NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PLANE SPOTTING! Yellowknife Airport YZF (4K)

[@angusgtw]

That C-46 is seriously cool.

[@ericgeorge7874]

Agree! It's like being sent back several decades. Imagine the passenger experience :) If you want to go back in time then get a ride on that :)

[@DigBipper188]

You should see some of Buffalo's other fleet. Their newest is a Boeing 737-300... Besides that they have a couple of Electras, a fleet of DC-3s and they even used to fly a DC-6 as a passenger service to hay River.

[@crsmtph]

Absolute chonker

[@zooluwarrior]

It's amazing how the Curtiss C-46 can maintain flight for such long periods of time.

[@remylopez4821]

They flew the hump during World War II. Look it up.

[@tomgrant1316]

Yellowknife Airport - where legends never die!

[@moldytexas]

I had probably never looked at a plane take off in any more awd than I did watching the Curtiss take off 😵

[@TeemarkConvair]

long runway , very gentle on the engines..

[@ruthbickerstaffe1915]

The Flying in The Far North is like no where else in Canada. Great to see the Buffalo. That made my day 💗💗

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Fantastic work! Now this is MY kind of planespotting 😎 2 thumbs up

[@kurohone]

Crazy to see not one, but two 737-200s in 2023, but operated by different carriers is another level.

[@aviatorsplanet8219]

And the Dash 7

[@NicolaW72]

@@aviatorsplanet8219 Much at this Airport Traffic looked like a Free Space Museum.

[@aviatorsplanet8219]

@@NicolaW72 Yep, love it

[@jonathanmcdonnell4327]

I always say is, but Canada has the most interesting airline industry in the world. We fly everyone from large to small, brand new to WWII era, jet and prop, long paved runways to short dirt strips. Its truly impressive

[@nybotor1]

Excellent footage! Certainly the best content from Yellowknife I've seen since Ice Pilots.

[@NicolaW72]

There´re not much places left over where you still can see a Curtiss C-46 Commando depart! Thank you very much for this very unusual Plane-Spotting!😃💛👍 - Summer in the Arctic!🌝 -

[@DigBipper188]

Always good to see an old warbird like AVO still taking to the skies. Glorious old bit of old kit!!

[@stanleovart]

Curtiss is a gem!

[@jackyyuen1939]

It is probably the best planespotting video in Yellowknife Airport. There is no match so far. Well done, Alex. 👍👍👍

[@kenbarthSimAV8tor]

Cool seeing the 737 with gravel kits eh! Thanks for posting eh! Some beauty footage eh!

[@joeschenk8400]

Great video...the C-46 takes the cake but the DASH 7s are great icing on the cake! Oh and other aircraft are great too....thanks for all your "work"!

[@ploneuk]

What an eclectic mix. But that C46 trumps them all.

[@gregmctevia5087]

Outstanding piece. Great catch on the C-46.

[@williamdenis6384]

the summit Dornier flight was my very last flight has captain on type. thanks for the video Alex

[@NicolaW72]

All the best!🙂

[@CivilStig]

cool that he was able to catch that flight for you! are you moving to a different type?

[@williamdenis6384]

@@CivilStig yes boeing 757/767

[@CivilStig]

@@williamdenis6384 congratulations! very cool aircraft. wishing you many safe flights!

[@cptdebates]

I love the 737-200s for some reason

[@titanicbigship]

Red news? The Canadian north won’t be flying them anymore

[@cptdebates]

@@titanicbigship Ye but I do like them

[@davidhollfelder9940]

737-200 .. the great sound of the P&W JT8D engines.

[@ih302]

This video illustrates how big the forty-six actually is, wow!

[@luhvexi]

oh my, cant wait. hello from fort mac!

[@Kevvin447]

What a joy this has been to watch.

[@syksystransitagency]

30 seconds in and already in love! Thank you for this video! Greetings from Finland :)

[@SD.Aviation-ys1ei]

That c-46 is CRAAAAAAZZZYYYYY 😂 4:09

[@karlossargeant3872]

YellowKnife Airport Spotting is Awesome too see in this Video for sure I Love it Awesome Video!!!!

[@JohnBatchelor-zb3pu]

Thank you. 😀 just great. John Batchelor. NZ.

[@uwekonnigsstaddt524]

I used to visit Barranquilla airport (BAQ) back in the mid 70s as a teen and the C-46 was operated by the airline Aerosucre. The airline still operates today, sans the Commando. Used to hang out with the mechanics and saw them test run its engines. Love the sound of those propellers. Seeing it taxing and take off sure touched memories. They wore different colors, one was painted purple and was nicknamed the “Obispo”, the Bishop in Spanish. Again, thanks for sharing. Semper Fi! And Post Tenebras Lux

[@NicolaW72]

Oh yes, Aerosucre🤢 - another chapter.

