C-46 Plane Narrowly Avoids Exploding Mid-Air

A sudden rise in oil pressure could ruin the C-46's engines; rookies prepare to be tested as DC-3 copilots.
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[@Agislife1960]

Ive been in 54 below zero before, trying to fix an airplane in Alaska, I don't have the words to describe it.This was such a good series, wish it would come back.

[@Oo-Pitbull-oO]

I worked on the new hospital in Yellowknife a few years back during construction. It was -56°C for the better part of a 3 week stretch. Didn't get warmer than -30 ... -35 for the 6 weeks I was in town. You are correct... words cannot describe how f*cking brutal that cold really is...

[@tiltededits637]

That’s why I live in anchorage

[@Softail77us]

I remember living in Ohio getting my fingers smacked in the cold makes them ache and sting before they go numb. I'm in Texas now. When the summer gets brutal I like watching these series or the pre commie Deadliest Catch shows.

[@malikroy9069]

All my three favorite Rampees were 'weeded out', I cant believe Jeremy was sacked, he was such a dedicated and hardworking e,mployee.

[@lrobie123]

best to get pilot license elsewhere and not rely on budget airline

[@WitchidWitchid]

It's kind of fascinating to see rows of passengers in a DC 3 and then come to the realization that your are not looking at a scene out of the 1930s - 1940s but rather out of the 21st century. As a major fan of vintage multi-engine piston airliners it's awesome to see them still running.

[@ZAN-THE-GOAT]

Sad the founder has passed away but the airline must continue to operate as so many depend on them. When towns run out of stock it’s amazing how fighting starts

[@WitchidWitchid]

@@ZAN-THE-GOAT Yep, things get rough and people get desperate when they start running out of food, medicine, and other life sustaining necessities. Can't say I blame them. Buffalo airways does indeed provide a vital, lifesaving service to those far northern isolated communities. It was sad to hear of Buffalo Joe's passing. He created such a vital service through his lifetime of aviation experience and expertise. In many ways he lives on through the important service his airline provides to the people of the far north.

[@noah_dpk]

@@WitchidWitchid Joe hasn't passed away though (?)

[@WitchidWitchid]

@@noah_dpk Yeah, at the time I wrote the above comment I was under the impression that he had. I'm glad to know he is still among us.

[@cabobs2000]

@@WitchidWitchid a few people from the show have, but not him.

[@WitchidWitchid]

If I were flying in subfreezing temps and I saw that abnormally high oil pressure rest assured I'd head for home and I'd stay parked until that can be thoroughly checked. Any supplies I was carrying might have to run late but it's better than hitting the floor and ending up with a wrecked plane, wrecked cargo, and coming home in a wooden box.

[@oby-1607]

My air governor froze up in -50, so I covered the engine in cardboard and raced the engine until it thawed. One of the worst nights of my years of truck driving.

[@aaronvaldes3104]

Love this show. My father worked at First Air and retired there. My brother and dad love watching these.

[@desmondleroux3444]

Respect to these pilots, the coldest day I've ever exsperanced, was 15 deg celses, that's mid winter in South Africa, but then again I've experienced 51deg celses, and that's excessive hot temperatures

[@dennyj8650]

I'll take the below zero over the excessive heat any time. You could actually cook in that heat.

[@kixigvak]

I don't give a damn about the personality issues. These planes are really cool and that's what the show should be about. It's not a soap opera.

[@zellhaufen8583]

They need that to stretch the footage they have. Without it the show would only be half as long. I agree though that for people who know how the airplanes operate a version without the personal drama would be better. Half of it sounds overblown, everything is always super critical, eg Community X waits for their new floorboards, if they do not arrive in time the annual Christmas dance isn't in jeopardy. So we bite our nails when they are delayed because the weather in the NWT is sometimes bad.

[@nicholasbergvik2910]

Andrew Weich is a pilot on Cathay Pacific Airlines. He has worked for the company around 9 Years 😎

[@Batman-wv5ng]

When was this video made .

[@emeraldqueen1994]

I’ve been around horses that only want to behave on the way back to their barn… they’re called “Barn Happy” I’d say the plane with the oil pressure problems is “Hanger Happy” also those are pretty fish tanks 🐠

[@carlospar3727]

That's several Ice Pilot videos where they refer to "go-around" or "rejected landing" as "overshoot". It's either a corporate thing or a Canadian thing. An overshoot is when you turn wide base to final, resulting in the airplane going through the runway centerline. Also, UNINTENTIONALLY flying the airplane beyond the safe touchdown zone (whereupon you determine you have overshot the runway), you then execute a go around. Standard Aviation terminology in standard English 😎.

