World's shortest runway - Twin Otter STOL at Saba

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  • @nicksimeone
    @nicksimeone 4 роки тому +514

    Plane: starts moving for takeoff Pilot: V1!

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 3 роки тому +175

    Twin Otter, one of the greatest aircraft ever built.

    • @marius9900
      @marius9900 3 роки тому +3

      1. A380
      2. 747
      3. A350
      4. 777
      5. Twin otter

    • @MarkBaggins
      @MarkBaggins 3 роки тому +16

      @@marius9900 you cant compare the twin otter to these, they are such different planes

    • @MarkBaggins
      @MarkBaggins 3 роки тому +2

      @Steve Jobs i love the 747 but the era of jumbo jets is sadly finished

    • @daisybeagle6259
      @daisybeagle6259 3 роки тому +4

      The caribou was better!

    • @brucehanson6427
      @brucehanson6427 3 роки тому +4

      DC3

  • @richardbedard1245
    @richardbedard1245 5 років тому +694

    Now that wasn't so bad! He still had about six feet of runway!

    • @JP-ke7tt
      @JP-ke7tt 5 років тому +4

      Richard Bedard 😂

    • @JP-ke7tt
      @JP-ke7tt 5 років тому +20

      Wouldn’t want a sudden change of wind halfway down the runway.

    • @indridcold8433
      @indridcold8433 5 років тому +52

      Exactly, you pay for the full runway. Use the full runway.

    • @indridcold8433
      @indridcold8433 5 років тому +22

      @Shirl Zitting Hey! Six inches is a lot. There is nothing wrong with six inches!

    • @horsenuts1831
      @horsenuts1831 5 років тому +10

      @@indridcold8433 Your wife disagrees. Just saying....

  • @Goabnb94
    @Goabnb94 4 роки тому +297

    There is a point of no return on most runways. Dare I say, on this runway, that point is once you start moving!

    • @pierpaolopeddio5028
      @pierpaolopeddio5028 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂👍

    • @martijnhisschemoller3678
      @martijnhisschemoller3678 4 роки тому +10

      A pilot of Winair told me that is exactly the case

    • @adamlury6443
      @adamlury6443 2 роки тому +2

      For a town otter the point of no return is the end of the runway lol

    • @Sticknub
      @Sticknub 2 роки тому +4

      @@adamlury6443 ah yes, my favorite short haul light twin engine aircraft-- the town otter

    • @adamlury6443
      @adamlury6443 2 роки тому +1

      @@Sticknub GOD DAMN AUTO CORRECT!!!!!!

  • @jasminderpinder
    @jasminderpinder 3 роки тому +26

    I've done this flight on Winair from SXM to Saba and back and it is a true rush! The landing is insane - you really feel the braking force the moment the wheels touch down, and as for the take off you fly right over the end of the runway and you are airborne. I loved every second of it!

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  3 роки тому +5

      It's truly a unique experience. A lot of fun! Or for some people just a regular commute.

    • @jelleklinge9743
      @jelleklinge9743 22 дні тому

      I know did it also with insulair or something. Enjoyed Saba its a nice island the Chinese establishment has great food.

  • @spacecadet35
    @spacecadet35 4 роки тому +144

    Is suspect V1 is when you leave the terminal building.

  • @adamseab
    @adamseab 7 років тому +458

    Airborne to terminal building in 30 seconds flat. Brilliant.

    • @joshbrony2204
      @joshbrony2204 5 років тому +11

      THAT'S AN ACADEMY RECORD!

    • @Tampa0123456789
      @Tampa0123456789 5 років тому +12

      I thought it was just me 😂 who noticed.
      I saw the approach then I looked away and when I looked back at the TV I noticed that they were already at the gate.

    • @brassicaolaraceaolaracea1115
      @brassicaolaraceaolaracea1115 4 роки тому +3

      passengers at Newark wished it were so😂😂😂

    • @georgemorley1029
      @georgemorley1029 3 роки тому +2

      Commando-roll out of the aircraft with your passport in one hand and your carry on luggage in the other, shout “nothing to delicate!”, then up out of the roll and headlong into a taxi with the engine running and off to the beach.

    • @confusedredditor1660
      @confusedredditor1660 2 роки тому

      it's almost disturbing how quickly that thing touched down and braked

  • @harrisonvc9175
    @harrisonvc9175 4 роки тому +276

    That’s the longest helicopter pad I’ve ever seen

    • @Teddy-bg3bo
      @Teddy-bg3bo 4 роки тому

      Harrison VC 😂

    • @73Trident
      @73Trident 4 роки тому +3

      I thought it was the widest.

    • @DrewOwen040
      @DrewOwen040 4 роки тому

      Harrison VC dude...right!?! Haha

    • @Dutchy-1168
      @Dutchy-1168 9 місяців тому

      Ha ha ha !!!❤️🇨🇦

  • @Tom_Hadler
    @Tom_Hadler 6 років тому +540

    I don't recognise this aircraft carrier

    • @patrickmcconville9908
      @patrickmcconville9908 5 років тому +21

      USS St. Barth. :))

    • @OldsVistaCruiser
      @OldsVistaCruiser 5 років тому +13

      Royal Dutch Ship Saba.

