Air Tindi Yellowknife adventure (Dash 7 + Twin Otter!)

Join Gabe on a very special visit with Air Tindi in Yellowknife. See behind the scenes, in the hangars and on the ramp, at the largest operator of Dash 7s in the world. Tour the Dash 7 in both cargo and combi configurations, and check out the rest of their varied fleet, including a flight out to Łutsel K'e on the east side of the amazing Great Slave Lake on their workhorse Twin Otter. And last but not least, visit their float plane base on the other side of town where it all started for Air Tindi back in the day. It's an incredible day out in Canada's Northwest Territories, and not to be missed if you're into classic flying and incredible scenery!
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To celebrate the launch of the new site Air Tindi has kindly offered to give away some great stuff via our video release! We’ll pick three winners to receive a single shirt of their choice and an Air Tindi keychain. Just make sure you’re subscribed to this channel and the Air Tindi KZbin channel, like this video, and leave a comment which includes the phrase “Air Tindi.” One of you will win the Twin Otter safety card I mention at the end of the video!
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[@airedition]

Possibly my favorite shoot of the year so far!

[@Flyairtindi]

Thanks so much, Gabe, and the FlightRadar24 team, for this fantastic video! It was a pleasure having you explore and showcase Air Tindi, our team, our fleet of legendary aircraft, and the beautiful Northwest Territories. Hope to see you again soon for more adventures! And to everyone entering the contest, best of luck-we can't wait to see who wins!

[@jamievm]

Air Tindi 🎉

[@markbennett2170]

Great to spot Buffalo's 737 on take off @ 11:13 Superb video as always!!

[@kurohone]

Yellowknife has to be on every planespotters bucket list. The sheer variety there is astounding.

[@srinivasnyayapathi9083]

C-GUAT is Ex-Air Greenland

[@PE2]

OY-CBT

[@sbexplor]

I maintained an ice strip and loaded and unloaded C-GUAT many times in NWT. Using rubber tired and tracked loaders. It brings back memories. Also flew on many of the Air Tindi twins, mostly on skiis with lake landings. Of the Dash 7 fleet at the time, C-GUAT had the best suspension for loading heavy pallets.

[@DakotaEAWilliams]

Same with C-FGOV, also an ex-Air Greenland Tindi Dash 7 that has been completely gutted inside to be used strictly for cargo missions.

[@sidiswpl]

The first airplane I ever flow on was the Twin Otter. I was just a kid and was glued to the window looking at everything from 1500 feet! Love the Twin Otter. That beautiful red Air Tindi Dash 7 would have come from Air Greenland.

[@brutter999]

I remember seeing a Ward Air jet one night in the 70's at the Hamilton ON airport (YHM). I was quite young but the adults in the crowd were excited to see it arrive, probably because YHM didn't see that kind of traffic back then. Good on Air Tindi servicing the north with their impressive fleet. Love that all red livery on the Dash 7's.

[@philwinsor6846]

Worked for Air Tindi for 16 years

[@markh767]

I hope Air Tindi keeps that Twin Otter in Mr. Ward’s color scheme. I flew with Wardair a few times from Edmonton to Manchester and to Honolulu, been on their 747s, DC10s and an A300.

[@tbayspotting]

Air tindi has probably the best PR team. They love it when you spot their aircraft and are super friendly and supportive. Love to see them again at YQT

[@Flyairtindi]

Thank you so much! 😊 We look forward to being spotted in YQT again soon!

[@bandck8752]

I did think exactly the same thing, a great relaxed look around the scenes congrats Airtindi PR

[@jurepecar9092]

Go Go Quad Otter! :) The best airplane in the world.

[@paulblaauw]

Love the sound of the Air Tindi Dash 7!

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Yes it’s amazing 😍

[@eliasbjork9415]

Is it only me or does the tail of the dash 7 look like air greenland livery?

[@AlanSim0]

It was one of theirs.

[@lsalvan]

Lucky People who work for AIR TINDI with these wonderful sceneries !!

[@bandck8752]

I thoroughly enjoyed that John, very cool. Especially the pilot giving the safety briefing and co-pilot cleaning the windshield. Interesting landing strip, wonder what the town was like? Any way thanks, and yea I did see back in late 80’s that plane was owned by Wardair, the airplane has two pages of registration history, recently came from another Canadian Indigenous airline called Rise Air in May 2024.

[@mpbee78]

Those Dash 7s are pretty darn cool, but the avionics on the twin otter, I've never seen before. Thanks for introducing us to Air Tindi! The livery made me think of Brussels Airlines, but it makes more sense that Air Greenland would have had Dash 7s. Thanks for the great insight! Look forward to your expedition video to Yellowknife!

