Buffalo Airways 737-300 Walkaround ahead of the Ferry flight!
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2023
- Hi everyone welcome back,
A very exciting video of the new 737 that Buffalo Airways will be using for there operations.
Great to meet Dave today who will be flying the Aircraft over to its new home.
A small walk around and it really is looking fantastic.
Mikey & the Buffalo team will be super happy with this.
The Aircraft is an ex Swiftair Boeing 737-301(BDSF)
Age - 36 years old
Reg - 2-ESKA
A very exciting Be sure to go to your settings and turn the quality of the video to High quality for best viewing.
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Being a huge Buffalo Airways fan who is Canadian, I'm damn proud and I hope that this huge step for Buffalo works out.
Yep sure will thanks.
Many Buffalo air fans throughout north america!
Love it! Thank you bud!
No probs dude
👍🏼 paint just looks amazing, wow Bud! Cheers.
Mikey, I’ve just spotted her on Flight Radar 1 hour out fro RKV. Congratulations to you, your Dad and the Team. She looks a 10+
A massive step forward for Buffalo Airways
I wanna see the old aircraft’s retrofitted with turbo props
I have never seen a 737 classic without the screens.
Worked on that bird many times as an A&P with USAirways in Pittsburgh, but that big ass door wasn't on it. That one came to us with the Piedmont merger. (Explains some of those skin repairs. Piedmont engineers loved those protruding head fastener repairs.😂) Keep an eye on those dents at 3:19. I'm sure they are within limits, with scheduled repetitive HFEC scans. That is going to be a workhorse!!! Congrats Buffalo Airways!
I saw those doublers and triplers and said the same thing! Lol Boeing normally would use briles. She is looking nice though in that shiny paint.
@@pampasspmw that is interesting, I flew on an old 737-400 about 5 years ago and it had lots of those. Not sure what airlines it came from previous, it was flair airlines at the time. I know it's perfectly safe but it was very obvious as you boarded
@@juliogonzo2718 yeah it’s super common to use a standard NAS headed rivet for repairs. Especially if you are picking up existing rivets in frames or stringers and don’t have material thickness for flush heads. It just does not look as clean as a countersunk/counter bored rivet.
I actually worked on a Dornier for Flair some time back. They were a nice company.
@@pampasspmwthose rivets look good and strong and give it a lovely steampunky look lol xx 😊
It’s currently on the apron in Iqaluit. Was down looking at her. Nice piece of equipment.
I’m sitting here at my desk in Toronto and having my coffee break. I went unto flight radar and I think I found her. It’s 10:40 am here and she’s just 1 hour out of Iceland. It’s showing under Swift Air as a 737-301 but I’m sure it’s the new member of The Buffalo family. In fact I am sure as I’m watching this. This video is amazing. Congratulations on the start of a long journey. Thank you for your great video.🛫
It is indeed the buffalo, tomorrow il upload the departure footage, it’s awesome
@@Nomadicv1 She looked like she was just brand spanking new. She was going along pretty well at 27,000+ feet when I saw her.
I was overjoyed. I shall look forward to your departure video tomorrow. Thank you for the update. Have a beautiful evening.
She’s a very nice plane sounds beaut! Hope you have a great evening too :)
This is big change for parts and parcel service for north.this plane will pay off well with this 737.this is big plus for yellowknife nwt canada.thank you video.
A excellent view around the new 737 for Buffalo.Thanks for Sharing this unique look at it with us! Wow the paint job is just Fantastic! Cheers!😉✌🏼
CONGRATS BUFFALO!
An old school plane, with 'steam' gauges. It looks really nice, the livery is sharp. It was built in 1989, originally for USA based Piedmont Airways, that later merged into US Air/US Airways. Then went to Boeing for cargo conversion including the large side door, it was then used by years by European based freighter airlines.
