Buffalo Plane Engine Catches Fire And Cancels Christmas | Ice Pilots NWT | Wonder

It's the start of season six of Ice Pilots, and with a new season comes new problems. With it set to be their busiest Christmas period ever, an engine fire breaking out at the start of their delivery could be devastating to Buffalo Airways.
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Buffalo Airways is an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. They mainly fly WWII-era piston powered propeller planes in minus 40 degrees and land on tiny strips of tarmac in the tundra.
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[@BillAndersonNS]

IcePilots was by far the best Canadian reality tv series. And it also had the best theme song:)

[@jorgecruzseda7551]

Hey Joe what about equipment to help rampies get on the wings????

[@terrysmith7076]

Joe you have a bunch of good guy's working for you! Merry Christmas All..

[@prof.heinous191]

$ 500 for clothes, come and fly in the tropics and you're covered for $15!

[@TrailWalker03]

38:53 "Why don't we just put a piece of plywood?" "Yeah, they don't need to see where they're going - they got instruments, eh?" Mechanic humor cracks me up.

[@hamplusbeeflamb8030]

Chuck is hilarious

[@brianolson1098]

I'm surprised that the rampies don't have a small ladder to get up on the wings. I don't see how anyone can do a Lambeau Leap on a wing with all that winter clothing and boots. I had to laugh at the way they tried removing the snow and ice before they got a deicing truck.

[@airtechmech6681]

Yeah when I saw them brushing snow off the Electra, I laughed. I thought, you cannot be serious! I know deicing is expensive but you are talking about a life or death situation and an Electra is a very large airplane.

[@Agislife1960]

When I watch this show, I see memories of what I went thru in AK during the 90's as an aircraft mechanic working for a 135 operation, trying to keep the remote communities in AK going

[@rosebudadkins6803]

My dad served in Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a jet engineer mechanic. I cherish the stories he left with me. Dad loved flying/planes. We would go to airports to watch the planes and ground crews. (in the early 60’s) we had binoculars and dad would explain all the hands signs and equipment to me. We could be there all day. Dad always looked sad leaving. He wanted to stay career Air Force but life happens. Thanks dad for the memories. R.I.P. dad. ❤️

[@samwizzy3093]

just got addicted to this channel badly 😍😍great job

[@RichardPeterMaritz]

Yeah me 2,great channel very interesting stuff

[@Wutzmename]

I know this will probably get lost in the comments but sometimes when I’m home alone I like to go out in my garden and cover myself with dirt and pretend I’m a carrot.

[@TomSuckAtFinance]

Why not a watermelon? 😂

[@Megaman-2407]

ehh after that weird guy that pretend to be a goat this doesnt faze me anymore

[@lornperkins4270]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 as long as you don't have rabbits nearby you should be ok wutzmyname

[@Wutzmename]

@@TomSuckAtFinance We're in a drought where I live. Carrots don't need as much water as a watermelon 😂

[@Wutzmename]

@@Megaman-2407 Didn't he win some kind of Nobel prize or something? I didn't win s***!🤣

[@77hoolie]

Captains Devon’s response to every difficult situation - “what’s going on, what’s going on, I don’t know what’s happening”. Go back and watch episodes - his response to emergencies isn’t quick and decisive. It’s most often confusion, anger, and loss of awareness.

[@killman369547]

Yeah, not a trait that inspires confidence for sure.

[@Wutzmename]

*_The narrator almost sounds like Thom Beers the narrator on Ice Road Truckers._*

[@FlankerTanker]

looks like its going to be a rollercoaster of a season !!!! -

[@bkthompson877]

Wrong...fuel is pumped INTO the tanks. The fueling panel shows the levels in each tank and each switch controls a fueling valve. As fuel does not full the tanks evenly you can open and close the valves to get each tank to the level you need it.

[@trespire]

The sealant used on the windsreen looks like PRC 1422. Good stuff.

[@Michael-ut1lg]

Joe's just the type of Guy that makes going to work a living hell...and makes employees run for the liquor store after work. Lol.and possibly on lunch break, if they even get one,lol.