[@stevengarner4596]

By far my favorite plane is the Max Ward twin otter. He and his plane are legendary. I wasn't aware that's where the plane ended up. Thanks so much for highlighting that. Great work Gabriel! I hope you got to tour Buffalo Airways as well. 😊

[@s_Aze044]

Greetings, flight radar 24 team, I applied for ADS-B, but the answer did not come, how long does it take, it's been a week

[@Banditt42]

Built yourself a pi and do it yourself.

[@_Joy_Unleashed]

@flyairtindi rules!!! It'd be a dream to get to fly into their float base 💜 but a safety card would be sick too 😊

[@tchakupo]

Air Tindi 🙏

[@lucaostuni2688]

The Air Tindi Dash-7 has always been my white whale! What an awesome video!

[@Boffin55]

As a Canadian; I don't know if there's a more Canadian sound, than the slightly out of phase PT6As of a twin otter; it's just such a special noise to me.

[@migueljorgefurtado]

Already bought an Air Tindi Twin Otter t-shirt, would love to win the Dash 7 one.

[@frisendahl1]

Air Greeland

[@TimS-pg5pv]

Great! I spy Air Greenland livery on the tail of the Dash 7

[@pfoulds1]

Air Tindi - What a stunning little company and love the gear they have. Thanks Gabe for making it possible

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jona7235]

The 2 Dash 7 in red livery is ex-Air Greenland. Great video

[@markboreskie7181]

My first flight was a charter on a Wardair DC8 from Saskatoon to London UK in 1969. Service like I’ve never had since. Excellent meals and table settings like you only get on the best first class now. Max Ward knew excellence.

[@vincemckay8017]

Awesome you got to fly with them. I'm lucky to fly Air Tindi often across the lake to and from Hay River.

[@JayJaysaviation]

Would definitely love to fly an Air Tindi Dash 7 one day!!

[@patrickmarcoux8661]

One of the views showed RWY heading 78T. Is it in FR24's purview to explain the difference of True north in its beautiful videos?

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Good idea, we'll put it on the list!

[@18robsmith]

I've flown on a couple of Twin Otters on the Loganair service to Bara (and thanks to weather Benbecula) from Glasgow. Bara has the added joy of a scheduled flight landing on a beach - you need to add that to your bucket list.

[@claycarter3535]

Thanks for the fantastic scenery and the close ups of various aircraft. So many cool ones on the ground there. id of loved to see even more close ups and info on some of those planes. How about a trip on one of the float planes? That single-engine lady looked enticing! Thanks again and great work, as always!

[@jannisnellessen4175]

I love all this recent content from Greenland and Northern Canada, the videos give me such a nice calm vibe. Really makes me wanna visit all these places someday! I think it's awesome that you're doing videos both on big airliners and small plane operations on this channel, it always makes me want to come back for more. Thanks @airedition keep up the good work ✌

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Thank you very much!

[@j_e5596]

Air Tindi is a very special airline! Very cool that they can keep them running!

[@ulrichcornelius7497]

Air Greenland 🇬🇱😀 is my guess

[@DanClarke-y1o]

“Air Tindi”. That’s my Office CARS (Community Aerodrome Radio Station) in Lutselk’e.

[@Flyairtindi]

👋

[@ianhiles8706]

I just started watching the video ... The Curtis C46 Commando taking off 2-50 ish is a highlight already ... wow ...

[@wilfdarr]

Completely agree. She flew right over head on approach last night while I was walking my dogs on Tin Can: there's something just so special about the sound of those big twin radials!

[@wilfdarr]

I was too young to ever fly on Ward Air, but I knew Max as he'd come back to Yellowknife every summer with his family and go up to his cottage on his Beaver. He was one of the classiest gentlemen I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, and Tindi painting one of their aircraft in his colors is a beautiful tribute.

[@julianofrezza]

Thanks for taking us on this flight, fantastic operation by Air Tindi crew ! Congrats to all !

[@znq38]

Really nice planes with Air Tindi, need to catch a flight on those at some point!

[@PixelVibe42]

Fantastic video, thank you Gabriel! Just refreshing to watch something like this!

[@qf2994]

It’s so awesome that Air Tindi is still operating these magnificent aircraft! Great video just like always!