    • @rogerwilco2
      @rogerwilco2 5 років тому +4

      Zijne Majesteit's Schip Saba.
      The coolest bit of the Dutch Caribbean.

    • @Science_Atrium
      @Science_Atrium 4 роки тому +6

      @@patrickmcconville9908 St. Barth is 600m long, this runway is 300m

    • @Sid-MMA
      @Sid-MMA 4 роки тому

      This is an ATR .

  • @davidpaul3089
    @davidpaul3089 5 років тому +4

    The pilot pulled the curtains aside and looked at me and said, "Big Boy, get in the back on the other side of the airplane for takeoff" He wanted me on the island side in the back to improve chances of rotation and that left hand turn after takeoff. Also, I seem to remember a 'dip' in the runway just before the very end, sending the Otter into a 'carrier' type ramp lift off and then a sinking feeling before making the escaping turn to the left. Beautiful video. Thanks for this memory. My MOM served as a missionary on that island for 20 years. Pauline Paul.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  5 років тому +1

      Ha, that's great. Always a small adventure getting in and out of there. It's a wonderful little island.

    • @TRPGpilot
      @TRPGpilot 3 місяці тому

      Not improve the chances of rotation but more accurately pushing the centre of gravity a bit further aft than it was presently with you sitting in your present location.

  • @andycopland3179
    @andycopland3179 4 роки тому +43

    I used to fly out of a short grass strip in one of these. It has a special place in many skydivers hearts.

  • @Valor_73737
    @Valor_73737 4 роки тому +31

    The Twin Otter is one of my favorite aircraft! I have over 4,500 hours flight time in them! Loved every moment!

    • @wayneco
      @wayneco 4 роки тому +1

      Ron Fillmore jealous. When I was living in st barths winter 2000/2001 I definitely looked for excuses to island hop with winair, a lot of the reason was to fly up front in the Twin Otter. So much interesting (scrappy) aviation in the Caribbean, lots of STOL, the Twin otter makes it look so easy with the ability to reverse and stop on a dime.

    • @Valor_73737
      @Valor_73737 4 роки тому +4

      @@wayneco Yes, I know what you mean! Runway 31 at Williston, ND has the 1st taxiway off the runway 600 feet from the threshold! We always made that 1st turnoff. My flight time in the Otter is second only to that in the B-737.

  • @adamdenley3991
    @adamdenley3991 4 роки тому +28

    The shortest place I ever operated a Twin Otter was a little patch of tundra in the high arctic next to a dry creek bed. We paced it out at 589 feet from the ditch at one end, to the rocks at the other. That aeroplane really is in a class of it's own.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  4 роки тому +9

      Wow! Yes, “shortest runway” doesn’t even begin to take into account all the flat-ish spots of dirt around the world where the Twin Otter has been operated. It’s truly an amazing aircraft.

  • @Borzoi86
    @Borzoi86 7 років тому +135

    Canadian aerospace excellence on parade yet again!

    • @ne1cup
      @ne1cup 5 років тому +8

      loved my C-7 Caribou, Canadian built for assault strip landing

    • @Me-yh4uc
      @Me-yh4uc 5 років тому +1

      Borxoi86 cough cough

    • @sorellman
      @sorellman 5 років тому +2

      Exactly my thought every single time a flock of Canada geese flies over my house.

    • @TheEmeraldMenOfficial
      @TheEmeraldMenOfficial 4 роки тому +12

      R Diaz well, it is a Canadian design. DHC stands for de Havilland Canada. The company may be international but their Canadian branch made the DHC-6. In fact, the Bombardier Q-Series (Q-100 to Q-400) is the DHC-8, hence the nickname of the Dash-8.

  • @brianpeterson9950
    @brianpeterson9950 2 роки тому +3

    Just cropped up in my recommended, 6 years later! One of my favourite commercial aircraft, I spent about a year on their assembly line in Canada. Truly a remarkable yet unknown airplane, incredibly versatile, and used worldwide by civilian and military customers alike. Fun video showing it off!

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  2 роки тому +1

      They certainly seem built to last! The pride of Canada, and a real workhorse around the globe.

  • @DanMackAlpha
    @DanMackAlpha 7 років тому +72

    I’ve been diving to Saba a couple times and I love the twin otter landings and take offs there. Also, the Twin Otter is my favorite skydiving plane. One of the times we were leaving, the winds were low and so they sometimes unload the aircraft cargo to reduce weight. When we left last time, I think the pilot was waiting for the wind sock to be fully inflated while at full throttle and the breaks on - I didn’t really feel a rotation when we floated off the island - it’s awesome. Yes, Alaskan pilots who fly these planes are also pretty awesome too - one of our otters at a skydiving drop one had a flat tire once up front and the pilot road a wheelie with the otter all the way back to the concrete parking pad :-)

    • @hansanderson6607
      @hansanderson6607 4 роки тому +2

      I did a tandem skydive out of one of those Twin Otters, it was the best jump of my life. That plane can climb and dive almost like a WW II fighter.