Built in 1986, not 1989. Now almost 37 years old. First flight October 1/86, delivered to Piedmont October 16/86. Piedmont was acquired by US Air in 1987 but operated separately until 1989 when fully merged with US Air (rebranded US Airways in 1997).
At 2:47 there is a small information plate indicating the plane was converted to a cargo carrier by Israel Aircraft Industries .
@@viscount757 I thought an article I saw about the past of the plane said 1989. Sorry.
Very Nice! Great addition to Buffalo Airways!
Looking forward to this new era for Buffalo Airways, enjoyed the walk round thank you.
No probs
My father has flown this exact airplane as N558AU with US Airways. The rumor he heard, was that Piedmont, USAir, and Southwest all had paid Boeing extra money to order 737-300s/400s with analogue ADIs and HSIs. For USAir, they had alot of pilots stepping out of the 727s, (including Dad) and 737-200s. They thought that the analogue flight deck would prevent having to put the pilots through a ground-up, full training cycle for the new airplane.
This bit them in the rear, because the far more advanced autopilot and fms ended up requiring the full training anyways. And so the airline paid extra for the older guages for basically no reason. But Dad enjoyed the older panel.
He does still joke that the 737 was short, fat, and slow compared to the 727 which was his favorite, though. 🤷♂️He is still with American, but on th A320 series now.
The first 300s weren’t offered with EFIS, That became an option soon after which most operators chose. It’s only really the first builds that have the analogue version with a few exceptions…
@@samuelharper9411 Ahh, interesting. Maybe that rumor applied to the 400s then. All of US Airways' 400s also had the full analogue panel as well. My father had said that they may have inherited a few of the partial glass panel versions from the America West merger, but he isn't sure, and never saw any if they had.
@@jimcosklo701 yeah I believe a couple of airlines in the US opted for the analogue cockpit on all of their 737 classics, southwest did. They believed it would reduce the amount of training needed for the new type but because of the new autopilot system and fmc they still had to do a lot of training so it was pointless really, they even disabled the auto throttles on all their 737ngs and classics for some time. Funnily enough southwest even pressed Boeing to sell them 737 ngs with analogue displays but this wasn’t possible so they compromised by making the displays look like the old gauges in the 737 classics and -200. Eventually southwest decided to “get with the times” and retrofitted all of the remaining classics with lcd displays and permitted the use of auto throttle.
Wow! what a wonderful insight your dad's story is to being a pilot and flying this actual lovely 737 301 and the tales about the upgrades abd training, I guess? Forgive me if Im wrong as I'm a newbie avigeek and o.a.p to aviation bitten by the bug (1 yr in since Aug 2022) and have come to love a West Atlantic caro boeing 737 300Y0(SF) G-JMCT who is 33.6yrs old here in the UK, which I follow on fr24basic and if lucky on a few live streams. However, he is away in Sofia these last 13 or so days having 'tech'(?) an avigeek friend told me as I've been so worried not seeing him flying his usual routes EDI out of Stansted here in Essex. When this gorgeous Buffalo aircraft popped up as an 'you might like this video' from one of my avi friends on the streams we follow, I was blown away! Oh my gosh! what a gorgeous job they have done on it at Bournmouth and hopefully there will be more videos on its progress as I really want to follow its new career over in Canada. I laughed and loved your dad's comments about this little short fat 737 and maybe that's why I love him already, because I'm short 4ft 10 ins, not so fat now but I can relate! Lovely story hon thank you so much for sharing this Buffalo jet's history that your dad has actually flown. Bless you both, you've made a short dumpy newbie avigeek old girl very very happy! Xx ❤😊😂
@@michellejohnson3867 You are very kind, Ma'am. Thank you! 😊 I'm glad that you enjoyed my story.
I've never heard the term "avigeek," before, but I would imagine that I fit the description.
Dad flew the Boeing 727 for the first 9 years of my life. It is still my favorite airliner of all time, as well as Dad's.
