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- The Immortal Beaver follows the resurrection of de Havilland Beaver, “Olivia”, who has been resting quietly for years in the Arizona desert, adjacent to the infamous ‘airplane bone yard’ outside Tucson. With exclusive interviews with Harrison Ford- a proud Beaver pilot and owner- the film follows the compelling story of Olivia’s rescue and restoration- celebrating the history of a remarkable aircraft.
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I took my first, and only, ride in a Beaver almost 2 years ago. I flew out of Red Lake, Ontario, with my canoe strapped to one of the floats. They dropped me off about 50 miles into Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, and I paddled my way back to Red Lake. The flight was a check-mark on my bucket list, and the 7 days of camping, paddling, and fishing was amazing.
How were the midges, gnats, noseeums, mosquitoes .............?
But I wouldn't be averse to getting my hands on a nice Beaver.
That sounds like a trip you’ll never forget
Cool contribution to your bucket list!
Cool story thanks for sharing
Did you say Red Lake? Long ago I went on a high school teacher sponsored fishing adventure to Red Lake. A small group of instructors drove cars packed with sixteen-year-olds from Arlington Heights to a town in Canada where even the logging roads seemed to end. The convoy ended there. The last leg was done via a beautiful yellow Beaver. The thirtyish pilot and copilot were experienced pros. They definitely had their work cut out for them that day offering little time for chat. The cabins at the lake were more like military barracks but nobody minded. The scenery was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, the fishing was only so-so due to legal gillnetting.
Just came for the innuendos..stayed for one of the best historical doccies I've seen.
What a perfect time for my story! My roommate and I went in his Bonanza to get a Hundred Dollar Hamburger and visit the United 232 museum down in Sioux City, IA. On the approach we were following a Gulfstream. The pilot's voice on the radio sounded familiar. After we landed, we parked next to the Gulfstream at the FBO. Going inside, it was deserted except for a couple of pilots. We asked the ramper whose plane it was. He replied "It's Harrison Ford!" As it turns out he was there to pick up his Beaver from being re-painted after completing filming for "Six Days Seven Nights". We met Mr. Ford in the FBO and chatted briefly about airplanes. The voice on approach I thought was so familiar was Han Solo himself! One of my favorite personal stories.
Very cool! I met him in Driggs Idaho when I was working down there building the golf course. My dad flew in to visit and we met while he was parked on the tarmac. He really is a great guy and lover of aircraft!
Great story on H. Ford, thanks.
Great story
I met Harrison Ford in Washington DC back in the 90s and he was a total asshole!
Ted Langston Every time I see a comment like yours I wonder how many times you had a bad day and how many people would say the same about you.
This Beaver story lets me know we live on a beautiful planet . With a couple tears in my eyes , I thank you for the documentary ...
"Rows of old military planes, rusting in the hot desert sun." Not a chance. The reason these planes are parked in the desert is so they DON'T rust!
Right. All the rubber and plastic parts probably get really damaged.
@@turrettooling1968 ....which is why antique and classic vehicles from the desert are highly sought after.
Most "rust belt" vehicles have good rubber and plastic parts which are stripped off and put on them.
@@keithlucas6260 I have a 73' Mach One. Virtually showroom. Original Interior. The vinyl and rubber are fine IF you keep them OUT of the sun.
It's not the temperature, it the UV
I keep it in my garage in the dark... no windows. Yes, I do drive it, mostly at night. You should see the underside. Original textured coating.
@@turrettooling1968 ,
@@turrettooling1968 Damged? You mean they disintegrate, they fall apart. Just like Apple rubbers does after 2-3 years ;)
In the words of the late great Leslie Nielsen "Nice Beaver"
Leslie Neilson being a Canadian spent a lot of time in the bush.
Hey, we're talkin about an airplane here Scott. Not a furry lil animal.
@Peter Lorimer Hot and cold running beaver, you say?
Thank you, I just had it stuffed!
Oohrah!
There's just something about a radial. Beavers and Cessna 195s... two of the best looking and best sounding aircraft out there.
