
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