[@xenothrox149]

Thank you so much Gabe for this detailed and interesting behind the scenes video! Also a big Thank you to the Team of Air Tindi for making this possible! It's always great to see when the airlines share our passion and allow us to see more than a usual passenger - keep it up, guys! 🙂✈️

[@Lauren_2008]

So thankful for everything the Air Tindi has done for us!! ✈️

[@derekweber6580]

I have always wanted to go to Yellowknife and fly Air Tindi! 😎 love the Dash 7

[@tumakbaluk]

Yes I knew where Air Tindi got that DHC-6. My Dad used to fly the DHC-4A Caribou (C-GVYX & C-GVYZ) around the north from '79 to '86. VYX was owned by Max Ward and affectionately known as "Victor Yankee Icebox" because the heater failed frequently. My favourite Air Tindi plane is most definately the DHC-7 Dash 7 😊

[@AlanSim0]

I've got a picture of GUAT in Cambridge Bay. And a bunch of pictures when I travelled down to Yellowknife.

[@grachoderunwiderstehlichen]

Airbus or Gulfstream - Airbus sometimes not stupid to clear the wing-flex A380 problem out of the " new's " -Gulfstream come on...with five ton's is transatlantic possible ( jet-a for ~800DM each ton is 4000DM wich is aquivalent to 2000€uromony ) ...and if nothing help's book a ferry ticket incl. a r1 or s1000rr or amg

[@Mark763er]

Brilliant video as always. Loving the Air Tindi DH7 and their Yellowknife operation.

[@jamievm]

Air Tindi ❤

[@johncassels3475]

Max Ward - I remember very well. In the the 1980's soon after I emigrated to Canada I used to fly home to the UK on Wardair B747's. Two things of note - first Wardair served a decent steak meal in economy in contrast to the Air Canada offerings. And second, I remember flying on a Wardair B747-100 right up on the nose (4 economy seats across) out of Newcastle for a flight to Toronto. Newcastle runway was a mere 7200 feet long. It was definitely my airline of choice for transatlantic flights back then.

[@PiccadillyAvenue]

Gabriel, if you want a real thrill try and get yourself on a Twin Otter on "big wheels" (low-pressure tundra tires) landing and taking off from 600 ft (200 m) of unprepared ground (e.g. raised beach, dry gravel river bed) - so-called offstrip flying. Nothing like standing on the brakes, shoving the throttles fully forward, almost immediately pulling back on the control column, stall-warning alarms going off, and lurching into the air in no time at all...loads of fun!

[@avinair3587]

Its the old air greenland tail 😊 Dash7 foreverrr, Turboprop foreverrr 😍✈😍

[@TMccrury]

At first glance, I thought you were back in Greenland. :). As much as I like Jet's, there is nothing like the sound of a turboprop. I absolutely love that sound. Great video. Air Tindi.

[@matthewbewley781]

Hey Gabriel...probably your best ever vid ❤ We run lots of Dash 8's in Aussie...especially to offshore islands...hopefully one day you can get here for a look/see!

[@Flying_sausage]

Air Tindi have some of Air Greenlands previous Dash 7’s, love those aircraft, which believe it or not - is not bigger than a Dash 8-300.

[@marcusdamberger]

Love that DHC-7 in Air Greenland colors. 22:07 also love the Air Tindi Twin Otters throttling sound you only get with a prop; on the water it's even more unique.

[@neilgandhi5565]

Defo another great vlog Gabriel but I think those two Dash 7s have come from Air Greenland but great vlog boss and once again sooper jealous 😊😊😊

[@billash5335]

Took a Wardair non-stop flight from Toronto to Hawaii and back in the 70’s. He was a real pioneer, and I believe he started out as a bush pilot.

[@WernerLuzi]

I love flying on the Twin Otter. MASwings on Malaysian Borneo have a fleet of six Twin Otters used to connect small rural communities with limited road access.

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

Also, awesome flight man! I’ve always loved that signature huge t joint connecting both control columns on the twin otters and I love the upgraded panel! What an amazing piece of equipment!

[@ianhamilton396]

And without the Twin Otter so many places in the world might remain unconnected. Canada's north being chief among them. Another is the Maldives where the Twin Otter can rightly claim its share of their success as a luxury tourism destination. Really great video.

[@mikkoistanbul1322]

Max Ward famously declared that his jets did not need In Flight Entertainment systems as the cabin crew would be busy serving meals throughout flights. Indeed their cabin service was excellent though all seats were economy / coach.

[@ManfredMeyer-n9b]

A nice video except for the annoying music, I would prefer the PT-6 sound.

[@david4x-ear198]

Arkia Israel Airlines used to have two Dash 7s that they operated 20 years ago to short airfields domestically. Flew on them a couple of times.

[@tristansymes1845]

Great video! .. so odd looking at a 50 year old aircraft in the cabin then seeing a glass cockpit! Thanks to @flyairtindi for allowing this.