I must say that in all my life I never thought I'd get to see Olivia De Haviland's beaver.
Geeeee........I bet it was real slick 😋
And fully rejuvenated no less...
Everyone was thinking it Bob!😂
@phdfxwg Fischercat sick and magnificent!
You must have the right wood.
I used to live on the glidepath to lake Hood in Anchorage and enjoyed the Beavers on floats the way to the busiest floatplane base on summer evenings.
Every man should have the opportunity to enjoy a beaver.
Worked on these for the UK Army back in the 90’s, the engine itself is a thing of beauty. It can literally float at a standstill with the right wind conditions
Wings on your back. Heavenly!
What a great film! I've no interest in light aircraft (any aircraft) but found this really interesting. Of course the sound of the Beaver was instantly recognisable and it was nice to finally learn something about this small plane with such a huge personality. Thanks.
This was a great video about such a great plane... I'm not an expert on the Beaver, but I know about it. I trained in a Piper Cub, and I am so glad about that. To fly by stick first, with your instructor behind you, is so classic to me. You really feel like the PIC. I loved watching this, and probably will watch it again... it really is that epic of a video.
One of my all time favorite aircraft. The other is the Grumman Goose.
Listening to their echo off the mountain could be heard all over town when they took off out in the channel.
WOW! I've watched this 20 times. The freaking last line in video: "it's just something that... burns it's way into your psyche... it's a beautiful thing." Soo trippy that this plane does this IRL.
If any plane not only deserved, but truly was needed to be brought back into production it is the De Havilland Beaver.. Long may the beauty fly...
My brothers and some friends flew to Mt. Mckinnley { Denali } summer of 2019 on K2, a Charter flight operator, and it was a great ride. The pilots raved about what an amazing aircraft it was, it did have the turbine driven prop and skiis to land on the glacier of the mountain. From my seat in the back it was a fantastic ride, and it seemed to fly much more like a larger airplane than it appears to be from this video. It leaves you feeling like you were on a commercial connector flight. Thank you De Havilland for your creation and innovation !
"There was a little weather on the sketchy side." That is pilot talk for "it almost almost only killed me." I love it the same. :-)
Yeah, no deicing on this plane.
Like a Piper cub. It fly's just fast enough to kill you........ Cheers
When I was learning to fly at KFAX ( Fairfax airport KCKs ) in the 1960s, the Army pilots from Ft.Levenworth would practice touch and go’s at FAX, I learned about ground loops at that time, really a tough airplane.
Makes me happy to get in a beaver, that's all I can say!
I was a crew chief at Ft Benning, we had 6 Beavers flew radio relay + other missions , as 11th air assault airmobile , later became 1St . Cav . Love those days . Got to fly it to as well a maintaining it . there are records for all known a/c still . Also found one of the a/c we had then is still flying on pontoons north of Montreal , Canada . My fault , never went after a license , regret it most ! D Lagro
A great tribute to a great aircraft. Thanks. Don't forget the Beaver's bigger sister, the DHC Otter too.
As an aircraft technician with the British army I was fortunate to work on and fly in Beavers for a few years. Initially I was a bit pissed off as I wanted to carry on playing with helicopters but I soon fell in love with the aircraft. I managed to mix doing rotary and fixed wing and that was fine by me.
At the time I was serving they were used a lot in Northern Ireland for aerial reconnaissance and were fitted with a variety of large and very expensive cameras. I spent a lot of time as P2 but there was not enough room for us to wear proper aircrew body armour as the seats would not go back far enough for us to pull the controls back in order to take off, so we wore infantry flak jackets and kept our fingers crossed. 🤞There was a makrolon liner in the seat as "armour" against shots from below but we sat on the dinghy pack that was strapped to our backsides and leaned back against a parachute which I hoped I would never have to test. No comfy cushions!
Back in England we did some fairly extensive maintenance on them to keep them flying and they were a joy to work on, a proper soldier's aircraft.