Even on the ground, the 727 looks as fast as any fighter jet. It was actually even cooler than a fighter jet, because my mom, my brothers, and I could all ride in the back while Dad flew! Also, because it was pre-9/11, Dad could show his ID back then and we could sit on the flight deck when the airplane was parked for the day! I cried when US Airways retired them.
Looks really nice, good job Guys. a little nostalgia with the steam gauges. :-)
Acft ETA into Reykjavik now 13:38 local. With a little luck they get her back in the air by 16:00 + 3 hrs 15mins to Iqaluit, NU, CANADA scheduled overnight arrival at 17:15-17:30 local time.
Forecast 4000 Overcast, 30 mile vis, wind 5mph or less. Sunset 21:30 local. Rmy 35 has full ILS/DMe approach and Cat1 Approach lights. Late arrival in Iqaluit should not be an issue.
The livery is beautiful. I've had a Buffalo livery on my simulated 737 for over a decade now. It's really amazing to see this new shiny one on a real 737! I'll have to update mine with this attractive new one. I'm new to your channel but have been following @MikeyMcBryan for a while now. Thanks for the walkaround!
Thanks ...I would have put 737 after buffalo airways in title to get more eyes on video.
Back in air Reykjavik at 16:50 (72 mins on ground in KEF). Currently about to cross Central Greenland. Unsure of nest destination because neither FlightRadar24 or Flightaware has destination flightplan destination information. STRONG POSSIBILITY stopping in GOH (Nuuk, Greenland) as Canadian Customs closes at 17::00 at intended overnight at CYFB. >
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Would love to see a video of the ferry flight
Departure il be filming tomoz
started his descent, now out of FL280 to FL180
PLANE SAVERS!!!! Awesome stuff, cheers!
Brilliant. Can’t help feeling a bit of Mikeys excitement.
Absolutely! Not long now
great walkaround @MikeyMcBryan
That Box o' Logs! Fantastic(:
Nice logo on the engine cowling 🙂 Are they gonna use it as a cargo aircraft ?
Yes dude. ✈️
Beautiful.
Brilliant video definitely an old school cockpit
Thank you! Yeh it really is il get more of the cockpit tomoz ✈️
Finally airborne at 13:49 Bournemouth time. New ETA into Reykjavik, Iceland is 15:40 local.
thought Buffalo landed on gravel air strips yet I see no fenders on the landing gear to prevent damage like the other planes have
This is more exciting than when the 787 was introduced. Absolutely beautiful airplane. The video was the best. My dad flew Lancasters for the RCAF and passed his love of aviation on to me. If he were still alive, he'd get a real kick out of this.
Thanks for the comment. ✈️
Wow….Chuck is going to have to go to school again!!🤣🤣
I love me a good APU sound!
Me too
Nice to see this beauty coming to my home country, and to seeing it being used by Buffalo Airways.
When do the flights plans get posted or registration changed. This reg still shows it registered in Gurnsey, and no flight plans posted.
Where is Mikey, no one does a Buffalo Airways video better than Mikey. Didn't feel right no having
him involved in the walk-around.. Nice plane and great graphics.
Haha very true, he’s out in Canada awaiting his new jet ✈️
That's tight!
Thanks for doing this bro it is much appreciated, looking forward to see it land in canada. Safe travels. Ken.
Be sure to tune in for then departure video
Wow. Looks like the Captains escape window is deferred. Handle is missing and yellow sticker installed. Did not know that was deferrable.
No it’s not.
Beautiful A/C. I like the new logo. Shame they didn't paint the spinners since they did everything else!
ON THE GROUND IN IQALUIT, CANADA AT ABOUT 15:48 LOCAL, TAXING TO CUSTOMS.
Good to see it’s under Guernsey 🇬🇬 registers.
Looking forward to the delivery flight. Can you tell us some details of the flight? The route? Time for completion? Any stops? etc. Thanks
Il put all that in tomorrows video 😎
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching ✈️
good job on the 737 Buffalo!