  • @chocolatte6157
    @chocolatte6157 4 роки тому +301

    Install a catapult for takeoffs and arresting cables for landing and bring on the 747’s.

    • @guardrailbiter
      @guardrailbiter 4 роки тому +5

      Neither the airframe nor the landing gear of a 747 could survive catapults and arrestor hooks.

    • @rbdr234
      @rbdr234 4 роки тому +68

      Eric my guy I dont think he was being serious

    • @rodrigoserafim8834
      @rodrigoserafim8834 4 роки тому +16

      @@guardrailbiter Somewhere in the world there is someone that just said "here, hold my beer".

    • @guardrailbiter
      @guardrailbiter 4 роки тому +4

      @@rodrigoserafim8834
      Haha. 😁
      I can only hope someone has the will & skill to make a 747 carrier landing/takeoff a reality. It would be insanely cool. 👍

    • @listenwatch1233
      @listenwatch1233 4 роки тому +1

      @@rodrigoserafim8834 😂😂😂 yep!

  • @jimholmes2555
    @jimholmes2555 4 роки тому +10

    The Twin Otter is an amazing plane. I remember a Rocky Mountain Airways Twin Otter landed at Stapleton airport in the winter of '85, It had 3 inches of ice on all leading edges.

    • @VE8HL
      @VE8HL 2 роки тому +1

      In the hands of a skilled pilot, there are few equals. Thankfully, Viking has kept it alive...

  • @panderson9561
    @panderson9561 5 років тому +5

    Back when I was a kid, we had a regional airline that flew those Twin Otters in and out of our local airport. The runway was about 5,600 feet long. When they took off, they wouldn't even get out onto the runway. They would land, taxi to the terminal, which was about half way down the length of the runway, unload the passengers, taxi back out to the taxi way, then take off from the taxi way. They would take those things off in less than 1,000 feet. They would almost be at traffic pattern altitude by the time they were at the end of the runway. It was amazing to watch those things.

  • @JohnMoore-xf5wy
    @JohnMoore-xf5wy Рік тому +2

    Previous post did not appear.
    In 1991/92 I rode all over Papua New Guinea in Otters piloted by the Aussie and American expat pilots of Talair.
    Some of those one-way mountain strips make Saba look easy.
    It was an education!

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  Рік тому +1

      Awesome! Yeah, "world's shortest runway" kind of implies that there is a runway, haha. I know there's been some amazing flying getting Twin Otters in and out of all sorts of remote places over the years.

  • @thehunter3386
    @thehunter3386 7 років тому +3

    Great memories of a GREAT adventure! Best of all, my wife was there to share the days with me! I wouldn't change a minute of it! Thanks for reminding me what a wonderful time it was. Take good care, my friend...Abientot...Larry

  • @Redplanetlover
    @Redplanetlover 5 років тому +17

    one time when I was working in the bush we had to medivac an injured worker. We found a sort of level stretch of cutline about 200 meters long and cut the undergrowth down to about 2' in height. The twin Otter landed and took off with plenty of room to spare. Probably only about 2 or 3 meters on either wing tip to spare. We prepared the strip with chainsaws in under an hour.
    The Canadian oil and gas industry couldn't have flourished without this aircraft.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  5 років тому +7

      Awesome, it's amazing what the Twin Otter can do. That 200 meters is about half the runway length at Saba, which sounds do-able with a light enough load, but could get interesting if there are any obstacles to clear getting in and out!

    • @hellonwheels9149
      @hellonwheels9149 5 років тому +1

      Sounds made up. Nice try

    • @sanniepstein4835
      @sanniepstein4835 4 роки тому +3

      @@hellonwheels9149 Have you spent any time in the bush?

  • @hotrods27
    @hotrods27 3 роки тому +12

    It's always amazing to see the total professional expert make the most deadly feat look routine.

  • @mcia498
    @mcia498 5 років тому +15

    When we were on Saba (a really wonderful place!), we were so amazed by the take offs and landings, we found several places to watch them from while hiking around the island. Very cool!

  • @tenpiloto
    @tenpiloto 5 років тому +3

    I flew this great aircraft (single pilot) for a couple years in the early ‘80s. We had extra large tires and made many desert landings in sand compacted by trucks. But we were based at an international airport with lots of jet airline traffic. The beauty of the Otter is that to not disrupt jet landing traffic,with the fixed gear it can be flown 0 flaps at 160 knots right down to short final, then drop flaps, touchdown, reverse props and make a turnoff.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  5 років тому +1

      Awesome. Yes, they’re fun to watch, even on a full size runway like at Sint Maarten where they will come in on all sorts of “nonstandard” approaches just to squeeze in between the jets and put it down wherever down the runway the desired turnoff is. Flying like that must have been lots of fun!