The last Beaver I came into contact with was in Akureyri while I was training new aircraft engineers in Iceland and the owner was delighted when I mentioned I had experience with them. His aircraft was a former British army aircraft that had been recovered from somewhere in Africa, beautifully restored and fitted with floats and he was rightfully very proud of it. He said we should fly to Grimsey, an island off the north coast of Iceland, so I could get a certificate for entering the Arctic Circle and also get to see how a Beaver handled "with a couple of boats hanging off the bottom", as he put it. Sadly, on the day we'd set aside to fly it was snowing sideways at about 70 mph so I never got to fly it.
In 2006 a friend and I paid for a sightseeing flight around the San Francisco Bay area. This was in a float equipped Beaver at Sausalito. I was seated to the right of the pilot. It was a twenty minute flight south over the Golden Gate down the coast, then east and over Candlestick Park (since demolished). Then north with Oakland on the right and downtown on the left, proceeding over Alcatraz, finally landing back on the north end of the bay. We lucked out on the weather, it was clear and sunny, unusual for the bay area! 90 knots @ 1000 feet.
I'm saw that Beaver, tied down just off Sausalito. It's a beautiful aircraft, predominantly yellow, as I recall. They say that Alcatraz is a great tourist destination but you made a case for the flight. I'm the son of a Pilot though the Beaver was never really on my RADAR before.
"This plane is so safe and reliable, you can even land it on a taxiway."
- Harrison Ford (probably)
Having served in a aviation unit in Vietnam with a dozen Beaver's and some Otter's, I got many hours in the Beaver, and with sounds a Nam Vet will never forget was the Beaver and Huey Helicopter. Those two aircraft sounds still my neck hair stand up!
Were you in the 1st MIBARS ?
@@TheGG794 224th Avn Bn, TanSoNhut.
What a great documentary! Nice that Harrison Ford was a part of this.
I like how, in the credits, Mr Ford is listed as ‘pilot’... his actor status is downplayed so much to be almost non-existent.. typical Canadian modesty, transferred and put into filmmaking 👍
Even if a 737 is the only plane you've ever been in, you'll find this a great aviation film. 100% on the enjoyment meter.
It's exciting to see planes being restored from a complete wreck, left out in very bad weather conditions , and forgotten. It's good to see them up in the sky again. Keep it up boys and girls.
A new beaver every day sounds like a life goal.
The longer I keep watching this video,the more I forget that they are talking about a plane... I just hear "beaver". Pits a different spin on it
Harrison Ford says that it makes him happy to get in his Beaver. Gotta trust him on that.
The sound a beaver makes in flight transports me back 50 years to being a wide eyed kid stopping and watching every plane that flew over a small town in northern Minnesota
Heart-warming stuff. But the Pratt & Whitney Wasp was a radial engine, not rotary as the commentator said.
Good old you tube i feel richer for having seen this, a truly wonderful story, planes, boats and cars why do we love them so much. New just is not the same
My first ever airplane ride was in a DHC-2 Beaver on floats, in 1968 (I was then 7...).
It happened at Lac (lake) Mance in La Sarre, Québec, and it was operated by "La Sarre Air Service" (now called Propair).
Great video and REALLY a fanstastic airplane made by DHC in Dowsview!! (I had tears watching it, believe it or not)
At the time the film was made (in 2006?), the Beaver was indeed the Canadian plane that sold the most.
The Bombardier Canadair CRJ has since
taken the crown with more than 2000 sold.
Sadly, the CRJ is in its last year of production (in Mirabel, Qc) to make room for the Airbus A220 (CSeries) production ramp up.
I flew as a map technician on a fire in '75 in AK. We were based on a small, kidney-shaped lake and when the pilot took off he tilted the plane onto one float to not only make the sweeping takeoff, but to reduce the drag. NEVER felt safer in a plane than this one; and I was in several different types in my five years there. Landing on floats is an experience!
Thank you, just fantastic piece of living aviation history.
When I was a child, growing up in Central Africa, I used to fly between Lilongwe and Mzuzu (in Nyasaland) to go to boarding school. My friend David and I used to take it in turns to sit beside the pilot. It was great to see the Beaver again.
