Great story! For any who aren’t familiar with this adventure , this story is from 2008. They eventually did restore this plane and took back to the air on Father’s Day 2017 to a huge crowd. James McRae, at 99 years young, traveled there for the event to witness the flight of his old plane.
Absolutely a great story. I wish so much I could have been up there helping you guys . I agree with you on the northern folks being so nice and helpful. Years ago I motorcycled up to Inuvik then flew to Tuktoyaktuk to visit the area . I had last been there in 1969 as a 4 year old . My pop worked for Polar shelf at the time. Well the Inuit folks who knew me only as " little Rob " all remembered me and treated me so nicely . Much love to all the Grubans up in Tuk . Miss you Millie and Maureen. I was so sorry to hear of Eddie's passing years ago
Yeah, if I had a better job, more money, I'd love having such a flying boat. Or a Twin Otter on floats. Or a DeHeavyLand Beaver. We Dutch have some water, but there are only one or two spots where you can take off and land. Canada is a bit larger. And I can forget it, my budget allows me a Grumman canoe. Which is great, by the way. Slow, but who cares?
...My old flying instructor and very good friend John Climie was flying a Canso north out of Edmonton in 1979 /'80 ...He flew supplies into the Arctic and liked the Canso more than the DC3 .... I may be wrong but I believe he was with Ilford River Airlines....( it's a bit confusing as he flew out of Winnipeg as well ) .....
When the Aviation Museum in my country would want such a project, they'd need to do fund raising for 25 years. It would take forever before they'd decide to do it. Shure they have done such things, and there are volunteers who are retired pilots, engineers, you name it. What I love about this video is, a group of friends did not say "No, too much complications. What engines are we gonna install, for example?" You'll find those engines, and if they had bought two modern turbo-props, I would understand.
@@trainstrains1 yeah, they were an American design that was then… leased, I guess, to Canada, Britain, France, and ( if I recalled correctly) Russia. Everyone seems to have given them a different name, though the British moniker of Catalina appears to have stuck. Personally, I like the name Pig Boat.
Interesting story. My father flew Cansoes during WW2 out of RCAF Pat Bay and Tofino. He said taking off on water was sometimes dicey because the Cansi tended to porpoise on takeoff. He wanted to pilot a BOY Catalina but the US flybys wouldn't give him permission.
They probably thought no one would notice. Like using an M-38/CJ-2A/CJ-3B jeep in place of a WW II jeep. Just because it has flat fenders doesn't make it the same but Hollywood figure most people won't catch the differences.
It might have been possible to recover the plane wit a tow airplane. Sandbags in the nose to establish the required CG and tow it away from the frozen lake. Some C441 might have been suitable.
@@voornaam3191 We must consider the plane is not heavy (engines removed, no fuel). Sandbags most forward to adjust the CG. The pilot should do some training with gliders first to get familiar with the behavior of a towed airplane. A calculation concerning takeoff distance. Contingency procedures and a destination airport with at least two miles runway. The bigger issue is the authority !
@@pat36a I think initially it was not that easy. The engines must be removed to check them for shock load anyway. Props need also to be removed. Inspection of the structure….
@@bubiruski8067 that was if they wanted to fly it out , remember the hull was damaged. Buffalo did come pull it on shore , salvage parts and probably drain fluids as much as they could. There's no way you could make a glider out of it .
@@matthewq4b so it is in fact a Catalina built in license... lets be real, it looks exactly like a Catalina, including the retractable floaters on the wings. you may call it a Canso and be right about that, but in fact it is the very same design. 🤔
@@ingeposch8091 Looks have nothing to do with it an MD11 looks like a DC 10 so does that make it a DC 10?. It's a DC 10 variant Just like the CANSO is a PBY variant. NO BODY calls Canso's PBY's no Pilots not tech and certainly not the certifying body of the FAA. . Try to have more than 3 functional brain cells so you can understand this very basic fact.
@@ingeposch8091 Again they are NOT the "very same design" hence even the different designation by Consolidated. Maybe YOU need "a corse in understanding reading" (or least spelling) But looks more look like YOU can't refute the facts..