[@lukaszoio4026]

Never had a chance to check Dash-7 nor Air Tindi. Thanks for nice content!

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

Love that livery! Isn’t that from greenlands airline?? I could be wrong I no it’s a northern one tho! Lol

[@Honest300Al]

Love the Dash 7. My las twin otter flight was two yess as is ago from Glasgow to Barra. Another very interesting video. Thanks

[@BarnieCowan]

Have to love Max Wards personal plane and Wardair which I travelled overseas on every year to Europe! Cheapest and best airline ever!🇨🇦

[@liamowen6944]

I knew a guy who had all sorts of interesting stories whilst he was working up north installing satellites. He said they’d always take Air Tindi. Also had one if their birds parked up outside work the other day in Winnipeg.

[@dennisjason7249]

I wish I worked with Air Tindi or Flight Radar Team🙇‍♂️

[@seanmccormack9776]

Do you and Air Greenland just follow each other all over the world or was the Dash 7 livery pure coincidence 👀

[@jsvno]

Air Tindi have maybe GreenlandAir Dash 7 and Widerøes ex sevens...

I could see myself buying one of the houses across the water at the Air Tindi float plane base just for the view out of the window 😂 What a nice place! I can see why this was one of your favorite shoots this year 🙂

[@catchymussel]

Air Tindi Dash 7. I used to fly BA Brymon from Newquay to Heathrow in one back in the day

[@foo-fyter]

Love your videos man extra motivation to visit Canada’s untouched zones

[@dazhiggy3422]

I used to fly Wardair from the UK to Canada every year as a kid in the 70s and 80s.

[@noterichhartmann1847]

Love to see airlines like Air Tindi, the twin otter is lovely!

[@tigermoth98]

Air Tindi seems like an awesome company to work for!

[@DakotaEAWilliams]

Working for Air Tindi brought me to Yellowknife. They are definitely a special place to work and I'm sad that I'm not able to be a part of their team anymore.

[@kammegs]

Air Tindi might be the most underrated airline

[@msppilot]

Look's like those @flyairtindi Dash-7's are in Air Greenland colors. They are pretty cool!

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Yeah!

[@UNCLEBGA]

Home Sweet home. Flew in many dash 7 and twin otters.

[@travisp224]

air greenland style?

[@frisendahl1]

Air Tindi love the Dash 7 what a sexy Beast of a aircraft

[@ericgeorge7874]

Wow, a gravel runway (at Łutsel K'e).

[@ludvikblondal9885]

A load of super Interesting aircraft,

[@NorthernIrishAviation]

Really, really hope to fly Air Tindi soon!

[@oddarnehartvigsen322]

Wonderful planes when used by Wideroes!

[@mikkel9926]

i flew C-CATY mabye one hour after you left

[@martinedwards599]

Air Tindi! Hope to work for them some day soon! ❤

[@davidperry3257]

My Favorite Air Tindi aircraft is the Dash 7 in the Air Greenland Colors. I was lucky to visit Yellowknife last year and loved it! It’s a must for any aviation geek! I’m also a safety card collector!❤️✈️

[@jamievm]

Love the video! Keep up the good work! air tindi ❤

[@daver7465]

Great video, love the Air Tindi Dash 7!

[@mita6010]

Absolutely beautiful trip across the Canadian wilderness on that fine aircraft. Reminded me of one of my favorite reality shows, Ice Pilots. PS The light chop on approach, very cool😊.

[@Flightradar24DotCom]

Yeah that's a cool show! Thanks a lot!

[@Zorglubxx]

First time I see that Twin Otter plane from Air Tindi.

[@airstora]

That was really good, thank you.

[@ivanb52]

March 2014 we flew Air Tindi DHC-6 Twin Otter (C-FATO) from the "float base" which was a frozen lake ice runway, out to Blachford Lake Lodge where we also landed on the frozen lake. Great experience, and we got to see the aurora in the couple of nights we were there. The number of lakes on the glaciated landscape is truly amazing. Return flight was another Twin Otter from Summit Air (C-FTFX) where we took off on skis and landed on wheels at Yellowknife airport. I noticed the Buffalo planes in the video - their eclectic fleet is worth a look.

[@ivanb52]

PS - got to fly the DH-7 in Dec 1986 operated by Rocky Mountain Airlines from Denver to Avon STOLport & return. Got a fabulous view of the Rockies and Vail resort both ways. Avon is long gone (could be a Walmart theses days) replaced by Eagle County Airport.

[@gonzalitom12]

Awesome video about Air Tindi!