Wonderful plane... the silhouette of the plane resembles me a beagle.... on the other side of iron curtain, Antonov designed its legendary An-2... both aircrafts are true masterpieces...
What a treat this video is, especially with Mr. Banach taking off and flying Olivia.
"You can land on soooo many taxiways with this baby".
*Pats top of beaver
He is a big pot head. He should put down the bong and pick up an Airport facility directory.
I did FF parachute jumps many times out of an AAC Beaver in Germany. Fierce prop wash even when throttled back for our exit. Marvellous aircraft.
As a STOL aircraft the Fiesler "Storch" of the 1940's takes some beating for a production aircraft but it was the load carrying capacity of the Beaver combined with its STOL ability that was impressive.
you realise the beaver is STOL also!
@@1littlelee I did say that in my comment.
One of these seaplanes saved the lives of myself and a friend (March '86) as our ice-holed boat sank in the Observatory Inlet (Boundary Ranges, B.C.). Flown by Ken Cote, Trans-Provincial Airlines. Headline in Prince Rupert Daily News to prove it. Thanks, de Havilland and KC! (Riding along on supply mission to isolated mining colony a lifetime highlight. Amazing aircraft.)
Spark: Let's have a look for an aviation expert. What's about Harrison Ford?
All aviation experts: Pleeeeease....
Hasn't he crashed his plane on landings several times?
LockedOut, he had mechanical problems and had to crash land on a golf course. Hi had a runway error that didn’t result in a crash.
@@toribarron5700 Turning Taxiways into Yesways, Yes I can land there too...
He's had several flights that did NOT result in a crash or an NTSB investigation. I think most of them were on Southwest.
@@toribarron5700 two, actually, he crossed a runway while another aircraft was landing.
As a kid I spent a lot of time visiting my grandmother at the southern end of the mighty Moosehead lake in Greenville, Maine in the 50's & 60's. There were several float plane services in the cove - primarily Cessna's and one bad-ass Beaver. From the time I was a child into my teens - you ALWAYS knew when that bad-boy was taking off... Even now 50 years later the thought of it brings a smile.
The Beaver is a legend.Its a real airplane in every sence.Its even nice looking.I like the rounded vertical fin and the big dorsal fin.
My father built this plane back when De Havilland was a company.
Great documentary indeed. Although I really had to sleep, couldn't stop watching.
Great story about great aviation history. Service to the community fantastic thank you for restoring and preserving.
Harrison Ford in reference to the Beaver: Makes me happy to get in it. That's all I can say.
I TOTALLY agree Mr. Ford!
Jesus Christ you star struck ass kisser, stfu, You realize Harrison Ford almost struck a 737 while he landed on a taxiway yeah I really look up to that pilot dumb-ass
Harry likes to get drunk and fly
Gott stehe uns bei, wenn Mr. Ford auf Erden so fliegt, wie den Millenium Falcon. 😌
@@FSEVENMAN wow, toxic much, how about you go elsewhere. It would also seem you have a few burnt out bulbs
@@Paul_MuadDib wot ?
You were great in "Six Days and Seven Nights". WE need to see another movie like it (part II) with you and your De Havilland Beaver.
Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed the history of a great STOL aircraft
Per Harrison Ford's commentary on the Beaver, we're reminded of what Han Solo said about his beloved Millennium Falcon; "I just got this bucket back together. I'm not gonna let anything tear it apart" LOL
Absolutely fabulous, loved it all, I’d like to have one one day.
12 ads in a 45 minute video is a bit excessive Spark. Geesus
not a single one on my side, ABP is your friend ;)
Daniel Bélisle Does it work in the TH-cam app?
My thoughts exactly
I use TH-cam Premium. I pay for it but it also allows up to 5 other friends or family to watch anything on TH-cam ad free. Those whom I share it with don't want to bother with getting an extension, updating extensions, trouble shooting if issues come up. I pay for it not only because there are no ads but I can listen to music or videos with the screen off on my phone. It's a net benefit for me and its hassle free.
use a vpn. it's worth it.