  • @freestanding1000
    @freestanding1000 6 років тому +9

    7 seconds from touchdown to turning. Wow! 15 seconds from rolling to weight off wheels! Amazing aircraft. Great pilots. Winair is a great company.

  • @tarekelbaz1388
    @tarekelbaz1388 6 років тому +6

    I practised twin otter plans myself in Sahara for six long years; reliable, safe and fantastic plans ... love them

  • @atomsmash100
    @atomsmash100 4 роки тому +2

    Whoa, that takeoff and landing is no joke! Hats off to the pilots and to WInair.

  • @superchargedpetrolhead
    @superchargedpetrolhead 3 роки тому +80

    Roses are red
    violets are blue
    if there is a place to stand
    twin otter will land.

  • @wolfgreen162
    @wolfgreen162 4 роки тому +45

    That’s one way of keeping thousands of tourists off your island

    • @stdesy
      @stdesy 4 роки тому +2

      wolf green Glad they did. Saba is wonderful mostly due to the fact there are only a couple thousand people on the whole island . If you are ever there, get a limeade from the bakery. Super refreshing

    • @markfattibene3077
      @markfattibene3077 3 роки тому

      Try the swinging door..say hi to Ed!!!👍

  • @patrickmcconville9908
    @patrickmcconville9908 5 років тому +26

    That WinAir pilot is awesome, saw some of his other videos, he stops those planes on a dime and gives a nickel change.

  • @mrpeel3239
    @mrpeel3239 5 років тому +7

    Like landing on an aircraft carrier. Not much margin for error. Have flown Winair multiple times. Gorgeous island!

  • @ladislavmalak444
    @ladislavmalak444 2 роки тому +3

    Can´t land here, the runway´s too short!
    Twin Otter pilot: Hold my beer (lands using half of the runway).

  • @allancopland1768
    @allancopland1768 3 роки тому +2

    The Twotter is perfect for the job. Our local airline Loganair operates three of them to the Scottish islands.

  • @PlaneHound
    @PlaneHound  6 років тому +195

    Wow, over 100,000 views! Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing. I had a great time shooting video down in the islands and I'm glad I could share some of it with you. I have a lot more video from airports in the Caribbean and elsewhere that's never been published - thanks to your interest I'm now digging through the hard drives and pulling out the best ones. Click "subscribe" and you'll see them as I get them up over the coming weeks. Thanks again! - Eric

    • @richardreis9145
      @richardreis9145 6 років тому

      Plane Hound i

    • @gus473
      @gus473 6 років тому

      St. Kitts & Nevis...? Åland?

    • @klaasmuller9663
      @klaasmuller9663 6 років тому

      Plane Hound that's because it's interesting

    • @3melendr592
      @3melendr592 6 років тому +1

      Good job Plane Hound!!!

    • @aquiariots72
      @aquiariots72 5 років тому +1

      Wow. I've driven in parking lots more than twice the length of that runway

  • @murraydyck2127
    @murraydyck2127 4 роки тому +2

    I live in Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada. The twin otters are a favorite plane here . I worked in the mining exploration business. The twin otters played a big part in getting me where I had to go . The can be converted into skies, floats and tundra tires . I have gotten into places where it had hardly a landing strip. Gravel bars make shit trips on the tundra. They are an amazing aircraft

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  4 роки тому +1

      Yup, it's such a great aircraft for getting into remote places everywhere! So many stories.

  • @ge61ne
    @ge61ne 4 роки тому +4

    I was a passenger on a twin otter in northern Alaska that landed and took off vertically, in a high wind. Felt like an elevator. Good bush pilots.

  • @billcallahan7468
    @billcallahan7468 5 років тому +2

    Great job with the camera guy! I'm 70, been into cameras & videos since 14 years old. That's the best aviation piece I've seen. Well done! I flew with Virgin Air out of St. Thomas, back in the 80s. P.S. St. Barths is tougher. Mexico is worse. Africa is so-so.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  5 років тому

      Thanks, I appreciate it. My one regret is that the internal mic in that camera really picks up the wind noise. I've since upgraded to an external one. Sounds like you had a fun flying career. I have some video of St Barths as well that I really should post.

    • @billcallahan7468
      @billcallahan7468 5 років тому

      Thanks for the reply! I think I subscribed. If not, I'll check it now. I never had the opportunity to fly into Saba but it was always something I wanted to do. I didn't even notice the wind noise! Just the great video you did. If you go there again, please take some video of the island itself. It's a strangely beautiful place! Really enjoyed your video! If you want to see one of my experiences in Africa, type in on UA-cam: "Bush Pilot Sudan"....the icon will have pretty South African girls on it. Be warned though! Language is rough! About 30 minutes. Thanks again!

  • @rogerwilco2
    @rogerwilco2 5 років тому +5

    I love Saba and WinAir.
    Very professional company.

  • @hansanderson6607
    @hansanderson6607 4 роки тому +8

    The Twin Otter is a very versatile and tough aircraft. It can land and take off from paved, grass,
    or dirt runways anytime, anywhere, no problem.