[@airtechmech6681]

Makes my former airline job seam so easy.

[@blaze17jm]

OSHA would have a field day with them.

[@adrianmaree8352]

Yip. Although entertaining, this one video alone shows everything that's wrong at this airline....and it starts from the top down!

[@cwshawk]

*American Joe starts grumbling why OSHA is at his hangar* *Camera pans to four maintenance crew with significant, noticeable injuries* American Joe: "I don't know why the government is coming after me!"

[@RichardPeterMaritz]

I love this channel,these kind of stuff is very interesting to me,although some end in tragic its always intresting to me as to what causes the crash

[@johnpartridge7623]

Brilliant programme 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TrailWalker03]

30:50 maybe hang a curtain of thick plastic strips (sorta like hangs in a grocery store cold store) just inside the hangar doors to keep the heat inside the hanger. Just sayin'...

[@fastone942]

It’s a eye opener whe you look at the DC4 in Alaskan that had a engine fire on number1 and then blew up and crashed on take off

[@patriciaharrington2700]

Thanks. Ey.

[@Michael-ut1lg]

No way I would have went up in that plane after all those problems. I'd have thought it was a jinxed flight.I was thinking of Lynryrd Skynyrds crash..

[@joereedsmith1531]

The young fella, hes very calm, he will make a great PIC, hes one the Airforce needs IMHO.

[@DJea-ni2yk]

Windshield screws MUST BE TORQUED upon installation! I only saw him with a speedhandle!

[@georgegonzalez2476]

So the engine fire was due to nuts falling off because they were not safety wired?

[@berkeleygang1834]

It was implied that safety wiring the nuts was done as an improvement to stop them from loosening in the future.

[@helmuthj.zotter7272]

@@berkeleygang1834 ALL vital nuts on an airplane especially on the engine are safety wired.

[@ki4nge4]

I like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese...

[@openphoto]

Jeez these planes are deathtraps

[@SheewdoodleFB]

I would work the office desk ❤

[@adamwhite3584]

I'd have gone for it... and wound up in the weeds!

[@Phiyedough]

How can one small airline have so many disasters?

[@iridium5652]

Old planes. Limited funds for maintenance. Harsh conditions.

[@Cramblit]

@@iridium5652 Also, you only see the bad stuff. This is pretty routine. Look at how many episodes there are? You're maybe seeing 5% of the days out of the year total. Nobody wants to tune in and see flawless runs with nothing going on for a t.v. show. You may as well watch a security camera every day because it'll be just as boring and non entertaining.

[@Northern_Farmer]

Cause that's all they show....no different then any other airline

[@raphaellauf7786]

well, if you watched the behind the scenes, showing an airline doing normal operation isnt that exciting, the show mainly shows you the disasters and anger you know the drama. nobody would watch a show where every episode is the same day normal business.

[@airtechmech6681]

Well, after working in aviation maintenance for over 40 years I do have some memories of when things didn't go well. Just not in -50 degrees!

[@thomasm1964]

So they buy an aeroplane in Spring and do nothing with it untkl they face an emergency .... who plans forward operational maintenance at Buffo?

[@dankiburz4217]

Joe is the biggest liability that airline has. If he would have just gone and picked up the front window they wouldn't have waisted a day.

[@chrisoconnell5727]

I can't imagine how they do all this when it's that COLD !!

[@cwshawk]

Even worse, it seems Rod is way better at running the airline than Mikey and Joe combined. Rod's probably too busy actually running the operation behind the scenes which is why he's not on camera all that much.

[@pamshewan9181]

Prevcar does make it and becomes a Canadian pilot.

[@danieltrottier8599]

Never shut off the camera.