I've flown in these dozens of times. They're every bit of what this video makes them out to be.
Yeah, I feel happy when I get into a Beaver.....
Pun intended....
David Watkin don’t all men?
Yeah buddy!
ArmchairWarrior a different species of beaver maybe
What is the correct way to salute a military beaver?
When I came here I never thought I'd hear the line, "...update her, to become the quintessential modern day Beaver." But now I can never not smile back at this day.
There’s a reason there are SO many beavers and otters here in Alaska. They are everywhere.
I lived in North York Ontario Canada just a stones throw from Dehavilland . My brother and I were aviation nuts and we saw Beavers being test flown along with RCAF Vampires air reserve Mustangs and a variety of other aircraft. One notable aircraft we were fortunate enough to see taking off and approaching on finals was the Avro Arrow. Some of the Dehaviland and RCAF buildings in Downsview have been converted to other uses. Little do the people who now occupy these buildings know what great aircraft were built on these grounds and the Canadian genius that built them.
Avro Arrow take off's and landings must have been thrilling to see? How high did you see them fly? Thanks for your memories!
Incredibly well produced and entertaining video that also answers a lot technical questions about this awesome aircraft! Well done!
This is great! My grandfather worked at DeHavilland during WWII. Not sure on what.
As a car guy, this is my first aeronautical resto-mod!
Wonderful documentary. Thank-you.
As Harrison Ford said it's fun to get into a Beaver 😂
👌He was quite the bush pilot during his prime, and capable of multiple take offs (eh!) and landings into Hollywood starlets.
that's how kilo was made
My first jump with a 10TU parachute was from a Beaver. My beginning of a great life.
I feel the same way about the A-10. Some aircraft are so perfectly suited to their roles, that there haven't been any replacements made. Not sure why, hell with more modern materials, i am sure a superior Beaver could be made. Kinda odd. Especially since the military is again looking at prop and turbo prop designs for close air support.
Agreed !!---WHY are we not making the things again, updated ?
@@wave8359 Politics. The airforce has never wanted the ground support role.
I believe that the army should have it's own airforce dedicated to what they need, which is close air support. Which they have to a certain extent with helicopters, but helicopters come with their own unique set of advantages and disadvantages.
Simply put the army has no air assets that match the A-10's performance envelope. And they need one.
My 1st plane ride was in 1946 on a DC3 from Cairo to Addis Ababa. Great reliable plane.
At small airports in Ethiopia the pilots would stand on the brakes of the DC3 and push the throttle to the wall. Then the plane would be completely shaking and they would let the brakes off and one hoped that one was going fast enough when the plane reached the edge of the cliff. Never heard of one not making it on the route I flew as a passenger. I believe that the D Crash 3 would haul more passengers and freight that the Beaver would.
But true, I agree with Harrison, "I want a beaver of my own".
I always say I would not want a single (engine) aircraft unless it was a turbine...
Turbines are super reliable... much less dying when things go wrong at the wrong time than piston singles.
But the beaver has a radial engine... (almost) equally reliable.
You can't lick that beaver! Tough and reliable.
I've had the pleasure to fly in a Beaver into McNeil River Sanctuary, Alaska to camp and photograph brown bears. It carried 7 passengers ( one in the co-pilots seat) and all of our camping and photographic equipment. Fun times and more in the future if I have my way.
Excellent story thanks 🙏
Wish every vehicle had such tinder loving care and design!!!
🙏
First beaver I flew was in the early 90s and it was a dull ☀ scorched red, awesome plane, very sturdy, a little small for my giant frame at only a metre wingspan
The Beaver is Canada's true national bird.
I love that movie watched many times good story and scenery love it. Harrison ford was awesome.
I would always get air sickness in my Dad's Norseman. The first time I didn't was in a Beaver. It was 1950 and we sat on a bench seat in the back.