It is a Catalina but because it was built in Canada it was given the name of Canso after a town near Nova Scotia. In every other way though it's a Catalina. I'm sure a certain fellow will be along very shortly to claim otherwise though.
@@trainstrains1 it's not just that it was built in Canada, Canada made changes to the design to suite their needs and manufacturing requirements. Generally speaking it's a PBY , like calling a tissue Kleenex.
Sounds like an addiction. "It was in pretty good condition." Salvaged that plane "because they had a picture of it." Enthusiasm is great, but I hear ZERO words about having the means to get and keep such a money pit flying. I guess they are all multi-millionairs wanting a new toy. And they rather bite their tongue off, than admitting they ALL are absurdly rich.
i personely belive e like to but joe spend lots $$$ of thos air plane and also trying to juste survie up air there.........joe cert que oui mais il veux juste survivre avec la compition en haut
Great story! For any who aren’t familiar with this adventure , this story is from 2008. They eventually did restore this plane and took back to the air on Father’s Day 2017 to a huge crowd. James McRae, at 99 years young, traveled there for the event to witness the flight of his old plane.
He said in the video "two years" to get it flying. I guess Leo Sampson used the same calendar to estimate the time to restore Tally Ho.
Good to hear she was restored.
Just seen it fly over Fairview last weekend. Just love that ol bird.
beautiful!
What a great thing to do, these guys are brilliant an awesome story.
Nice to see this old plane being rescued. What an adventure! Good luck with the restoration.
What a lovely respectful and really good interviewer, he makes it sound easy !
What a great tale of Canadian determination. Well done guys
Absolutely a great story. I wish so much I could have been up there helping you guys . I agree with you on the northern folks being so nice and helpful. Years ago I motorcycled up to Inuvik then flew to Tuktoyaktuk to visit the area . I had last been there in 1969 as a 4 year old . My pop worked for Polar shelf at the time. Well the Inuit folks who knew me only as " little Rob " all remembered me and treated me so nicely . Much love to all the Grubans up in Tuk . Miss you Millie and Maureen. I was so sorry to hear of Eddie's passing years ago
It's amazingly crazy how once you commit to an insanely crazy adventure how others will go along with you.
This is honestly very inspirational! With enough effort you can do anything.
I always liked the Canso / PBY Catalina. They are so cool looking.
Haha, in my town there is a Putman street. Putman must have been a famous local man. I always call it Putnam street.
Yeah, if I had a better job, more money, I'd love having such a flying boat. Or a Twin Otter on floats. Or a DeHeavyLand Beaver. We Dutch have some water, but there are only one or two spots where you can take off and land. Canada is a bit larger. And I can forget it, my budget allows me a Grumman canoe. Which is great, by the way. Slow, but who cares?
Awesome rescue video guys, I watched Mikey Mc Brian rescue that DC3 so be nice to see this plane fly again also. Safe travel from NZ
Congratulations, what a great adventure and great job documenting this project as well. Look forward to the restoration phase.
It was a Newfoundland water bomber before Buffalo, one of her sisters was on display in Gander.
I worked on this aircraft when it was owned by Newfoundland Govt it is classed as a amphiben not a flying boat it has landing gear.
Now that is important. It has an undercarriage. Wow, it is not a flying boat anymore. Pooh hey!
thank you for sharing the video as call night cat in w2
from Australia
Great work Don and crew!
...My old flying instructor and very good friend John Climie was flying a Canso north out of Edmonton in 1979 /'80 ...He flew supplies into the Arctic and liked the Canso more than the DC3 .... I may be wrong but I believe he was with Ilford River Airlines....( it's a bit confusing as he flew out of Winnipeg as well ) .....
An adventure we’d all love to be on. Well done!!!!
What an absolute ripping yarn, just fantastic and such an achievement...