    • @wyomatt2436
      @wyomatt2436 2 роки тому

      I had the oppurtunity to ride on a Twin Otter in Canada that was on floats, that was definitely different

  • @LordGryllwotth
    @LordGryllwotth 4 роки тому +8

    In Norway it was the millitary who flew the twin otters for commercial use.
    My dad told me once it was so strong wind that they landed "on the spot".

    • @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co
      @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co 4 роки тому +1

      I have seen the same thing in Northern Canada!

    • @cr-yi7ep
      @cr-yi7ep 4 роки тому

      What, like this one:
      ua-cam.com/video/JwMlgc1saHs/v-deo.html

  • @Spetsop
    @Spetsop 7 років тому +1

    I LOVE the roar of those engines, especially when the plane lands and starts do decelerate! Twin Otter and Dash8, simply amazing sound!!!

  • @Wayne6127
    @Wayne6127 6 років тому +5

    Out of all the airplane videos I've seen this is one of my favorites.

  • @juliankasuk47
    @juliankasuk47 2 роки тому +2

    I've seen alot of twin otters incredible short take offs and landings. I think this plane is also capable of land and take off from an Aircraft carrier. One of the best Air plane in the aviation industry.

  • @jomomma8754
    @jomomma8754 8 років тому +188

    I'm not saying this pilot is good but.... he could land that airplane on a house flys' wing if he wanted to.

    • @EclairVMCA
      @EclairVMCA 7 років тому +3

      Jo Momma that what they are for STOL short takeoff and landing

    • @realtissaye
      @realtissaye 7 років тому +3

      He will crush the house fly

    • @stephenandloriyoung5716
      @stephenandloriyoung5716 6 років тому

      Yeah, there is that.

    • @gerionbenz4507
      @gerionbenz4507 6 років тому

      Jo Momma r

    • @1sydman1
      @1sydman1 6 років тому +1

      @@realtissaye Thats what I thought as well

  • @JohnCampbell-rn8rz
    @JohnCampbell-rn8rz 4 роки тому +1

    Piece of cake for a Twin Otter. Paved runway, a luxury. Runway at all, a luxury.

  • @hugostiglitz6914
    @hugostiglitz6914 4 роки тому +17

    I like the way this aircraft carrier blends into the cliff side!😂

  • @Valor_73737
    @Valor_73737 2 роки тому +2

    Love the Twin Otter. Have over 4500 hours in type. That, however, was not a STOL takeoff. STOL takeoffs are not normally made unless absolutely necessary because the aircraft becomes airborne below single engine safety speed. If an engine should fail below that speed, which as I recall is 64 knots, the aircraft can not be controlled and will auger in. As I recall, it is possible to get the TO airborne about 45 knots in STOL configuration. That was a non STOL takeoff. As I recall liftoff would be about 70 knots. What always amazed me is in spite of the TO's fixed gear and high lift wing the bird will cruise at about 165 knots. Very close to the old DC-3/C-47.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  2 роки тому

      Ah, thanks for the clarification! This certainly seems "short" in layman's terms, but obviously not even close to the limits of what the Twin Otter can do. Many people have been marveling that they seem to almost drive off the end before rotating and climbing out. I'm assuming they were just building up as much airspeed as they could given there weren't any obstacles to clear - it looks like a fairly peppy climb.

  • @amc3
    @amc3 5 років тому +8

    Learn how to fly the Twotter and it becomes part of you. Incredible and well practices flying skills, thanks for letting us see them Eric.

  • @MG-ot2yr
    @MG-ot2yr 3 роки тому +1

    I've flown in and out of Saba a few times, its an experience. Its about a 12 minute flight from St. Maarten, if you fly directly, but some of Winair's flights stop on St. Eustatius first, then on to Saba or vice versa. Landing on St. Eustatius is fun too, the approach was like a dive bomb.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  3 роки тому

      Yup, island hopping is a lot of fun! A few day trips and suddenly your passport is full of all these extra stamps.

    • @MG-ot2yr
      @MG-ot2yr 3 роки тому

      @@PlaneHound So true! Though I think I filled up my last passport faster with a bunch of African visas that some take up 2 pages! My current passport won't get filled at this rate with pandemic, have only used it twice this year, not at all last year!

  • @OldsVistaCruiser
    @OldsVistaCruiser 5 років тому +3

    I'd absolutely love to see King Willem-Alexander, an accomplished pilot of the Fokker 70 as a first officer for KLM (even after taking the Dutch throne), learn these Twin Otters!

  • @neilmacleod5371
    @neilmacleod5371 6 років тому +9

    I've seen a twin otter at the air show take off in S.T.O.L. mode , only went about one hundred feet and was air borne , scary . And no wind that day , into a wind I think this plane could take off in the same space a Harrier would use

  • @wjlafrance
    @wjlafrance 7 років тому +15

    Amazing takeoff. They used every meter of available runway, plus an extra one or two it looks like!