Very early in my RAF career I remember an Army Beaver landing in what seemed an impossibly short space. When it left it lined up on the runway and took off. It leapt into the air and could not believe it did it such a short space. Cheaper to run than a helicopter and can do 90% of what a helicopter can do. Also I would imagine a lot easier to fly!
it truly was designed to be a true Stalwart STOL aircraft that can fly in and out from any patch of flat land.
1973 fort huacha arizona last beaver onnactive duty nice flying machine only airplane could flybackwards
A beautiful airplane!!!
When I was in Alaska is used to see the Beavers taking off heading for their Bush destinations!!
Holy monetization !!! Remind me to have my credit card ready next time I watch a documentary with a movie star..How many adds can you fit into 1 video?
Jump to the ending 5 seconds let it play out then hit replay if on mobile
Great story! Thank you.
During my 1973-74 assignment to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, I completed several flights in a South Korean ROK-AF Beaver, based out of Pohang AB. I sometimes wonder where that gorgeous DH ended up - hopefully, still flying.
loved this documentary/drama/story. l've always wanted to get my pilots license . And always have this fantasy of flying this kind of plane, swooping in, in the nick of time, to rescue those in trouble. Im old now, and the fantasy has become just that; a fantasy. Maybe I can still become a pilot and get a bush certification.
A bit of trivia. The back door is just wide enough to roll in a 45 gallon drum. They would put up a ramp, place a rope around the barrel, anchor one end on an anchor point inside and pull up the barrel into the plane. You could then attach a canoe on one of the floats. Great plane!
Love my Beavers.
“Best in Bush”. That hat got me layed many times.
I experienced a flight into the Alaska interior I think around 2015 for the Iditarod. Marvelous plane. I believe it was with Sportsmans Air out of Lake Hood
Ive just checked my skydiving log books.... I did a jump (#921) from VH-AAX on 7 April 1990 ....Turbine Beaver...(DHC-2/A1 manufactured 1959, Serial 1411.) Great aircraft....slightly small door for skydiving but had quite a large "platform" outside....!!! Was filming an AFF jump.... must dig out the photos! Only the one jump from it.... not sure why that aircraft was there for that day.... Apparently it was unique. Converted in Australia in 1969 with a Garrett TPE331 engine instead of the usual Pratt & Whitney. Was known as the "Wallaroo"
Everyone needs Beaver
This is a great documentary about dh beaver . I laughed do hard the plane said pull up lol you reckon :) that was great
What a great name for this plane...Olivia, as in Olivia de Havilland(the movie star)! What a great plane!
It's a lovely little plane... with a great name
Another great beaver rejuvenation
This was great watching.
My identical twin brothers funeral was just yesterday. It was so sad.we both enjoyed flying. Sure wish I could get my hands on a Piper Colt right about now.
To whom ever did the Indigenous Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Artwork on that turbo Beaver OMFG!!!@! You've hit graphic design heaven dude. As a white graphic designer from Seattle, I can't touch it, it's not my family. But i wanted to badly. I won't appropriate others cultural artworks, but man. Those designs are so badass... I wish I was n8iv. Straight up. Love it. Truly meant to be on that aircraft.
I spent a summer working in Iliamna, Alaska. I would make radio telephone service calls to high dollar fishing lodges in a Beaver. There were many DH2 aircraft there to fly guides and fishermen. These lodges would get a few thousand a day per client.
-- Wow! Wonderful documentary. Thank you to all.
The old “ Malton Airport “ just N/W of Toronto, where Dehavilland was !
It’s now Pearson International Airport, servicing the Greater Toronto Region, with flights for multi Millions of People . 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank You,So Much.
I made my first skydive out of a Beaver at the Pig Farm (Winfield Airport) Bristol Wisconsin. Beautiful airplane, great ride and lasting memories... Bill Cocran
To Harrison: "I've flown with you twice and you crashed HALF the time!"
@@silvertogold4064 Looks like you missed the joke. I put it in quotes because it is a quote from the movie he mentioned.
I caught the movie reference...well done.
Any idea the condition of the aircraft after the 'hard landing'?
You gotta love a beaver.
He actually kicked the tires! Cool.
This was an awesome watch! TY!