Full flight | Harbour Air DHC-6 Twin Otter | YB242 Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbour

[@PaulJones-td9lm]

Am here to listen how those twin "Pratt&Whitney" sound from minute one to minute 43. And the view. The left one is off the axles, yet it gets the job done!

[@gabi140]

In the unlikely event of landing on the water.........

[@BillyG869]

There is fishing gear stored in the upper compartments

[@kellyh4035]

@@BillyG869 lol!

[@kellyh4035]

I love how the first officer was justifying his job on camera. Let's be honest, one pilot is all a DHC6 needs

[@CocoEspada]

@@kellyh4035 All most modern aircraft need is one pilot. The airline request the SIC permit from the FAA if it increases safety of the operation by a particular margin. This margin is why the larger aircraft already come typed for two pilots. It’s a bit safer and that always takes precedence. - A DHC6 Pilot

[@Philip02K]

They mean crash landing on water

[@KensHobbies409]

Watching this brings Me back memories of the 1st time I got to fly on a Twin Otter & also I knew the pilot from Years back & He taught Me so many things on that trip that I'll never forget. 2 of the biggest was on the pontoons & the Turbo Prop Engines, even giving Me a lesson on starting of them to how the props worked. It was a once in a lifetime trip that remains with Me as it was owned by Hewlett Packard & the trip was to put up & installing a Satellite Dish.out of Vanderhoof BC, 99.4 kilometres west of Prince George. I see You had a good clear day too on Your trip showing just how Beautiful BC is.

[@stevesmithing1552]

I have been to British Columbia, Canada off and on since the 1950s. It is a Great place to visit, My wife and I took our Honeymoon in Victoria in 1988 and visited again on our 30th Anniversary in 2018. The BC sites are gorgeous and the people are extremely nice.

[@masterworksfine]

Brings back memories of taking the run from my offices in the Harbour Towers in Victoria to The Bayshore Inn in Coal Harbor Vancouver. Not much has changed since 1974 except for the avionics. Same Twin Otter...same route...Although this was ideal conditions...I travelled to Victoria to Vancouver in all sorts of less than perfect flying conditions.

[@PhilipDavies62]

I have to do this flight every few weeks for work and this is one of the best films of the journey I've ever seen. Fantastic.

[@cyclonicleo]

I really miss Vancouver some days. Thanks for bringing back fond memories!

[@ASalishFalcon]

This brings back memories of staying the night at my grandfathers condo with the Nanaimo harbour air seaplane dock right out front. Was a good alarm at 6am or whenever the first flight was that day.

[@heatherwhaley7623]

Was in Victoria recently at Fisherman's wharf and saw the twin otters taking off and landing several times. Never gets old.

[@Marv4yer]

Just spent a week in Victoria in a condo by Fisherman's Warf where we could watch the planes taxi back and forth, and sometimes take off if the wind was right. Really neat to see the harbor from the air, and be able to relate to where the plane was until they left Vancouver Island. Thanks for sharing this beautiful flight.

[@popokinui7]

Terrific video! I've lived in Victoria for 55 years, and never managed to use the floatplane service to Vancouver. But now I know what it's like, thanks to your video. Thanks!

[@tomarmstrong1281]

Never realised Vancouver was such a large an modern city. Looks beautiful.

[@thejivebiscuit]

So cool to see the prop unfeather during engine start.

[@Arijanpavlic]

I want to fly in one of those two but we have one in Seychelles

[@markjanke6246]

Wonderful enjoyable flight! Thanks for the great experience. I felt like I was right there!

[@watertakken]

I love the engine start up sequence.

[@incarnateTheGreat]

Thanks for sharing! Great views from between Vancouver Island and the mainland!

[@fyremanbill]

Great video! Love the descriptions and the views were amazing!

[@galaxypilot6631]

You got the best seat in the passenger cabin. Why: You can see the engine and wing to your left, look forward and there's the cockpit. also I didn't know they flew the Twin Otter out of harbors.

[@skysurferuk]

Oooohhh! I really fancy this trip! Thanks for taking us with you! 👍

[@rickmacpherson1413]

I have flown this route a number times and well worth it! Just love when the turbines spool up and the props start biting the air. Beats the H#8l out of the jets!

