OTTER
NEWS 2006
News Archives Dec – June 2006
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John Olafson was getting snap
happy in Fred Barnes also forwards a nice shot of VH-OTR (373)
taken by a friend Finlay Cunningham in Those of you who subscribe to
‘Propliner’
will no doubt have spotted Karl Hayes and Eamon Power’s article “Call of the Wild”
in recent issue No.108. Lots of great pics taken on a tour around NW Canada.
I’m saving this for a quite read, beer in hand, when the kids are fully
occupied with Christmas presents and ‘her indoors’ is otherwise engaged. Finally Simon Codd has emailed
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Seen
on PilotWeb 28/11/2006 Loch Lomond Seaplanes,
which operates out of Helensburgh is to begin trials of a scheduled service
connecting Bute, Arran and Inverary with AirSea Lines is the only
scheduled service seaplane operator in Europe, with flights between eight
locations in Good news!! |
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December |
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The last month of the year is here
and whilst many Otters are hibernating, the contributions from all you Otter
aficionados keep coming in. We start this submission with a shot [here] from new visitor Gary Gentle from I love Otters, but I live
in I do remember distinctly
that the Otter ( a Canadian Forces Otter) was parked at the Orillia Town Dock
and I had just pulled up in my car and by the time I got over to it the guys
had just untied the aircraft from the dock, and it was pulling away for a
take-off. I only had a 50mm lens so that was the only shot I could get of it. As I was writing this
e-mail, I'm thinking I might have another slide or 2 of the Canadian Forces
Otters from the CNE Airshow, with them doing a fly-by. Excellent
Gary and we hope your slide collection is handy. Karl
Hayes has also been in touch to forward some very historic
shots of US Army Otters of the 572nd Topographic Aviation platoon at
Wheelus Air Base, Ken Hurford
emailed to update the site. He says:- This past August my wife and I were in I have done some research on your web site and based
upon the registration numbers, I have been able to determine the serial
numbers. N336AK – serial no. 333 N337AK – serial no. 418 N338AK – serial no. 262 N339AK – serial no. 454 I have a number of photographs that I would be
pleased to share, for you to publish on your website.I will review some of my
other Otter photographs from Regards, Ken Ken,
we’d love to see any shots you have. Thanks for getting in touch. And
this months shot of the month comes from
Simon Codd. Just love the anticipation in this shot. Thanks Simon. |
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Busy as ever John Olafson has
produced a lovely shot of C-FODH at rest. |
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Following on from the last posting
click [HERE] to see C-FHXY as it
arrives for beaching at Sioux lookout late last month. John Olafson has forwarded a
very interesting list of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) fleet from 1937 to date including their
several Otters. Our thanks also to Rob Wheeler for compiling this list.
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November |
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As promised we start this
month with another great shot from Mick
Green. A very atmospheric shot taken in 1998. Many thanks Mick. Taken mid-October Rich Hulina
has a fine shot of C-FHXY (67) parked
up at Sioux Lookout (CYXL). And John Olafson spotted C-GEND (371) from Whistler Air arriving
in Vancouver 24 Sept. John says “Sorry for the horribly backlit photos. Vancouver
South is a tough place to get photos due to the direction of the sun. Maybe
next time I will get a shot of it "ramping". They look fine to me
John. Ken
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John Olafson Reports on the latest at Kal-Air:- Hi Guys, This one
has come from I hear it
is going to have a new scheme: Neil's favourite colours.......yellow and
blue. (Neil Aird that is of www.dhc-2.com) I think
there is still at least one more Otter to come in for turbinization. Cheers, John By some coincidence Tom Harnish has sent in a very moody shot of N338AK taken at Another little set from Rich Hulina of a few de Havilland
products at the And as Rich puts it himself, “Just another beautiful day
here in Sioux! More snow, people stuck in the bush for 3 days! Oh
well, hurry up and wait!”. These
shots taken on the 13th
October 2006. Many thanks to all who contributed this month. Just back from a
short break and happened upon the film ‘Eight Below’ wherein an Otter is used
in various sequences allegedly in the Antarctic. Just one problem – the Otter
is a turbine conversion, the soundtrack is something like a Cherokee or
Cessna 172. Hmmm. |
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Just home from a trip to Ketchikan
Thor Johnson has sent an excellent shot of N6868B
operated by Gateway Aviation. So nice to see a round engine still in use.