When the Aviation Museum in my country would want such a project, they'd need to do fund raising for 25 years. It would take forever before they'd decide to do it. Shure they have done such things, and there are volunteers who are retired pilots, engineers, you name it. What I love about this video is, a group of friends did not say "No, too much complications. What engines are we gonna install, for example?" You'll find those engines, and if they had bought two modern turbo-props, I would understand.
Good luck on the build.
Great job retrieving this amphibian aeroplane. Hopefully you will not have a problem restoring it
I love PBY's so my hat is off to these guys
It would be nice to see a follow up on where this particular airplane is today.
Still in Fairview, Alberta
It was just at ft st john air show 2 weeks ago. It made it in and out,and snow birds had an emergency landing. Farmers rule.
Aircraft pictured at 3:02 is not a Canso. It's a Canadair CL-215.
They probably thought no one would notice.
the most beautiful plane in the world
Canadian version of a pby Catalina nice fine fellas and Save
Mr Frost!
That's so ideal!
Canso is the Canadian name, it’s the Consolidated Aircraft Company’s PBY flying boat. They were build in several countries.
Canso is the name for the Canadian built PBV-1A variant. The name was only used for that varient. It was NOT the Canadian name for the PBY.
@@matthewq4b okay, well I learned something new today. Thanks
@@wesleywlee Yeah, I had to look it up on Google. I was wondering why it looked like a Catalina but wasn't.
@@trainstrains1 yeah, they were an American design that was then… leased, I guess, to Canada, Britain, France, and ( if I recalled correctly) Russia. Everyone seems to have given them a different name, though the British moniker of Catalina appears to have stuck. Personally, I like the name Pig Boat.
@@matthewq4b you might wanna tell the guys that pulled it outta the woods though. They’re calling it a PBY-5A Canso, gotta stop that nonsense
Interesting story. My father flew Cansoes during WW2 out of RCAF Pat Bay and Tofino. He said taking off on water was sometimes dicey because the Cansi tended to porpoise on takeoff. He wanted to pilot a BOY Catalina but the US flybys wouldn't give him permission.
I am not surprised that this one belonged to Buffalo Airways. They keep the fleet of C-46, and C-47 planes in the air.
....they don't keep them in the air hence the video
O! Canada! Best wishes on the project!
What a story...incredible...
That was fun listening to this.
Cool presentation thankyou
Canso.. is like a consolidated PBY Catalina .
Yes but Canadian built and it got a Canadian name.
It is the Canadian built version of the PBY Catalina.
What are the differences between the Canso and the Catalina? They look very similar. Is the Canso just the civilian version of the Catalina?
It was the Canadian built version.
If my memory hasn't completely crapped out - is this a Canadian-built Catalina?
Yes.
Canso AKA Consolidated PBY Catalina
Great effort, good luck to them, hope it'll fly again!
Looks like a PBY Catalina.
Same thing, Canadian built version.
Flown over it many times when I lived in that shit hole
Just fantastic!
"Three SkiDoos & One Yanmar"
Well Done !
6,18,2023 Fathers day fly in in Fairview. See you there
Why are you showing pictures of the Canadair CL215 from 1:15 to 1:43? And again at 3:03 to 3:20? Wow…gets your data correct guys and gals.
They probably thought no one would notice. Like using an M-38/CJ-2A/CJ-3B jeep in place of a WW II jeep. Just because it has flat fenders doesn't make it the same but Hollywood figure most people won't catch the differences.
@@BigLisaFan well I dont think anyone in Hollywood was involved in this production.
@@mbsevans No, but to a lot of people, an airplane is an airplane. We know the differences.
Never heard the name "Canso" before. How does it differ from a Catalina?
It doesn't except for the fact this was made in Canada under licence and we called it Canso after the straight off Newfoundland.
these are some badass farmers.
Very cool story.
Whata great story!
Showing pictures of a CL215 in action.
Well done!
It might have been possible to recover the plane wit a tow airplane.
Sandbags in the nose to establish the required CG and tow it away from the frozen lake.
Some C441 might have been suitable.
Yes, the airworthiness papers were only a bit wet, huh? You are a rodeo bull rider, I guess?