  • @hoopsheavenpa
    @hoopsheavenpa 4 роки тому +1

    Such an underrated aircraft. Superb piloting too!

  • @wayneco
    @wayneco 4 роки тому +6

    I’ve flown Winair to/from SXM, SBH and Saba in those DEHAVILAND twin otter many times. Sit first row right behind the pilots, they fly with the door open the view is everything you’d expect, it’s almost as good as flying right seat.

  • @marks6491
    @marks6491 7 років тому +16

    You can buy a totally rebuilt Twin Otter from a company in British Columbia, Canada that also now has rights and parts to build a brand new Dash 7, with 4 engines, each 1,250 horsepower. The newer Dash 8 has two engines but each engine has 5,000 horsepower and the 8's have a longer range but you can get Extended Range fuel tanks installed in the 7's and the 8's. Used Dash 8's cost about $5 to $10 million depending on age, condition and number of landings. For heavy cargo, you must use the Dash 7 as the floor of the 8 isn't designed to carry a lot of weight in a square foot, like the 7 is. The military use around the world is where a lot of the 7's and older short Dash 8-300 end up because they can get any Bombardier service center on every continent to supply parts and service. One company takes the older Dash 8-200 and 8-300 and converts them to cargo only or a Combi cargo and passenger version.

  • @53glowe
    @53glowe 4 роки тому +6

    Amazing STOL takeoff given he didn't use full flap at all 🤔 Impressive aircraft 👍

  • @rogerbuettner6835
    @rogerbuettner6835 3 роки тому +1

    Years ago I witnessed a Twin Otter operated by Air Wisconsin return from a maintenance check flight. Stopped in about 75 yards.

  • @senatorjosephmccarthy2720
    @senatorjosephmccarthy2720 4 роки тому +12

    C - 130s have impressed me, landing in about the same scale distance, while we were on the jungle hill securing the area, maybe 100' away. Yes, this is an impressive STAL plane.

    • @spacecadet35
      @spacecadet35 4 роки тому +3

      They once landed a C130 on the USS Forrestal. Then it flew off a bit later. No arrestor cables or catapults involved.

  • @oppoandroidf1174
    @oppoandroidf1174 3 роки тому +1

    Love that TwinOtter n the pure propeller sound...Beautiful...🙏👍👍😅😍😊

  • @pauljenkins2501
    @pauljenkins2501 4 роки тому +7

    When you said he back taxis to the very edge of the cliff, you were not joking!

  • @redbeanbun1
    @redbeanbun1 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful take off and landing.

  • @susanmargaretwills6432
    @susanmargaretwills6432 4 роки тому +4

    Anyone else watching this whilst locked up in Lockdown? What I wouldn't do to be there next to that beautiful ocean - even if it means jumping out of that plane before it goes over the cliff

  • @billyehh
    @billyehh 3 роки тому +1

    I flew in there in 1991 from Sint Maarten. It was crazy. They sold beer in the customs office and you drank it next to the runway while waiting for the plane. Probably been changed since 9-11.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  3 роки тому

      They have an actual bar now but it's still a very low key affair. My favorite thing about Saba is that if you want to order a pizza the nearest place is Domino's at the airport in Sint Maarten - you phone in your order and they fly it over on the next plane!

  • @antey0138
    @antey0138 5 років тому +3

    Class! They have everything worked out! With love from Russia!

  • @mikemisch7968
    @mikemisch7968 4 роки тому +2

    Just listening to the sound on that video you could tell there was a substantial headwind. I am guessing it is almost always like that, being at waters edge.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  4 роки тому

      Yup, the Caribbean trade winds are almost always blowing steadily from the east.

  • @NoosaHeads
    @NoosaHeads 6 років тому +16

    The pilot pulls the stick back when all the passengers suddenly shout out "Faaarkin' hell"....

  • @thelongestday64
    @thelongestday64 4 роки тому +1

    That pilot really can fly this plane! Great Video! One of my favorite planes, got the RC model...

  • @janiceulaayuangnatuk4708
    @janiceulaayuangnatuk4708 4 роки тому +3

    We have about 10-15 of these beautiful airplanes in our region!

    • @knarf_on_a_bike
      @knarf_on_a_bike 4 роки тому +1

      Where are you, Janice? By your name I am guessing Canada's North?

  • @bgorveatt
    @bgorveatt 3 роки тому +1

    Canadian 🇨🇦 manufactued, the twin Otter is one of the best aircraft in the world. It opened up the Arctic in Canada and provides vital air transport to many areas around the world.

  • @dangeorge809
    @dangeorge809 5 років тому +6

    Nothing a DHC-4 Caribou couldn't handle... still for someone without the experience of flying to such a location or one more treacherous, it's impressive.

    • @paulvanobberghen
      @paulvanobberghen 5 років тому +1

      The DHC-4 Caribou isn't flying there. This is a DHC-6 Twin Otter.

  • @rs232killer
    @rs232killer 2 роки тому +1

    Are the runway markings consistent with the pilot's take-off? That is to say, the pilot taxied for take-off into an area marked with an X, which I thought would indicate closed. Should that be more properly marked as a displaced threshold? Seems like the pilot needed all the runway, so maybe the authorities there don't care?