[@loic6791]

Le Dash 7 est merveilleux, j'adore la ligne ! Superbe vidéo que du beau monde

[@airjuneau]

Probably the most interesting airport for plane spotting. Nice variety and no boring airbus :p

[@prof.heinous191]

Great pictures, and good to see a new perspective on the airport that isn't just one airline!!

[@radarplotextractor3168]

Cool, there is still a TACAN in Yellowknife.

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Pretty much anywhere the CAF still operates.

[@jessemillington5988]

Well that was an amazing group of aircraft in one shot, well done!

[@JelmersAviation]

Incredible spotting compilation! Liked!

[@ethancampbell6076]

12:15 Man that never gets old of these Honeywell turboprops

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Feels like the only things missing were an Electra and a DC-4 or 6.

[@Tycho09]

Why did the C46 have the Lufthansa logo under the cockpit?

[@LayerTwentySeven]

I looked it up: C-FAVO was owned by Lufhansa from 1964 to 1969 under the registration: N9891Z

[@Jil1A]

It also took part in the Berlin Airlift

[@NicolaW72]

@@Jil1A Really crazy!😃👍 There will be not much of that Aircrafts left over which are still flying. Thank you very much for this informations.

[@CivilStig]

@@Jil1A wow. that really puts into perspective how old the aircraft is.

[@Perktube1]

C-46 went back for seconds in the vertical stabilizer line.😊

[@xiongpooi1307]

How do you hold your camera so steady for all this long telephoto? This is amazing planespotting!

[@BlueShankPEI]

I suspect he has a really good fluid head on his tripod.

[@roundtripflyer]

Fantastic video Alex! Get to see some old classics featured too!😊

[@CivilStig]

such a cool video. great variety of aircraft and very nice videography, great job!

[@airline_aviation12]

Amazing video Alex!

[@garryfancy7406]

Beautifully done, extremely interesting, thanks

[@TheItalianAvgeek]

I love this plane spotting videos, keep up the good work alex

[@TunnelJumper]

Love those gravel kits

[@darrenvox]

Good video...lots of classics

[@finlayfraser9952]

What an airport!

[@vipbizjets]

Fantastic compilation !!!

[@blakepuzon4240]

aint no way you uploaded this while im IN yellowknife right now

[@danielcraig243]

Thanks this is great stuff!

[@madelidekakkianiun8795]

My dad once had been on a Curtis C-46

[@mikejackman4416]

Great background at 13.50 ,,,,802 fire bosses

[@aviationflight.1]

How to experience classic plane spottings: Step 1:go to canada Step 2:plane spot Step 3:done

[@bonzogamer6966]

Good one.

[@threeparots1]

My other half will be up there today. No time to plane watch though sadly.

[@bonzogamer6966]

Did you see Mikey?

[@kanalobiznese]

Where can I see what you look like?

[@jfmezei]

Your video should have a "contains hardcore avgeek material, viewer discredition is advised" warning 🙂 Is Max Ward's Tiger Moth still on display on airport grounds ( on road to airport) ? For a good primer on how the north was opened to aviation: The Max Ward Story. By Max Ward. McClelland & Stewart Inc. describes his story of opening up flights in the North on a tiger moth based in Yellowknife through the creation of Wardair which grew freom charter carrier to scheduled carrier before its demise because it tried to grow too fast at time interest rates rose. (includes all the political aspects of Canadian government protecting Air Canada's monopoly).

[@titanicbigship]

Oh my home

[@rscott2247]

I like to see where those Buffalo transports fly to ?

[@silverbullet700]

@@simon51209 Not true at all. The C46s usually fly to Hay River, Norman Wells, etc

[@xfucjygkvlkbjhgcvm]

6th comment

[@stephenm.fochuk7795]

You will need to come up in the winter and get the C-46 at minus 30 plus taking off. It will rattle the fillings out of your teeth.

[@RaY_77W]

Sigh

[@titanicbigship]

Yo, where are you? Are you know you should eat at the local house and a@w

[@catherinefontaine3555]

I don’t understand why this dc-46 is still in operation in 2023. This was a plane conceived during the WWII. It’s a nonsense to me. It most cost a fortune to operate and to find parts

[@mikejackman4416]

Many airports are gravel jet aircraft have a hard time with that….have you seen the size of a C46 cargo door and the amount of weight it can handle Buffalo operates 2 C46s and a few DC3S check out a show called ice pilots NWT and you will understand

[@catherinefontaine3555]

I’ve seen Ice Pilots.

[@tomsamuelson8512]

DC-46??

[@HOWNDOG66]

Most things built these days just aren’t as good. Some time ago there was pride. Now most everything just gets farmed out to lowest bidder.

[@uwekonnigsstaddt524]

The Commando is easy to understand, you see. Find parts? Yup hard to but not impossible. A fortune to operate? It wouldn’t be operating, would it?

[@ruthbickerstaffe1915]

Alex, thank you so much for this marvellous video. You were the “icing on the cake” with it for my Mother’s Day. 🛫🛬