[@ahashdahnagila6884]

Standard Aviation terminology in American English!? (Maybe NWT can describe doo-hickies and thinga-ma-jigs and procedures in whatever way they are understood...after they thaw out their nose hair, first. Reckon?)

[@carlospar3727]

@@ahashdahnagila6884 no. There's a Pilot Glossary to help keep aviation operations standardized worldwide. I believe the International Civil Aeronautics Organization chose Standard English, so we have to adhere to the terms ICAO settles on. For example, "Position and Hold" became "Lineup and Wait". So that's the term used worldwide. They could've chosen Standard French for that matter, the idea would be the same. When a pilot calls go-around or ATC directs a go-around, one should be executing a go-around; not trying to decipher a conflicting term that means something else entirely.

[@stephenpowell8750]

Yeah it's fairly annoying when they keep on saying overshoot when it's just a go around.

[@warrenosborne6044]

Buffalo demanded the best pilots just as Bob Reeve with Reeve Aleutian which I was so lucky to fly with Bob Reeve from Cold bay to Adak in 74.

[@sanyfalkenberg4986]

Didn't you guys had the Elektra's too?

[@ahashdahnagila6884]

That young pilot who was too tall (at 6'7") reminds me of an old Hollywood favorite of mine: Gary Cooper. (In one of Gary Cooper's "cowboy movies" of the 1940s, his character was called "Too Tall Jones".)

[@timotiusmoti5552]

awesome show thanks wonder

[@ervingoertzen7233]

Why wouldn’t scot have kept his flight gear in the car ? He is a pilot , even if he isn’t scheduled to fly , in case of times that just pop up, he would be ready .

[@mikearakelian6368]

I did that; and small toolbar in the plane...my copilot was an AP...

[@stephenpowell8750]

Yeah true that especially considering the madness that comes with working at buffalo.

[@adeypop1]

Thats what I thought...being prepared is the job

[@glennoropeza3545]

These very vintage planes are older than their pilot's grandparents!

[@danielbrueggemann3058]

As one here who has taught himself to fly ALOT of simulator ALOT of hours my only time on cold weather sucked gets kinda scary when you can't see pray your hydraulics work

[@jamesburns2232]

Andrew got hired by Cathay Pacific and is flying for a major carrier now. Andrew is a sharp pilot.

[@stephenpowell8750]

Thank god he got out of buffalo and even more delighted he went to Cathy Pacific. Is he still there considering what happened with the pandemic. I hope he got to fly the 747 after all

[@gingercox6468]

I had a car tat the defroster was broken. It was winter and even a short trip the inside of the windows frosted up. I found that rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle melted the frost that and a squeegee was how we got around.

[@dreseptember4899]

I ENJOY THIS CHANNEL WHILE AM WORKING 💪 OUT GYM

[@mohammadfaizal8461]

Wow...keep it comin...

[@pontiacperformance1993]

I would have been honoured to fly with arnie

[@jdaddy813]

Janelle blowing a gasket reminds me of the scene in Superbad when Seth Rogan and Bill Hader act as cops interviewing the gas station attendant. She flips out and goes “I have an exam!“ and storms off and Rogan goes, “psh… someone apparently has an exam”

[@lysdexsick]

Flying a Beast airplane for the first time must be really scary!!! One just hopes he didn't skip school on a very important day!!! Hehehe

[@SG10199]

Grunt work is my paradise . Id love to come work for you guys in the Canadian arctic .

[@billblair3941]

I've heard C-46s taking off from Winnipeg International. They are the noisiest airplanes I've ever heard anyplace I've been in the world. But they do the job.

[@dontbefooledbyjumla7869]

Ladies always right. Not admitting mistake instead he got to apologize 😆😆

[@TBE99]

Only beta males act like that 🥴. Alpha male always show dominance 🤫😎

[@michaelschneider2874]

I spotted an acrylic clear bubble on one of those "DC's" !?

[@pwrplnt1975]

She's going for her GED? I'm surprised she has a job at all good for her.

[@rikisurio2431]

It's crazy, below 40 C? Freezing.

[@vampirez86]

RIP Kelly. :(

[@jonathanjuillerat9831]

What happened?

[@vampirez86]

@@jonathanjuillerat9831 Heard she had passed away due to health issues.

[@MrKang31]

Really like their language

[@larryhigginson3549]

I was always ok to -20 after that I just wanted to stay inside. At -40 even with oil heaters my truck wouldn't start the gears wouldn't shift. I don't know how anything here is moving

[@Derynhochheim]

Right especially high altitude moving fast.