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  2 роки тому

      Good catch, I'm pretty sure those were just nonstandard markings. The runway has since been resurfaced and now I believe they have the regular displaced threshold markings with an arrow instead of an X. Since one needs the right training and the right aircraft to land at Saba, I always wondered if the X was there to scare away any adventurous private pilots who might try a landing... "sorry, runway closed!"

  • @rxonmymind8362
    @rxonmymind8362 4 роки тому +6

    2:06
    Passengers: UP!UP!UP!!!!!!!
    Pilot: *Laughs* “Ok”

  • @bernieweber4663
    @bernieweber4663 7 років тому +1

    Do those painted numbers on the end of the runway mean the number of feet to the pilot tries to land and takeoff in?

  • @stevelogan5475
    @stevelogan5475 6 років тому +5

    Wow, it's like taking off from a naval runway on a carrier

    • @Joesolo13
      @Joesolo13 4 роки тому

      Seriously! It's only about 60 metres longer than a US carrier

  • @andyg6312
    @andyg6312 Рік тому +1

    Great planes the Twin Otters are. Sea level take-off's sure helps also. Nice to hear that De Havilland manufacturing is coming to Alberta.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  Рік тому

      Yes, a runway like this is no problem for the Twin Otter. It's great that they're being produced again by the "new" De Havilland Canada 🍁

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 5 років тому +3

    Twin Otter aeroplanes are extremely tough aircrafts. The Cessna SkyWagon 185 is a tough-as-nails single engine aircraft. I am also partial to the Cessna Skymaster 337 line.

    • @meloxtommey8720
      @meloxtommey8720 5 років тому

      You didn t even mention the cessna 737!!!

    • @indridcold8433
      @indridcold8433 5 років тому

      @Shirl Zitting I thought the Cessna 152 was an Aerobat. I am a bit confused.

  • @EJofLA
    @EJofLA 3 роки тому +2

    Sheez. Glad I didn't see that before I booked a flight there! You can see Saba from St. Maarten, but we took a catamaran...

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  3 роки тому +2

      It actually doesn't feel as scary when you're in the plane. I was more nervous about the taxi ride to and from the airport with all the hairpin turns along cliffs haha.

    • @EJofLA
      @EJofLA 3 роки тому

      @@PlaneHound Really wow lol!

  • @diaphanoux
    @diaphanoux 4 роки тому +6

    You know you're watching planes land on a very short runway when the plane is still with its thrust reverse active while entering the taxiway LOL

  • @SeamusMcGillicuddy0
    @SeamusMcGillicuddy0 3 роки тому +1

    What island, specifically ? Coney, Staten or Manhattan ? Perhaps, Rikers ?

  • @lupudorindaniel8184
    @lupudorindaniel8184 4 роки тому +8

    Whenever i am looking at the thumbnails for airplanes videos i have to actually see the vid in order to check if it's real or bloody flight sim 2020

    • @ToreDL87
      @ToreDL87 4 роки тому +1

      No worries there, there are literally no mod planes for that game out right now, and FS2020 doesnt have a Twin Otter yet, so you're good for at least another 6-12 months which is approx the time it takes for a dedicated developer team to make a nice enough Twin Otter for everyone to download.
      But on the large I agree, I'm all about fs2020, got it today and its great and all, but ffs when people make a video about the game, only like 20% ever type game title in the video title.

    • @joebrunette5594
      @joebrunette5594 3 роки тому

      Sim videos should have a different section.

  • @rajeshnarayanaswamy5773
    @rajeshnarayanaswamy5773 4 роки тому +1

    Very beautiful plane and awesome video.Thanks for sharing

  • @MrBorceivanovski
    @MrBorceivanovski 7 років тому +10

    Extremely beautiful airplane, number one for me #

  • @a64738
    @a64738 4 роки тому +1

    I miss the Twin Otter, it was a fun little airplane to fly with. Now they only have the larger Dash 8 here.

  • @LCC389
    @LCC389 4 роки тому +4

    A fine Canadian product!

  • @abeamz2702
    @abeamz2702 4 роки тому +1

    So what happens if he has engine failure when rotating? Splash? Hope that otter can swim...awesome stuff!! Pilots are amazing!

  • @robertreynolds1044
    @robertreynolds1044 4 роки тому +3

    Kinda like Catalina airport,except it's got a thousand foot cliff!

  • @mikeatowu
    @mikeatowu 8 років тому +2

    Love the quick brake and turn. Nice takeoff! Flying is amazing.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  8 років тому

      Yup, when you land you really feel the braking. Did you see the takeoff? They needed almost all the runway!

    • @mikeatowu
      @mikeatowu 8 років тому +1

      Guess that's the biggest plane to land there.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  8 років тому

      That's pretty much the only plane that lands there. I think they may also get some Britten-Norman Islanders from time to time (another twin engine STOL plane)

    • @hotrodray9884
      @hotrodray9884 5 років тому

      Thrust reverse props.