I thought she would be upgraded to a full glass flight deck controls but I guess this will be easier to fix and maintain in a harsh winter weather climate.
Probably a bit expensive to update everything too. My airline flies an old KLM 737-300 which is cargo converted to have the -400 screens. At least speaking for the old US Airways 737's they kept the steam gauges on both their -400's and -300's. Which I'm under the assumption is to making training costs lower.
Thank you 👍🏻 love it
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Wonder how many cycles this aircraft has been through? Doubler patches everywhere.
Total nice aircraft ! Not new and remember , 737 is a strong unit . Even military service -
Don’t be scared ! Gonna be OK
Now about 80 miles east of Iqaluit, Canada.
Not long now 💯🇨🇦
Bypassed GOH and turned directly west. Approx 1 hour east of Iqaluit, Canada and currently 14:52pa local. They should land at about 16:00 local, gives the crew about 1 hour to deal with Canadian customs before they are scheduled to close. Doable!
ex swift air 😮
Indeed it is
I'm confused, it says "Buffalo" but there are no spinny things on it.
What a machine!
Could not be happier to see this 737 soon to be over Yellow Knife and NW Territories up North eh? (from USA) The jet age .... bye bye AV Gas... Fill 'er up with premium jet fuel....Ice Pilots still my favorite show in history. It's what turned me into an aviation freak. That and EAA AirVenture in OshKosh .✈✈✈
Good video, Jono! Nice preflight walk around and introduction! 🙌
Thanks! I’m looking forward to tomorrow ✈️ 🎥
Ben Stokes is a spotter! Whoop.
😂😂😂
Will the aircraft eventually get a Canadian (C____) registration number?
Will become C-FBAE once it gets its Canadian C of A.
How much was the aircraft purchased for? How much was the retrofit and refurbishment?
Buffalo 747 NEXT !
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Wonder if Joes is getting his type rating for this 737.....I somehow think not.....with it not having the motors he loves....round engines.
I’m u sure on this! Would be interesting tho to see if he does
how old is the aircraft, 35-40 years, buffalo airways, will get 50 years out off it, look after it
#Guppy
Suprised not all glass cockpit
Built in 1986, pre full EFIS.
hi bro how do i get a permit and be around the track to take pictures
You can’t maté unfortunately
Do you have a departure time for today?
About another hour
@@Nomadicv1 ok thanks
Departed Bournemouth at 13:49 UK time, just 11 minutes ago
@@charlestiddy4402 hi hon I missed out on it all and am wondering if anyone at Bournmouth did a live stream of it, or privately filmed it taking off? Im over in Essex and follow another 737 300Y0(SF) G-JMCT cargo boy out of Stansted to Edinburgh' but he's stuck out in Bulgaria at Sofia these last 13 days and another friend on the streams told me he was safe and still there and probably having 'tech' . Oh dear he's an oldie too at 33yrs 6mths so am really worried. I have fr24basic free app usually follow him on that. Then a few days ago this beauty came up from another avifriend about Buffalo air cargo and this 737 so I missed this one's journey! Thank you if you can advise. Im newbie hon just a year in o.a.p avigeek bitten by the aviation bug! xx ❤😢😊
Couldn’t hear a single word the guy said showing the plane. Try using microphones.
Why's the #2 engine lacking paint so bad?
Huh ?
36 years old. Former swift air jet. Hmmm not that positive about her. She was an Ocean Flyer on the Frontier Airlines of the latin world. That's a lot of hard cycles.
I certainly hope they have a few guys there at Buffalo HQ. There's a lot of hidden secrets on these old Classics. The maintenance manuals are very lackluster
I hear the Israeli conversions have a design flaw.
Is it a 737-300 ?
It is indeed
Mikey just put up an information video:
ua-cam.com/video/XGzMoO12WSo/v-deo.html
La nueva era de buffalo airwais👍👍👍saludos de mexico