[@PanzerChicken69]

This is hands down THE best Aviation Series ever. I love every plane, episode, person, Hub, just as much and I hope to find some time soon (Hi from the Netherlands) to fly with Bufallo Airways, you guys are Legends.

[@MahiAviation]

Why is the view to comment ratio so high on these videos? That can’t be good for the algorithm!

[@danielmusyoka1721]

Rest in peace

[@johnnytyrrell7060]

If it gets down to freezing or below it in the daytime here in Ireland we don't work because I pour concrete and the water pipe's freeze but we only get a few day's that cold in the daytime every couple of years most days it gets above freezing in the daytime but nights can get well below.

[@davidsquire2107]

Link developed in 1931 for the DC-3 that was first flown in 1935 ?

[@Smokeone44]

How are you going to keep working and you have ice on your eyelashes. Bro these guys are tough

[@xxbambamxx7261]

The oil pressure went down because they increased the rpm when they turned around, that way the heat increased and pressure, so if it was blockage because of cold weather, it's was thown out within a second..

[@rigatoniphoni8247]

Felt bad for that girl and was hoping she passed her test, then I saw her freak out and damage the goods she claims others need. I fully understand why she didn’t pass high school 😂

[@jamesburns2232]

She is too emotional and creates too much drama to become a successful pilot.

[@guillermomontoyo]

Is that intro song by Charlie Boy and the Canucks?

[@brandonalexander8619]

this dc-3 should be in microsoft flight simulator

[@brandonalexander8619]

uhh no

[@paulmallery6719]

Spun bearing blocked passage

[@blackpowder4016]

Factoid: at -40° both Fahrenheit and Celsius are the same temperature.

[@tricao57]

I think they need to buy more aircrafts, because of the pandemic, aircrafts are cheaper than normal to buy....but still expensive AF, or at least swap with brand new engines

[@glennoropeza3545]

in my 20's and early 40's I could easily handle such a job! At 60? Not if I don't have to!

[@leedrummond164]

Buffalo's fleet is "beat up."

[@SizenBMW]

RIP

[@tylermoss3528]

I am from Jonquiere

[@damiangillett6443]

C-46 Plane Narrowly Avoids Exploding Mid-Air | Ice Pilots NWT | Wonder CLICK BAIT " C-46 Narrowly avoids single engine flight due to High Oil Pressure". is correct

[@mechsupernova]

I'm no expert but if it's flying in environments that cold, does it need the oil coolers? Could put in a bypass system for times like that.

[@KM-un8ir]

such as an automatic 3 way thermo valvle and heater tha uses exhaust as heating medium

[@CaptChang]

Oil still need to be warm to flow.

[@rileyk99]

There is a bypass system.

[@vancelacarte6563]

You think cold temps negate the need to regulate an engines need to operate at a certain temp? It is the reason your car engine gets to give you heat. On a aircraft, during slow flight procedures you can easily overheat, During cold you can damage your engine by running too cold.

[@mechsupernova]

@@vancelacarte6563 talking about an oil cooler not an engine radiator.

[@oscarolie5743]

I missed Rebecca Marchand quitting, is there an episode about her leaving?

[@Northern_Farmer]

She left to be with family ..

[@Northern_Farmer]

Why do people call her Rebecca.. her name is Audrey

[@oscarolie5743]

@@Northern_Farmer Ok, then I was mistaken, must be my hearing then, lol...

[@SaharaColeman]

He’s known as “Too Tall” like the rapper Too Short! Lmao He really said “it’s cold mannn” like yeah it literally looks like the North Pole 🤣

[@nickgamingmusic9911]

2:05 Unfortunate Nickname, associated with the same nickname of an inmate from 60 days in show kek.

[@jjohn713]

They're using FSX for sims?

[@leondebourgonniere74]

Cahoonas, and I take the 5th

[@lorenzonreyes1]

I dont think Shakespeare wrote a book. He wrote theatre plays

[@PGAAfterShock]

This show is turning into a soap opera

[@philnaegely]

welcome to reality tv

[@kellyh4035]

10x bigger? I hope their math and estimation skills have improved!

[@williamorielly1045]

W

[@damiangillett6443]

26:18. If Janelle had brains she would of called in sick like her colleagues did to her

[@shadowsrwolf]

cant use flaps shows landing with flaps

[@etienneleroux6253]

So I guess you don't need a multi-engine rating up there? They just kinda teach you themselves?

[@catman8670]

Can’t be 40 below, ask the politicians 😎

[@jamesburns2232]

When they go silent about selling us on Global Warming.

[@GoPro._Musica]

...I still wonder why they removed this show from Netflix.

[@lrobie123]

youtube is the best place for the show. can be here forever.