[@skram4648]

No that's not impressive that they got there that quickly it's there job and just shows they are good at what they do

[@michaeljames8408]

$20,000 for a 2 X 4 Windshield.. That is Insane... As Far as working with no Gloves in Extreme Cold... That comes with the Job... I did it for 20 Years Rewiring Tractor Trailers outside with Ice Salt and Slush hanging off the Wires I was changing out.. When You hands are Wet at Minus 20 and Below its not fun... But You have to move past it because it has to get Done...

[@terriecotham1567]

If my wings could talk The stores they could tell From the first ribbit to the first Combat rounds whizzing by me To the parrtroppers on D day Or All the wounded vet's going home Yes if my wings could talk I could tell of the flight crews Who save me from over the years and ground crew's keeping my old bones alive Yes if my wings could talk perhaps on that last flight I will find myself in a museum or park were the very you with open mind's will hear my stories and dream of me in my haydays But today it's business as usual and I do my best to bring everyone back safe. If my wings could talk

[@mikef6307]

Micky Mouse Air.

[@terrya6486]

What happened to the no fly below-40 rule ?

[@Evan-ed7pu]

That’s not a rule. That’s a limitation on planes with deice boots, because the rubber boots will get damaged in that temp. None of these planes have boots or that limitation

[@Northern_Farmer]

It has to be 40 40 40 also

[@quietguy1948]

Put Joe on retirement... Get someone to make decisions and stick with them. Constant changes just stuff-up the works.

[@zimbabweflightcentreacadem7237]

2nd

[@TheI3lacky]

Are this really New seasons? I thought they stopped the Show years ago? And maaaaan... I mean, I love the Show, the people and of course the Planes but they seem to be getting just too old and a bit dangerous! Every Episode something Breaks lol. Curious how the other Airlines are working in the NWT.😅

[@renataavgeri1132]

New season that they upload not new new

[@TheI3lacky]

@@renataavgeri1132 thats what I thought. Thanks!

[@lornperkins4270]

I miss that show I wonder if Joe still has Buffalo airways I heard that Mikey did a show a few years ago where him and a team rebuilt a plane and made it fly

[@bkthompson877]

The other airlines are flying newer aircraft.

[@sandroluizmartins3117]

Hit up

[@matthewhaverkamp8657]

Badly run outfit.

[@joeykuiperij4806]

Regel voor tho nep dates en voor stefan dat ie uit een coma wakker word

[@whistlinvladimirec5367]

Soviet cap? Really….?

[@ralphwatt8752]

Retire the C-46 Bring the Electra's on line ! Would make each sortie more productive and profit

[@Northern_Farmer]

You don't understand..the Electra isn't profitable on short hauls...they would be losing money

[@pilsplease7561]

@@Northern_Farmer Its because they are turboprop engines in that model and very fuel inefficient the electra burns a ton of fuel and has a high drag because of the wing design so with that in mind you have to make X amount of dollars dont know how much to be worth it.

[@PhillRobinson]

Money over safety ?

[@tehyzaaa9830]

Prince s

[@DJea-ni2yk]

Electra's are JUNK! Joe screwed up Big time when he bought that! Plus he went to England to buy it! He could have done much better getting something in Canada or the States! He could have found a 737 Combi or something with turbojet or better yet, Fan engine's on it! He went for saving a bunch of money and he's paying for it all right now! Shoulda laid out the MONEY JOE! YOU TIGHTWAD!

[@js-mv7ly]

Flying old, vintage 1960 planes, Buffalo operations should be shut down by Transport Canada as an unsafe operation.

[@justincase1575]

You have no idea. The C46 is WWII vintage. Damned good airplanes. And there are no planes that can do the job of the DC-3 or C46. I’ve worked on both and they are the best workhorses one could want!

[@Techead100]

Hey Pete Buttigieg, you wanna get rid of vehicles too cause they are old?

[@cwshawk]

I mean, they don't let him fly passengers anymore and haven't for a long time.

[@pascalbeauchamp3814]

It would take 7 hours to de ice that air plan with 5 or 6 guay and 15 minutes with the real équipement, hum looks cheap for Joe.

[@pascalbeauchamp3814]

Proff that theys air plan are to old.they should not be flying at all.