I think if it was easy to do , Buffalo would have done it when it first crashed .
@@voornaam3191 We must consider the plane is not heavy (engines removed, no fuel). Sandbags most forward to adjust the CG.
The pilot should do some training with gliders first to get familiar with the behavior of a towed airplane. A calculation concerning takeoff distance.
Contingency procedures and a destination airport with at least two miles runway.
The bigger issue is the authority !
@@pat36a I think initially it was not that easy. The engines must be removed to check them for shock load anyway. Props need also to be removed. Inspection of the structure….
@@bubiruski8067 that was if they wanted to fly it out , remember the hull was damaged. Buffalo did come pull it on shore , salvage parts and probably drain fluids as much as they could. There's no way you could make a glider out of it .
Flew in that aircraft in the 90's when it was a waterbomber in Labrador.
There is one on display outside of Goose Bay, Labrador airport.
Canadian built pby Catalina
good job
Plug the leaks and have good batteries and bilge pumps eh?
This is obviously a PBY-5 Catalina - designed by Consolidated Aircraft of California - later Convair.
Canadian built version of it.
A lot like a PBY.
Canadian built version.
Interesting that you call it a Canso. It's really a Catalina, but Consolidated designed them so that may explain the name.
No it's not a Catalina it's a Canso. Canso's were the PBV-1A variant built by Canadian Vickers (Canadair).
@@matthewq4b so it is in fact a Catalina built in license...
lets be real, it looks exactly like a Catalina, including the retractable floaters on the wings. you may call it a Canso and be right about that, but in fact it is the very same design.
🤔
@@ingeposch8091 Looks have nothing to do with it an MD11 looks like a DC 10 so does that make it a DC 10?. It's a DC 10 variant Just like the CANSO is a PBY variant. NO BODY calls Canso's PBY's no Pilots not tech and certainly not the certifying body of the FAA. . Try to have more than 3 functional brain cells so you can understand this very basic fact.
@@matthewq4b you need a corse in "understanding reading"...
have a nice day!
@@ingeposch8091 Again they are NOT the "very same design" hence even the different designation by Consolidated. Maybe YOU need "a corse in understanding reading" (or least spelling)
But looks more look like YOU can't refute the facts..
Sure looks like a Catalina.
Its a Consolidated PBY Catalina! Canso is a nickname!
nicee
So is this a Catalina? It looks close
It is a Catalina but because it was built in Canada it was given the name of Canso after a town near Nova Scotia. In every other way though it's a Catalina. I'm sure a certain fellow will be along very shortly to claim otherwise though.
@@trainstrains1 It's a Canso
@@trainstrains1 it's not just that it was built in Canada, Canada made changes to the design to suite their needs and manufacturing requirements. Generally speaking it's a PBY , like calling a tissue Kleenex.
My two cents: Keep the Buffalo Air livery to reflect its history.
....that's actually the Government of Newfoundland paint scheme...Joe was too lazy to repaint her.
God bless these fellows, they are a disappearing generation.
I love pig boats, ugly as they are. Hope to have one, one day.
Looks like a PBY to me
Call a ground breaking instrument a ground breaking instrument. It's a Catalina...
American ones are PBY-Catalinas... Canadian made ones are PBY-Cansos.
If only that Canadian determination could get rid of Just Trudeau…🤣
.. someday you'll be old enough to vote.
Sounds like an addiction. "It was in pretty good condition." Salvaged that plane "because they had a picture of it." Enthusiasm is great, but I hear ZERO words about having the means to get and keep such a money pit flying. I guess they are all multi-millionairs wanting a new toy. And they rather bite their tongue off, than admitting they ALL are absurdly rich.
I'm sure there's alot of private donation money involved also.
Strange Buffalo Joe didn't do it.
i personely belive e like to but joe spend lots $$$ of thos air plane and also trying to juste survie up air there.........joe cert que oui mais il veux juste survivre avec la compition en haut
Wasn't cost effective, Joe's a business man , not a Restorer of enthusiast .
Ardick...awful!!