[@montyzumazoom1337]

That was great. Living on the South coast of England, one cannot begin to grasp the vastness of Canada. To think that years ago when I was a small child in the 1960's, our family were offered a chance to emigrate to Canada, but our family doctor advised that the medical care at the time would be not sufficient to suit my grandmother (who lived with us and suffered bronchitis among other ailments). I have never visited Canada but it certainly is on my wish list. British Columbia looks amazing. Also love the Twin Otter, I've been on a Single Otter seaplane in Malta and that was fun. Thanks for giving us a small insight of life in that part of the world. I enjoyed this very much

[@pietropaolo6188]

I visited Vancouver twice, believe me, it is beautiful!!!

[@andrelegris998]

The vastness of Canada? Oh you have no idea. I live on Vancouver Island, see these float planes fly over my house every day. They remind me of the float planes I used to fly in for work up in the Canadian Arctic; you can fly for 2 hours and you won't see a single house, no roads, no buildings, just wilderness. And beyond your destination of some small town, more endless wilderness.

[@stevenholton438]

Just another city actually!

[@dansbrown1313]

Hello Monty, The aircraft you were probably on in Malta was a DE Haviland Beaver (Single engine) The Otter is a twin engine.

[@armchair_mechanic]

When I lived in Vancouver I used to row at the Vancouver Rowing Club. We'd go as far as the gas barages an watch the Air West/Harbour Air Otters take off and land. You would almost think the plane pontoons would touch the treetops in Stanley Park.

[@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094]

It would have been nice to see the actual takeoff from the water.

[@gordonmier4359]

I know right. I was waiting for that too. Instead, the camera turned to the flight crew holding hands on the throttle control.

[@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094]

@@gordonmier4359 oh well, I'll have to go find a video that actually shows the takeoff... Lol. 🤷🏾

[@michelchartrand7257]

Thanks for the trip,loved it !

[@jessekiefer0206]

Beautiful landscape!

[@gkiltz0]

Those Taxi sequences are so long, it almost feels like they are taking off for fun.Would be easieer to taxi all the way

[@TRPGpilot]

Aircraft looks brand new!

[@Bdoodee]

Right seat Captain? Left seat upgrade/line Indoc or a line check perhaps?

[@naturallyherb]

Most likely yes.

[@Bdoodee]

@@naturallyherb curious to know if it’s two captains flying together due to pilot shortages or the aforementioned reasons.

[@naturallyherb]

@@Bdoodee Likely for training reasons. The right seat captain is assisting the left seat captain during the spool up on takeoff. The Twin Otter does require a specific power setting on takeoff. Pushing the throttles all the way to full power will cause the engine to go past redline and cause major damage there.

[@Bdoodee]

@@naturallyherb interesting. I have around 1200 hours on PT6’s…… I’ve never heard of “redlining” only overtemping.

[@speedoflight3539]

Wow have to admire and say thanks from someone who was in all those places. Now with view from above makes complete picture. Thanks, was driving sailing thinking trying to become pilot. Didn't happen. Thanks again admire your camera skills.

[@copperman752]

Ya done GOOD, Dudes. Kudos, awesome flight! 👊 💪

[@pauljennings2451]

Did this trip last May, another item ticked off bucket list ❤

[@stevetobias9097]

Definitely on my bucket list: float plane around my hometown of Vancouver. Only flown once in a float plane and it was the trip of a lifetime around the glaciers of Juneau, Alaska on a picture perfect bluebird day. 👌🏼🛩👍

[@speedmachine69]

Followed the whole thing on a chart, magical.... thanks!

[@ThruAWiderLens]

Stunning scenery!

[@ncc74656m]

I'm actually super jealous - I want to take that flight myself some day. I love Victoria.

[@kevinwelsh7490]

last time I checked tickets available to CAD $80. then take the bus/ferry for a scenic return trip.

[@mothmagic1]

Yoou'll absolutely love it. I've been lucky enough to fly it both ways. The Awesome bit it flying over Vancouver International at about 3000ft. Look one way you can see the arriving aircraft, look the other and you can see the departures well below you

[@timoswindowseat7045]

I did this flight in 2013. It was my first flight in a sea plane on the rout from Vancouver to Victoria and back. I was flying the Twin Otter before several times from Winair. Vice video from you.

[@DFrockcity]

Looks like a fun flight!

