5th attempt at posting pictures...comments & advice most welcome Part 1

[Flying Trucker]

Ketchikan "PAKT" to Hydaburg "HYG" Alaska
Dawn flight in De Havilland 1947 DHC-2 Beaver
Light utility aircraft better known as the half-ton truck of bush aircraft even though the useful load with a Pratt & Whitney R-985 producing 450 HP was 2100 lbs.

Most bush pilot's started their days in the early morning dawn prior to the fog rolling in and flew until sunset.

Fuelled and leaving Ketchikan.


Level at 400 feet.


Dawns charm.


This is the valley.


Calm and cool morning air.


Enjoy and comments and advice most welcome.
Just noticed "Dawns charm" that I forgot to hit the Alt Button...odd did not notice it before.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[olderndirt]

Looks like you started out doing a little scud-running - good stuff - forces you to pay attention.

[Flying Trucker]

Hi "Olderndirt"

Never got checked out in the DHC-2 Beaver as I flew the DHC-3 Otter a lot.  The water rudders do not appear to go all the way up on this Beaver and the real Beavers I flew in I am not sure just how far up the water rudders went.

Lots of times we started flying in the early morning dawn and then the fog rolled in.  Breakfast time, ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, fried potatoes with onions, peppers, celery and lots of garlic.  I figured if I went down and ran into a big nasty bear I would kiss it and he would run away from the smell of my breath.   ;D

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Daube]

All the shots are really cool. The first one is simply awesome. I said it already in the other topic, but this was an excellent choice of plane and scenery. The weather is interesting as well, just like you water settings.
You're getting good at this screenshot job, I tell you

But still, you need to do something about this JPEG compression.

[Flying Trucker]

Thanks Daube...will get at that next.   ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Steve M]

The Beaver! Nice shots Doug. Is it true there are only about 600 left in North America? It's what I've read somewhere.

[Flying Trucker]

Hi Steve...

Will see what I can find out for you as many are converted with different engine types now so that figure might be a little low....

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug