That's very cool! Glad I got a shot of you. That must have been interesting flying for Harbour Air.

What a fun job. Beats the semi truck I drove for 20 years. My favorite seaplane too. Happy trails

Can a plane like this transport a boat (23 ft, 2600 lbs) under the fuselage? Are there services that do this type of thing?

The plane that can literally go and land anywhere!!

The Q400 and the old Dash 8's are my favorites. One day I'd love to have a flight on a Twin Otter though. Thanks for watching!

***** You bet.

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks so much, I appreciate it!!

+drbombay91765 Thanks for watching, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot, glad you liked this one!

I agree. I'd love to fly in one some day.

Thanks!

Sounds like a jet because its a turboprop. Basicly a jet engine driving a prop

Thanks glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot!

Thanks so much!

Thanks! I hope you can visit soon.

Thanks! That would be very cool if you did :-)

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks, I bet it is quite an exciting experience!

Nothing beats the sound of some BETA!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Well done luxury city of west coast

Thanks for watching!

Thanks, I always love watching them when I make it to Vancouver.

Thanks :-)

Same here, nothing beats it. When that clicking starts, you just know something good is starting!

Same here, I'd love to fly on one some day.

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That's very cool, hopefully you'll be able to get some video of them soon! I saw a few videos from the pilot who was ferrying the Twin Otters over to Croatia.

Nope, these are here to stay servicing the BC coastline! Not going to Croatia!

Thanks Steve, I always try to catch a few seaplanes when I make it to Vancouver.

Ya, I'm always impressed with how little space the Twin Otter takes to get airborne. Truly an impressive STOL aircraft. Thanks for watching!

They call it stol. I reckon it does what it says on the tin. I think she was almost on the step before the pilot had full power on

Definitely! Thanks for watching.

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I love the prop noises. It's like medicine for my ears. While other people at the airport would cover their ears I'm like bring it on!

It's always cool to see how little runway the Twin Otter uses, even on floats. Would love to try flying in one some day!

+jserra17 Nice, I'd really love to fly in a Twin Otter some day. They seem like pretty impressive aircraft. I've noticed quite a bit of debris in this area while spotting, definitely not something you'd want to hit.

Ya, it's pretty impressive to see how little space these Twin Otters take to get airborne. Thanks for watching!

stol aircraft bro

The plane in the video has “straight floats” there is an amphibious version with retractable landing gear but they are much heavier so you can’t carry as many passengers (or fuel or cargo...)

toby london The rope stays on the heel of the port side float. When the aircraft taxis to the the dock the pilot heels in the port float, dock hand grabs the rope and ties it to the dock.

That's very cool, where are you going to fly from SXM? One day I'd love to take a trip there and fly to St. Barts for a bit of spotting.

flight is to Saba, a small island with a tiny runway, I'll be going to St barts for a day by boat, flight price to bart is over 300 usd return for a 10 minute flight!

Dez Rosswess Ouch, that is crazy expensive! I've seen videos from Saba, looks like a very exciting airport to fly into. Looking forward to some footage from the trip!

glytzhkof Yes the both spin in the same direction, it’s some regular engine twins that have counter rotating engines.

I believe it's the pitch of the props changing.

TheHDAviation the Twin Otter doesn’t have water rudders, so the only way to change our direction or speed is with propeller pitch angle and thrust (Forward/Reverse/Beta or Neutral)

That's good, hope you enjoyed the sound of the turboprops starting up :-)

***** Oh yeah, love all your vids!

Lots of little lakes to explore with bush flying, and they are very convenient for the West Coast as well.

What the fuck!?

No.

What the actual fucking fuck.

More general question. Do you have to have a pilot's license to taxi aircraft? I think the answer is you do not have to have a license as long as you aren't taking off.

You are legally obligated to follow the rules of the sea, right up until the point you get airborne...

Mirandorl I've been told by some floatplane pilots that it takes just as much skill to maneuver the plane to the dock. They said the tough part is trying to be VERY gentle with the throttle when you're only a foot from the wooden planks. One pilot said he saw another airline make that very mistake and chaos resulted. The pilot put a bit too much power into one engine. The plane jerked into an unintended turn and banged one of its floats on the dock. The impact broke some of the supporting arms on one side. Because there was no support, the entire starboard side of the plane slammed on top of the dock and the engine was destroyed. Fortunately, no passengers or dock workers were injured. The poor plane was declared a total loss. It takes extra nerves to fly this plane AND taxi it properly. I have a lot of respect for bush pilots who have to fly these kinds of floatplanes into countries where airports are nothing more than boards on a bunch of old tires strung along a beach. My dad sees a LOT of these planes in the Caribbean since it's such a handy "island hopper." This plane is such a successful design that a company was founded to restore them with modern avionics to keep them flying. I find it interesting that so much has been replaced/upgraded that it's legal in some countries to sell them as "zero hour" (aka "brand new") planes! It's easy to spot them inside: they have tons of digital screens in the cockpit but they are still DeHavilland planes. If I could fly any plane, I'd love to fly a Twin Otter.

largol33t1 Thanks for the great info!

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A new Twin Otter starts at over $6 million.

***** wow really i had no idea,... i guess i need to keep saving,

+Vlad Prince of Wallachia For $200k you can get one engine overhauled.

DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Turbo Otter w/ floats

+Matthew Gow Thanks