[@grantlove6118]

Those engines the Twin Otters have They sound Awesome when it takes off mid air

[@dustyflair]

Love the hummmmm of a TURBO-PROP

[@BenKrisfield]

Good trip. Very interesting. Followed along on Apple Maps.

[@derekantill3721]

I flew in an Harbour Air DHC-6 Twin Otter on a sightseeing trip over Malta 🇲🇹 & Gozo a few years ago.

[@maucinti]

great video! I 've been twice in Vancouver but didn't have the chance to fly on seaplanes (but I did in Seattle). Wonderful City and landscape.

[@raybrooking8084]

The Canadian Rockies is the most beautiful place on Earth.

[@raynorman5751]

Watching Harbor Air do a right hand turn to final into Victoria Harbor over the Johnson Street Bridge is a hoot. Such a steep approach. Have lunch at the Flying Otter Grill and enjoy!

[@naturallyherb]

Never tried the Flying Otter before, would love to try it, thanks for the recommendation!

[@Republic3D]

Amazing!! Love the Twin Otter.

[@Jonjonbighettty-ub3rc]

beautiful plane bro

[@bobbzombie8511]

the wobble on the left prop spinner is insane

[@ivan-ywr]

Very nice!

[@DirtRoadLanding]

Why are both pilot and First Officer holding the throttle together?

[@naturallyherb]

Likely the line-training captain in the right seat is helping the captain (likely in training) to set the appropriate power setting. Takeoffs are never done on full power in turboprops, to prevent engine torque and ITT above redline, and to prevent engine overstressing.

[@DirtRoadLanding]

@@naturallyherb thank you for explaining this to me.

[@pietropaolo6188]

Beautiful video, thanks!

[@leezinke4351]

Great video!

[@browndigity420]

It's nice to see the pilots holding hands....

[@mcraft2240]

Very nice, although I would have enjoyed a view out the window during landing vs the cockpit.

[@sivadurshyan3670]

Enjoy

[@raposadebengala8017]

Thanks for the smooth flight..

[@Andy1076]

I've always watched the planes take off from Vancouver harbor and wanted to take a ride, this is so cool! Especially being able to see the cockpit right from your seat. 😀 Noticing also that even for seaplanes the copilot and pilot hold the throttle together as well. Learning something every day!

[@martyhill8342]

Does anybody know why both pilots have their hand on the throttles during take off?

[@johnuhtof8952]

@@martyhill8342 two reasons. Sometimes vibrations can move the throttles back. The other is in case of an aborted takeoff

[@kendallevans4079]

@@johnuhtof8952 I still don't get it, granted I'm not a pilot, but in most planes the throttles are in the center console. Either the captain or FO has their hands on them during TO...even in a aborted take off what good are 2 pairs of hands going to do?

[@JustAyash]

3:48 what that beep sound?

[@naturallyherb]

Likely a master caution sound relating to the switches in the engine start process.

[@JustAyash]

I've certainly never heard it before, oh well, kinda satisfying sound tho ngl!

[@slypear]

Brilliant video - thank you! Even though I used to live in Vancouver, I never actually took one of these seaplanes. I did used to fly out of Boundary Bay airport a lot and over to Vancouver Island for flight training and did encounter such seaplane (and a lot of helicopter) traffic, so when I eventually do return to Vancouver I'll def get on one of these seaplanes - at least once~ Thanks, again!

[@kellycoleman715]

I flew on a Twin Otter from Santo Domingo, DR to South Caicos island several years ago.

[@stevetobias9097]

Great flight video! Thanks. Was biking Stanley Park as a teenager 40+ years ago when a float plane came over Lost Lagoon to land but instead nose-dived into the water just before the Navy base. I think 8 or so passengers sadly died. 😢

[@naturallyherb]

Never heard about that before, thanks for sharing.

[@stevetobias9097]

... 11 died, 2 survived this Sept. 2, ‘78 crash.

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

You can actually see the Viking Air building pretty clearly from up there. Its the big blue building on the east side of the airport

[@nanba25]

Interesting, but too bad we miss all the view of the floats, when top speed on the water and while taking off, and while touching water at landing (tilting down a little the camera would be ok I think). This video could have been of a regular flight between airports

[@federicoguevaraavalos515]

Awesome video

[@MrFredericandre]

Do you cross US airspace? In a straight line you would according to gMaps.

[@IScreamer]

Nicely done. Great views.

[@nealrcn]

Wow pretty airplane

[@Cormorant1011]

Awesome video. I hope I can recreate that flight in Flight simulator 2020 once the Twin Otter is available for download.

[@naturallyherb]

Thanks!

[@Ottawalks]

Super cool video! Never been on Harbour Air! Are all their seaplanes electric now?

[@naturallyherb]

They've just converted one DHC-2 Beaver into electric for now. As for the turboprops they all run on regular jet fuel, certifying each aircraft type to run on electric motors does take a bit of time, and there's no timeline for when most of the conversions will happen.

[@Ottawalks]

@@naturallyherb thanks for the in-depth response!

[@طارق_العبودي]

I like amphibious planes because they are safer

[@farshidzamani9301]

Very nice

[@ajmtravel4856]

Nice flight. Like your content. Subbed. 👍

[@DEVILFISH1122]

One more thing, this route takes it pretty much right over my house on Galiano Island :)

[@triplanelover]

I loved flying the twotter; except it was a landplane :( great aircraft and fun to fly

[@naturallyherb]

Each variant of the Twotter definitely has its own unique taste! Personally I would love to go on one equipped with skis to land in snow!

[@davemorgan8462]

I flew one for Rio Airways

[@TheRooverdoor]

Superb point of view,thanks a lot.

[@ladislavmalak444]

Hey there, really nice video, thumbs up for the picture and edit quality! Question about the plane itself: Is the seat pitch really as tight as it looks when you board the plane? And especially that row 1, it looks pretty claustrophobic to me. Please elaborate and correct me if I´m wrong. Thank you!

[@naturallyherb]

It's actually not so tight as you may see, you could stretch your legs a little into the cockpit (it doesn't disturb the pilots at all) and so it does feel better that way. But then the longest flight that these operates is only 45 mins, and I think the scenery outside definitely makes it up for that.

[@ladislavmalak444]

@@naturallyherb Great, thanks a lot for your reply! :)

[@bboomer1948]

Oh, my. Wonderful video. Soooooo smoooth !! Beautiful aircraft. I once took a flight on a 1941 Sea Plane, almost the size of this one, two engine and sat about a dozen people. Very archaic compared to this beauty of an aircraft. Flew from Catalina Island, Avalon, Ca, to San Pedro , Ca. Before touchdown in LA Harbor, the aircraft flew under the Vincent Thomas bridge to touch down. A great flight.

[@naturallyherb]

Do you remember what aircraft type that was?

[@brucebillington8336]

@@naturallyherb When I took that flight back in the mid 1960's, the plane was a late 1930's Grumman Goose, Red & White in color. I believe It was Catalina Airways. It was an Amphibian, and it taxied up a boat ramp to load & unload about 6 or 8 passengers.

[@bboomer1948]

@@naturallyherb I think it was a Grumman Goose. 1941. Same plane featured in the TV Series 'Golden Monkey' . 1970's , I believe.

[@bboomer1948]

@@brucebillington8336 Yes, that was the one. Catalina Airways. Two crew members.

[@alexmikhael5061]

33:16 what are those things in the river?? beside the airport?? are they boats??? or fish farms or somethin?

[@timmholzhauer3342]

Nice!! I’m wondering why the captain is constantly working the throttles/props while taxiing out of the harbor?

[@naturallyherb]

The Twin Otter has no water rudders, which is a curious thing to look for as the DHC-3 Otter does have water rudders. Without water rudders, the only way to control steering in the water is through differential thrust, and the beta mode of the propellers allows neutral or reverse thrust, enabling the maneuvering in and out of seaplane docks. You can also notice that we have two captains on the flight. The captain on the right seat is likely a line training captain (training the less experienced captain in the left seat), and you can see them both holding the throttle on the takeoff roll as the takeoff setting on the throttles need some fine tuning - it's not simply full power, there's a more optimized power setting just below full power.

[@timmholzhauer3342]

@@naturallyherb Ah, ok! Makes sense! Thanks!!

[@dnjuneau]

That music sound ❤

[@docmoriarty9826]

Very nice video. I really enjoyed the flight. I'm only a MS Flightsim Pilot but my favorite airplane there is the Grumman Goose. Gives total freedom at reasonable speed. I'll have to fly that path in there.

[@squirrel3190]

You had such smooth water at both ends of the flight. That was great. I wonder if the Twin Otter feels similar to flying on a Dash 8? (both DeHaviland aircraft) The turboprops sure sound similar to me. 🤔

[@naturallyherb]

I've never been on a Dash 8, but the smoothness from what I heard is similar. The Dash 8 has the PW150A which is more than twice as powerful as the PT6 on the Twin Otter, but they sound similar since the RPM settings are similar.

[@Suursaadik]

Beatiful! 👍

[@workonitm8]

The Twin Otter is a little work horse. Flown in them many times.

[@sivadurshyan3670]

Good one Norman

[@workonitm8]

Boarded a Twin Otter one morning, it was pouring down rain and the plane was full of passengers and luggage. Pilot took the plane all the way to the very end of the runway and I was thinking he might need it with the load and weather conditions. He stopped, held the brakes, revved the engines until the tires started slipping on the runway and the plane was rocking. He released the brakes and in 9 seconds the plane was airborne. Yes, it's a work horse !

[@GamesMobileBR]

Linda aeronave ❤

[@NicolasStraziota]

Sea runway for seaplane

[@kennethwongatsoi4689]

I have noticed that when a DHC-6 Twin Otter takes off both pilots have their hands on the throttle. Can anyone say why?

[@naturallyherb]

I have a feeling that the pilot on the right seat is a line training captain, training the less experienced captain on the left seat, and since fine handling of the throttles are needed, the right seat pilot likely has a better feeling of where the takeoff position on the throttle should be.

[@kennethwongatsoi4689]

@@naturallyherb I have seen this in other videos as well, not just this one. And if I remember correctly, also when I flew on this aircraft, but that was a long time ago

[@James-oy7qg]

👏👏👏👏

[@kevinwelsh7490]

is Flightradar24 free to the public? can I track BC Ambulance Service helicopters? if not, how to do it? thanks

[@naturallyherb]

Flightradar24 is free for all users but there are some other features that can be accessed by a subscription. I'm not sure if BC Ambulance helicopters can be tracked or not, some users can elect to have their aircraft block on FR24, in which case ADB-B Exchange may be a better option.

[@juliusnepos6013]

Awesome

[@sohanmaharjan601]

Actually this acft belongs to Nepal Airlines n leased to Tara Air .After incident took place in Simikot ,Nepal .Then after insurance company sold to Harbour Air. Due to bad management ,the acft had run away from Nepal Airlines.

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Great work! My pleasure to be a new subscriber

[@HarryFromTheNorthSide]

Amazing

[@bigcity2085]

The nose cone on the right engine is smooth,but the cone of the left one is just a little wobbly. All kidding aside,how much is that flight,and how long and how much would a boat be ? I live in a little town in Colorado and we have a twin otter that takes the parachuter's up. Locals hate the noise.

[@Arfabiscuit]

Every time i see a mask wearer i cannot stop myself howling with laughter

[@weirdo18pools78]

What was the cost of it?

[@naturallyherb]

At the time of filming it was still very much in the height of the pandemic, so there were very few people traveling. It was $110 CAD one way, that was a promotional fare during weekends. You can always check the Harbour Air website for more deals.

[@kd4pba]

Cool plane

[@DEVILFISH1122]

I know of 3 accidents with these twin otters out of Victoria the first that I saw and rescued the plane was a plane sitting behind the otter at the dock that tested its engines without feathering the props and it moved ahead and ate the tale of the twin otters and breaking its moorings sending it off into the harbor were I towed it in safely back to dock in a small boat The second was coming into Victory heavy fog and as a passenger could see the altimeter the pilot was looking out the window and it hit the water hard, luckily the pilots didn’t take off again as the pontoons were damaged, all were rescued just outside the harbor The thirdI new the copilot and had been to the crash site on Ceturna Island, what he told be was they were lost in fog with a new on this route pilot, they had a rough idea we’re they were but Nolan said they could see the water and as he regularly flew this route but he was the copilot and the Nolan recognized a kelp reef and yelled pull up but it was to late and the pontoons hit the cliff and the plane went between 2 big trees taking off the wings, Nolan said that the fuselage settled into a bunch of smaller alders and it was a rather smooth landing, everyone got out ok .. and there yea go

[@Howrider65]

Canada is the best I am retired now I should move up there tired of the heat in Florida.