We had these in service in Norway for a very long time. They became almost a national symbol and when we changed them with Dash-8 it was a day of national mourning. They never gave up our little green sky tractors. They did their service in snowstorms and impossible conditions. I miss them.
Flew today with a seaplane from Male and this was an amazing experience. I had the pleasure of sitting first row closely observing the pilots. I think you are right, they have the best life.
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Now having watched your timelapse from the seaport and this one again, it is fascinating to see how all of them skilfully slides in to the dock, every time. Sped up in the timelapse it looks so smooth and effortless. Knowing there is nothing effortless in aviation, their actions speaks for themselves. Well practised hands at the helm, I admire their skill and experience. When I a couple weeks ago watched this video of the onboard footage from the FO's perspective, hearing about the Canadian skipper and how different this kind of flying is, it reminded me of the dream to fly a Norseman on the Canadian lakes one day.
Always wanted to be a floatplane pilot, and still love the romance, sight and sound when they fly from Fornebu (on the West side of Oslo for non-Norwegians).
The Twin Otter is an aviation icon and a rugged lovely immortal aircraft. I've flown once in Panama back in 2007, but it was a land acft. I only not sure I'd get used to the overhead power quadrant....arms hanguing most of the time? What do Twin Otter pilots think? Thanks for sharing, Capt! 🏆💪👍
Brilliant! Two questions Captain Magnar. How does the floatplane taxi sideways to the pontoon? Does storing baggage against a door have any implications for emergency evacuation?
1) The pilot turns the aircaft slightly to the right, so that the tail points towards the pier, then apply some reverse. The wind is from the right hand side of the aircraft and does the rest. 2) This door does not count as an emergency exit. In addition to the entrance door, there are four exits in the front of the aircraft (two in the cabin and two in the cockpit).
The parking method involves some clever reverse thrust and inertia management and ofcoz using the wind to help you out. The pilots on these are so skilled. Worked on twin otters at the world's largest seaplane operator TMA.
Always wanted to go up in a sea/float aircraft but never have. Closest I have got was landing a Beaver on a runway. Visited the Maldives many years ago. My father used to stop at Gan in the old days and I wonder if Magnar has been there?
@@FlywithMagnar Thank you. I looked into “popping” over to Gan when I was on holiday over 35 years ago but it meant getting to and from Male it was really quite pricey for a diversion. It was because my father waxed lyrical so much about his trips to Gan in what was the 70s and possibly 50s and 60s that I visited the Maldives in the first place. Must have changed a lot.
Are these planes made by the same company that made the Otter planes bush pilots fly in Canada and Alaska? These seaplanes are beautiful. The engines sound like they have plenty of power for a rather small plane. Love the barefoot pilot!!
The Otter and Twin Otter were originally made by De Havilland Canada; another Canadian company, Viking, has obtained the type certificate and tooling and is now building new examples of the Twin Otter with modern glass cockpits and upgraded engines (you can tell at 5:10 that this is an older model with steam gauges) and is also providing support for Beavers, single Otters, and a number of other Canadian aircraft. The Twin Otter is one of a small handful of aircraft qualified to fly into Lukla, formally Tenzing-Hillary Airport, 1700' (500m) of uphill-into-the-mountain runway located at over 2800m (9,000) and within sight of Mt. Everest. Definitely a "captain's runway."
The version produced by Viking was the DHC-6-400 with uprated engines and glass cockpit. The new company will produce the DHC-6-400, Dash 8-400 and the DHC-515 Firefighter.
Why the stripes on the right-hand prop only? ETA I could only think it made it easier to tell if a plane was coming or going straight on, but couldn't tell if all had the same paint difference.
The propellers live their own life and can be changed individually. Therefore, both propellers of an aircraft may have been painted with stipes. And then, one propeller might have been removed for repair, and another propeller replaced it.
No.Despite all efforts keeping the pontoons watertight, they are battered by rough waters and will sooner or later start to leak. The pontoons are emptied before the first flight and after the last flight of the day.
Shoes don't like salt water. Some floating piers are exposed to the elements. When the sea is choppy, it's easy to get wet on your feet. The pilots wear slippers, but they have better feeling of the rudder when they are barefoot.
We had these in service in Norway for a very long time.
They became almost a national symbol and when we changed them with Dash-8 it was a day of national mourning.
They never gave up our little green sky tractors. They did their service in snowstorms and impossible conditions.
I miss them.
We still have Twin Otters flying in Canada. Both military and civil.
Manouvering these aircraft on the water must be a work of art which requires master skills and passion.
yeap these seaplane pilots are the most skilled pilots I've seen
Flew today with a seaplane from Male and this was an amazing experience. I had the pleasure of sitting first row closely observing the pilots. I think you are right, they have the best life.
Now having watched your timelapse from the seaport and this one again, it is fascinating to see how all of them skilfully slides in to the dock, every time. Sped up in the timelapse it looks so smooth and effortless. Knowing there is nothing effortless in aviation, their actions speaks for themselves. Well practised hands at the helm, I admire their skill and experience.
When I a couple weeks ago watched this video of the onboard footage from the FO's perspective, hearing about the Canadian skipper and how different this kind of flying is, it reminded me of the dream to fly a Norseman on the Canadian lakes one day.