  • @cymru507
    @cymru507 5 років тому +4

    Without question the best STOL airplane in the world. Made in Canada by Viking Air.

    • @skipdow3
      @skipdow3 5 років тому +1

      I thought De Havilland made them. Or was that just the beaver ? There are clips on here of beavers taking off with much less runway.

    • @baggypantstoo
      @baggypantstoo 5 років тому +1

      I watched them doing touch and goes today at YYJ

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  5 років тому +2

      De Havilland Canada made the original Twin Otters but eventually they stopped building them after the -300 series. Viking Air bought the tooling and type certificate and has been building new 400 series aircraft

    • @marisraude645
      @marisraude645 5 років тому

      Best STOL is Antonov-28 or M28 for this purpose

  • @c7042
    @c7042 5 років тому +2

    1380 ft official runway length. I've landed and taken off on shorter runways but that is definitely impressive for a Twotter. A Twotter is about 50" long so about 200' and 100' for the overruns , about 1680' total. That's pretty doable. Lukla in Nepal is probably more challenging and definitely scarier because no go around, either land or crash. I think 4 crashes so far (3 landing, 1 takeoff). The only people who fly in to Lukla are Everest summit climbers who consider the risk less than the risks they take on the mountain anyway. About 8% of these people die on the mountain.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  5 років тому +2

      Yup, Saba is shorter than Lukla, but it's flat and no obstructions to clear, although you do have to sort of come in on a dog leg due to the rocky cliffs just to the right of the approach. Everything's a bit easier at sea level than it is at 9000 feet.

    • @hotrodray9884
      @hotrodray9884 5 років тому

      8% die... pilots or climbers?

  • @663rainmaker
    @663rainmaker 6 років тому +6

    I would watch Rocky Mountain Airways Twin Otters take off in Cheyenne Wyoming CYS and negative ground speed and gaining altitude! Bank left and then off to Stapleton International Denver Colorado!
    Quite a dependable aircraft and servicing her was a pleasure... fuel loads varied due to passengers and baggage.... and the ride for passengers in the Cheyenne Winds...full throttle to get it to the terminal wind/snow! More bounce to the ounce airborne! And a more than likely Rough ride along the Front Range!
    Rocky Mountain Airways and Aspen Airways used to fly the Twin Otter, she's a Extremely dependable aircraft.. and Rough runways

  • @ziggystardust4627
    @ziggystardust4627 3 роки тому +1

    Watching that takeoff, did they pay heed to balanced field length? I get a feeling that there was a "no-go zone" in that takeoff (a point where, if they lost an engine, they couldn't take off or stop in the remaining runway). If I'm wrong, please correct me.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  3 роки тому +1

      That’s an interesting question and something I’ve wondered as well. I have noticed that during the takeoff roll both pilots have a hand on the throttle. It’s almost as if once you start rolling you’re committed and there’s no chickening out! Would love to talk to a Winair pilot one day & find out what the procedure is.

  • @MANODAMOTOCA
    @MANODAMOTOCA 7 років тому +22

    Good Bless De Haviland Canada Designers(and PW designers too)....

    • @Peorhum
      @Peorhum 6 років тому +5

      I knew one actually. He worked on wiring. He loved the dash 7 but hated the dash 8. I knew a couple of engineers that worked on the arrow too.

  • @MauroBrisola
    @MauroBrisola 3 роки тому +2

    400 m of landing strip. Twin Otter used 200 m maybe?

  • @louielouiepks
    @louielouiepks 4 роки тому +4

    I'm surprised h didn't back up a bit, to the line, before his takeoff roll.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  4 роки тому +4

      Yeah but there's a cliff that drops straight down right at the edge of the pavement there so maybe not the best place to be backing up :-)

  • @sed6
    @sed6 3 роки тому +1

    This cameraman is almost as talented as that pilot! Nice work!

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  3 роки тому

      Thanks! Glad you liked it!

  • @R.S-1986
    @R.S-1986 4 роки тому +3

    Looks like he used only 5 deg of flaps on takeoff, amazing!

  • @clayz1
    @clayz1 7 років тому

    I like how the windsock is right there in front of the plane where you cant miss it as you taxi toward the runway. You are goung to want all the head wind you can get.

  • @mathesonfraser649
    @mathesonfraser649 6 років тому +4

    You should see the gravel bars they land on up in the arctic

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  6 років тому +1

      Yup, who needs runways? :)

  • @johnfenn
    @johnfenn 6 років тому +1

    He didn't even have flaps down for take off. In Tom Price WA they used to taxi these things backwards in rainy weather so we didn't get wet walking into the terminal. When we had to bring a woman home who had her leg in plaster they could not get her in the door, so the pilot took the copilots door off and she came home with one leg sticking out into the slipstream.

    • @PlaneHound
      @PlaneHound  6 років тому

      Wow, I hope she didn't have fear of flying! There are so many great Twin Otter stories.