Many thanks Thor Regular pilot/photographer
Rich Hulina has also sent in another round of truly evocative shots taken on the 2nd
October 2006, including Huron Air of Armstrong, John Olafson kindly reports:- Hi Guys, This is
the latest Otter to come to Cheers, John Is it me or does this look like a really pretty aircraft just as
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Mick Green has forwarded some photos from 1998 when he was flying for Wings
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October |
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Martin "Closterman"
Rousseau (www.mraerodesign.com) shot these
pictures of C-GLMT just a few weeks
ago at Lac Caché, near Chibougameau ( John Olafson contributes this
months Shot of the Month entitled ‘Nice
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September |
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John Olafson took this SHOT of Ex-US Army 57-611, CF-CBA (cn 230) Making
its way to the dock at Kenora this summer. Great Shot John. |
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Rich Hulina has been out and
about again and brings his latest finds
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Following Last months report by John here is the
latest news on N93356:- Hi Guys, N93356 arrived in Cheers, John O The rather brief accident
report can be viewed at :- |
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September |
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Hi all. Well back with suntan
and a large Amex bill but refreshed and ready for another round of tail-chasing
in the office. Just to make life a little interesting I did spot, quite by
chance and at some distance, an Otter (well a Twotter anyway) in Corfu. One
of the AirSea fleet operating the Paxos schedule. Quite made my day. More at www.airsealines.com . My return was graced with a
series of shots from William Hohenstein of C-FNFI which can be seen as this
month’s Shot of the Month and also here. His earlier shots from last year
can be seen here. Thanks William, they’re
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I’m off for a couple of weeks
R & R in the Med’ but back in harness in early September. |
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John Olafson reports on the latest from Kal-Air- These photos
are hard to look at, but I have no doubt that the crew at Kal Air Repair will
have her back to her former beauty in time. I will be anxiously awaiting her
arrival and also to mark the progress with rebuild. These photos forwarded to
me from Tim Ralston at Kal Air Repair. I like his good sense of humor…… Cheers, John O This N93356 from Ward Air in Tim Many thanks John and also Tim for kindly forwarding
them to our regional ‘stringer’. As you say, very Ouch! |
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August |
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Rich Hulina has kindly sent
through some pictures of a fly-in barbecue
with some excellent looking fish in the pan! Hands up all those who would like
to enjoy just this sort of beach party? Nice one Rich. Lucky old you. |
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David Brown kicks off this
week with a couple of fine shots of C-FQMN and C-GOFB [HERE] taken early one morning in the Wawa
area. Thanks David. Any more in the
camera? Michael St Amand writes:- My family and I just got back from an Alaskan Cruise and it
was fantastic! Got to see lots of
Otters and they weren't sitting still. I have attached a
picture taken from the deck of the Dawn Princess which was anchored in
the harbour at Cheers from Petawawa Mike Nice one Mike and this is
obviously a cruise that no Otter lover should miss out on. |
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Uploading difficulties are causing me to go slightly
insane so for the time being any photos will be on a separate page. Sorry for
the hassle. Ian |
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August |
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Charles
(Chip) Wisner kicks of this month with “Otter's in order" a great
picture of N336AK, N337AK, N338AK and N339AK in that order at
Thanks Charles, great to see such a fleet in such a spectacular setting.
John Olafson reports:-
“Hello Otter enthusiasts,
N362TT
is the last Otter to leave
N254AW
snuck out this morning the conventional way and I am glad for that, but a
shame I missed the departure as I was returning from
So, the hangar is void of Otters and Beavers and I anxiously await the end of the season when hopefully some more will come in for TLC at Kal Air Repair.
My next Otter hunt takes me to Selkirk and Kenora later on this month. I hope to see a few Beavers too, of course.
Cheers, John “
As ever John, many thanks. We look forward to hearing about Selkirk and Kenora in due course.
Ian Beatty thought you may all be interested in a shot of C-FYLZ (sn 247) after her recent nose job.
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July 2006 |
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Here I am back in harness and a bit of catching up to do so we start with shots of N606KA in response to the accident report last month [HERE]
And now a report from Thor Johnson
Just home from a quick trip to
N959PA; N270PA; N409PA; N342KA; N435B was converted from Polish engine over the winter. The 6th otter is due to arrive in the next couple of weeks and I don't have any specifics. I'll be going back in July and will try and get you an update. The only other Otter in town is a Polish engine’d Otter owned by Kirk Thomas and being used to support his lodge businesses.
Cheers, Thor
Many thanks Thor. Sorry for the delay.
John Olafson reports,
N565TA
left These are the shots I took of her a couple of days before, on June 13. They fitted skis on it as well and they went back as cargo and by now it is likely on floats.
I just finished reading Karl Hayes' history on this Otter and it is incredible that it is still flying and in such remarkable condition, considering all the crashes this aircraft experienced while with the RCAF and later on in its civilian life. It is a credit to the people who repair and rebuild these airplanes. Thank you again Karl for bringing all this history together and making it available to us Otter lovers.
Two
Otters left here in
Cheers, John Olafson
Many thanks John. Keep them coming. Ian
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July 2006 |
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VERY MANY APOLOGIES for the apparent silence from this site for several weeks. I lost the lot in a major hard drive failure and have only just recovered. Normal service will be resumed shortly. Word to the wise – backup and write down all login details!! |
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Two reports from John Olafson this month. The first concerns C-FZDV (349)
Hi Guys, Otter ZDV
finally left usual)
and she will be getting the floats installed up there and then go to
work. I heard that their crashed Otter might be coming to
Cheers, John O
For more of John's pictures click [HERE] |
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John's second report concerns N81FW (119):- Hi Guys, I found Otter
N81FW at the Karl has
an incredible history on this Otter which served two tours in I think
it will probably get up to Cheers, John
For larger shots click [HERE]
Nicely Shot John and many thanks for the updates. Ian
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Another round of Simon Codd's photo's including the erstwhile N606KA that recently crashed near Port Angeles (see below) [CLICK HERE] |
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N606KA sadly crashed at the beginning of the month. |
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