[@scottgamedev8542]

The sounding has gone awful now (I know they copied the show but at least sort the sounding)

[@mommy01920atgmailcom]

Mike

[@mommy01920atgmailcom]

Mike heat the oil in the engine and the outside as well you will save cash trust me

[@johnrexx6903]

You can't keep old garbage like that flying in arctic conditions. sooner or later there is going to be a major air disaster

[@trolltv3722]

I'm no pilot by any means. But if my oil pressure jumps to 150-160 and you are having issues when its at 120 while its normally at 80. I'd have turned around and landed. Because something isn't right. No matter if it drops again, something was wrong and probably still is. No point in risking breaking the engine or crashing the plane and killing the people inside it. The decision to go to Yellowknife with the oil reading seems irresponsible to me.

[@ryanhampson673]

I am a pilot and yea I agree…You can get higher oil pressures in cold weather due to the oil being denser but it usually balances out once the engine is warmed up. Me personally I’m turning around if any thing is out of the norm…My passengers and cargo can wait, I’m coming home at the end of the day

[@juliolua2104]

I'm the 3rd to make a meaningless comment 💪🤓😜😂😂😅

[@lightningmcqueen181]

Sorry kid Military doesn't work on a schedule & more often than not YOUR ARE ALWAYS WORKING... It's ALSO the only profession I've ever been a part of where being the best at your job actually Screws you on a daily basis..

[@rElliot09]

Who would want to work for this yahoo company? I don't get it.

[@Dannyedelman4231]

Thank God Jeremy was laid off I couldn't stand him but sad that Andrea quit

[@Northern_Farmer]

Whos Andrea

[@StarrDust0]

old junky planes, -40C temps, what could possibly go wrong? Get yelled at, work like a slave for 6-8 mths before you can be a pilot. Work for Buffalo? You must be out of your mind. Makes for good television though. All that aside, I realize I should've been a pilot instead of an aerospace engineer. Not for Buffalo ofc, but anything else, would've been way more fun than what I've been doing and cheaper and far easier in the long run. Janelle's cute, has a nice personality and she's a go-getter, makes a good catch.

[@MrSeoigh]

Janelle is a High School dropout...though she may one day redeem herself, I wouldn't say she qualifies as a 'good catch' quite yet. We don't even know if she owns a truck or a bass boat.

[@Domowoi2]

Yeah the one guy is all proud that 99,9% of people stop doing it like it makes him some sort of badass. Maybe you are just okay with being exploited more than they are?

[@StarrDust0]

@@Domowoi2 Agreed.

[@mikearakelian6368]

Should have turned around at first....better safe than sorry...yea might will complain...so wat

[@mikearakelian6368]

We had a DC 3 in our co...but f...management wouldn't let me fo it; even when I offered cash for 12 hrs @1400 hr.... same with united in shorts 330 in FAT calif...couldn't complete type rating at KWA...no ILS...

[@robertwren2289]

All for the cameras. These people are very tough cookies. I just don't think she would have cried, she more likely would have told him off or popped him. If he were to fail, they need pilots, he absolutely would get another check ride, unless he almost crashed. You make this too dramatic.

[@H3O_Noah]

First

[@senseixchill1081]

Second

[@vancelacarte6563]

I love it.... "Narrowly avoids EXPLODING" mid air... I fly and this is the dumbest thing I have ever seen in aviation. Ratings, likes comments etc. The lack of professionalism and maintenance, added to the age of the chosen aircraft, suggest you should retire your fleet.

[@Northern_Farmer]

Click bait

[@williamorielly1045]

We were were was was

[@davidlefkovits2218]

Fhjk

[@nikntaz9]

deaf

[@motherboard424]

This is primarily about rookie wanna be pilots. Your title has very little to do with this video. Shame on you!

[@damiangillett6443]

Janelle is a cry baby. Don't be like Janelle. Janelle was paid to do a job and failed to follow directions and couldn't handle the consequences

[@matthewhartley8756]

Don't mean to be a burden but that's part of your job you literally are complaining more than she ever had it's not our problem about your school problem

[@giovannialdobrandini445]

wtf.. what a bunch of whiners

[@cynthiajones4332]

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[@nooneleftbehide]

THE DISLIKE BUTTON IS GONE> F IN THE CHAT. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[@giovannialdobrandini445]

SO MUCH FOR GLOBAL WARMING

[@hounddog946]

Why can’t they build planes like the DC-3 anymore that keep on going? 30 years old nowadays and a plane is sent to the desert.

[@michaelschneider2874]

I spotted an acrylic clear bubble on one of those "DC's" !?