Always wanted to be a floatplane pilot, and still love the romance, sight and sound when they fly from Fornebu (on the West side of Oslo for non-Norwegians).
OMG, full throttle on the Twin Otter is my favorite sound! OMG, Twin Otter on floats! Thank you for this!
The Twin Otter is an aviation icon and a rugged lovely immortal aircraft. I've flown once in Panama back in 2007, but it was a land acft. I only not sure I'd get used to the overhead power quadrant....arms hanguing most of the time? What do Twin Otter pilots think? Thanks for sharing, Capt! 🏆💪👍
Amazing video like every other in your channel. Thanks for sharing, Capt. Nordal! 🏆💪👍
I love these clips. Thank you so much for bringing them to us.
Great video, hope to see more of this. By the way I saw you filming this video.
Really good team work.
Thank you Captain. That was enjoyable and fun!
Porco Rosso scene was great! 😀 Next time Balu from TaleSpin? 😁 Two of my favorite cartoons back in my childhood😎.
Hi! I am a cpl holder from Bangladesh. My dream job is to fly those things in Maldives one day 😀.
Thank you, Capt.
Brilliant! Two questions Captain Magnar. How does the floatplane taxi sideways to the pontoon? Does storing baggage against a door have any implications for emergency evacuation?
1) The pilot turns the aircaft slightly to the right, so that the tail points towards the pier, then apply some reverse. The wind is from the right hand side of the aircraft and does the rest.
2) This door does not count as an emergency exit. In addition to the entrance door, there are four exits in the front of the aircraft (two in the cabin and two in the cockpit).
I was about to ask the same thing.. its like cheating a parallel parking!
The parking method involves some clever reverse thrust and inertia management and ofcoz using the wind to help you out. The pilots on these are so skilled. Worked on twin otters at the world's largest seaplane operator TMA.
Nice video , when are you going to start your job ? looking forward for your flying videos 🙏
Always wanted to go up in a sea/float aircraft but never have. Closest I have got was landing a Beaver on a runway. Visited the Maldives many years ago. My father used to stop at Gan in the old days and I wonder if Magnar has been there?
Yes, I fly regularly to Gan. From Male it is an 1 hr 20 min flight. Too long for an ATR pilot :P
@@FlywithMagnar Thank you. I looked into “popping” over to Gan when I was on holiday over 35 years ago but it meant getting to and from Male it was really quite pricey for a diversion. It was because my father waxed lyrical so much about his trips to Gan in what was the 70s and possibly 50s and 60s that I visited the Maldives in the first place. Must have changed a lot.
Awesome video!
Very nice.
Are these planes made by the same company that made the Otter planes bush pilots fly in Canada and Alaska? These seaplanes are beautiful. The engines sound like they have plenty of power for a rather small plane. Love the barefoot pilot!!
Yes, the Twin Otter is the sister of the Otter.
The Otter and Twin Otter were originally made by De Havilland Canada; another Canadian company, Viking, has obtained the type certificate and tooling and is now building new examples of the Twin Otter with modern glass cockpits and upgraded engines (you can tell at 5:10 that this is an older model with steam gauges) and is also providing support for Beavers, single Otters, and a number of other Canadian aircraft.
The Twin Otter is one of a small handful of aircraft qualified to fly into Lukla, formally Tenzing-Hillary Airport, 1700' (500m) of uphill-into-the-mountain runway located at over 2800m (9,000) and within sight of Mt. Everest. Definitely a "captain's runway."
Does the new Viking version fall under the new DeHavilland Canada company now? Will they be DHC-6-300 officially?
The version produced by Viking was the DHC-6-400 with uprated engines and glass cockpit. The new company will produce the DHC-6-400, Dash 8-400 and the DHC-515 Firefighter.
Why the stripes on the right-hand prop only?
ETA I could only think it made it easier to tell if a plane was coming or going straight on, but couldn't tell if all had the same paint difference.
The propellers live their own life and can be changed individually. Therefore, both propellers of an aircraft may have been painted with stipes. And then, one propeller might have been removed for repair, and another propeller replaced it.
Probably had a prop replaced - and the available replacement prop just happens to be painted differently to the other one
Bit of a black art taxiing/ parking it.
was that ballast water the crew was pumping out of the pontoon ?
No.Despite all efforts keeping the pontoons watertight, they are battered by rough waters and will sooner or later start to leak. The pontoons are emptied before the first flight and after the last flight of the day.
Beautiful video. What is the reason for the pilots flying barefeet?
Shoes don't like salt water. Some floating piers are exposed to the elements. When the sea is choppy, it's easy to get wet on your feet. The pilots wear slippers, but they have better feeling of the rudder when they are barefoot.
@@FlywithMagnar thanks for the insight. Greatly appreciate.
Hey cap are you gonna join our atr fleet when it comes in December?
Yes, I will fly the ATR
@@FlywithMagnar looking forward to meeting you in person then. We may have even met when you were at flyme
Thank you sir
Love it
Any reason engine controls are on the roof?
Yes, shorter distance from controls to the engines.
Only practical space available for them is up there. Several other aircraft have them in a similar position too
First time i saw a pilot flying bare foot
3 seaplane airlines in Maldives have barefoot pilots 😃