Water Bomber Pilots Prepare For Forest Fire Season | Ice Pilots NWT | Wonder

Chief Pilot Arnie gets new pilots up to speed on the CL-215 waterbombers before the devastating fire season starts and makes a tough career decision. Also the world's biggest air show AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the iconic DC-3.
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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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[@axelram5510]

I just found this show few months ago and love Buffalo. I knew Arnie had already passed and made this episode very Emotional.

[@danielobanla5466]

Rip Arnie. Just found out this series was produced between 2009-2014. Quite sad to know Arnie passed on after 2 seasons in 2012. Rest on Champ.💓

[@sydyidanton5873]

Thanks for sharing that update. Really saddening to learn that decent chap is no longer with us. He appeared to be a great guy with quite an even mild mannered temperament, perfectly suited for his aviation career. He would certainly have lived a very full and adventurous life flying the variety of equipment he did amongst challenging conditions, from water bombing wildfires to frigid arctic missions, even a ferry flight to Turkey that included him imparting his terrific and very unique knowledge with local pilots. A genuine achiever and great mentor that many Canadian pilots in a variety of careers must be extraordinarily grateful to. I hope he was able to fully enjoy his brief retirement after resettling, he deserved much much longer with his quite young family, I sincerely empathise their loss despite it being over ten years ago. It’s always a kick in the teeth to see decent people who have given so much of themselves have their life cut short, while miserable ratbags continue to suck air while creating chaos and upset seemingly forever! Wherever he is I hope he’s having a blast!

[@rosebudadkins6803]

Arnie was one of the best. As was….Kelly & Jimmy. They are gone too. Kelly in 2019? RIP Buffalo greats!

[@frostyfrost4094]

Thank you for who ever is responsible for us seeing this show such a great addition to my week

[@JollyGreen7277]

RIP Arnie!

[@scottcol23]

And Kelly.

[@3a.m.284]

@@scottcol23 Kelly passed away?

[@darrenfitzgerald8354]

@@3a.m.284 unfortunately yes

[@collinmc90]

@@darrenfitzgerald8354 that is terrible news. she was my favorite.. so sad.

[@robertwren2289]

A great send off for a one-of-a-kind pilot. Job well done!

[@rosebudadkins6803]

Poor Sophia! What a good girl. 😍

[@Agislife1960]

I loved this series, this is what it's like in the far north. These carriers really are the life line for numerous remote communities throughout Canada and Alaska

[@glike2]

Apparently they can't put a dent in the really large fires. Perhaps a bigger fleet of retrofitted bigger planes converted like the C-130 dual float plane being tested. Put the water in the floats (not full of coarse)...

[@quietguy1948]

A touching segment of the Ice Pilots... Well done.

[@gilloselton824]

I must say that these documentary shows are the BEST I have ever seen. You really get to know the Buffalo Family and the crew. Riveting viewing. Many thanks for posting such wonderful shows!

[@AMCMOASS]

Petition to bring this show back!!!

[@kathrynarchuleta1776]

AMEN!!

[@Rebel.s197]

Rest in peace, Arnie!

[@pwrplnt1975]

I think I'm in love with Cathy! From the Jeep to her driving...lol!!

[@ultimawolf1746]

This show is so addicting

[@bestLinuxGamer]

Yes!

[@Laila77113]

Lol 😂 right I can’t miss it I watch every single episode that comes out I’m actually planning a trip to go there and fly on Buffalo DC3

[@plane-nerd61]

I know

[@kristofferhellstrom]

The DC3 and DC4. Beautiful planes! Nice seeing those old birds still flying

[@jjt1093]

I hope your daughter makes it through arnie, All the best

[@Herowebcomics]

These guys are amazing! Despite all the issues,they did well!

[@samboslc]

Thank You! This turned out to be a beautiful story.

[@jordankean5838]

Thank you very much for uploading these , what a way to operate

[@cindyroshak9858]

I love this program reminds me of my dad who use to take me flying in the piper cub 1950s & 60s stored at the MidWest Hanger at Billy Mitchel Field Milwaukee, Wiscomsin. GOt the opportunity to learn to pilot this aircraft before the age of 13yrs. Unfortunately one of the other owners had cracked up the little piper cub (Tri Pacer N7030D)

[@chasing_dragons]

Thank you. This is going to be good.

[@mohammadfaizal8461]

Never a dull moment...very touching...

[@tikkathreebarrels]

Lovely episode. Touched to see the Band of Brothers Vets.

[@davidplemmons2521]

Great send off for a great pilot good luck on your new life

[@waytosacramento3843]

He died in 2012.

[@thomasm1964]

The number of adverts is just obscenely frequent on this episode. Fourth advert and I am only 4 minutes in.

[@johnpartridge7623]

Brilliant series with a great Cast of People. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mortdk]

37:00 Joe McBryan: 'I wouldn't go to school - wouldn't listen to anybody - had a bad attitude. So I bought an airplane.' A true entrepreneur at his finest 👍

[@rosebudadkins6803]

Public education is a form of control. Kills real inventors, explorers and entrepreneurs.

[@danielbrueggemann3058]

Grandma had me lol 🤣🤣 you should see us fishing 🎣 😂

[@pablomoreno1999]

Coolest family rig you can get. DC3

[@artofduvvprash7948]

Nice.. Very soon you people will reach 10 M.

[@scottcol23]

why, they are just a media company that owns the rights to some Discovery channel shows.

[@douglaslyon2523]

I like this channel😁

[@josiec.2923]

Misleading title! This was not at all about water bomber pilots preparing for fire season, it is all about the Buffalo plane company.

[@Northern_Farmer]

Who are preparing for fire season...but yea he puts up click bait titles

[@n4gix]

It featured Buffalo pilots being prepared for the fire season, not pilots from other companies!

[@smokiekhs.]

New subscriber 💖💕

[@malloryokatsiak6560]

Best

[@guillermomontoyo]

The airplane flying in the fast lane, we push on through, push on throughhhhhhhhh

[@JamieVauxnut1]

"Oh ah oh Tailspin"

[@ethantaylor5425]

Pretty sure that B 17 was the Texas Raider

[@collinmc90]

Is the name "Summer Wages" on the Buffalo plane an ode to Ian Tyson's song?

[@thomasm1964]

The number of adverts is really, REALLY off putting.

[@aurelnegrea7617]

Not the only in the world. They fly s america. Africa many places

[@sharoncassell9358]

I met 3 bush pilots in us airforce training in T38. From Kenya They used to fly anything they could find to drop food& mail, supplies in remote areas of Africa. They all became fighter pilots and later went on to airlines.

[@alansohn855]

Osh-Kosh is the greatest show in the airline industry.... Joe: 4:21

[@giorgilabadze1]

oh i'm so done with planes and boats only come on. i miss old days...

[@Giri-bp6zj]

Please make the mayday videos available in India also.. Please Unable to open them.. Wonder

[@brandonalexander8619]

does anyone know what song they use in the intro

[@Northern_Farmer]

Fly by Lenny Kravitz also

[@tobyreyes711]

We will target wish to get have from your donation for rescue amd firefighter here manila Philippines

[@salatielkohler9066]

What's the end of the story of that plane they went to check in Venezuela whivh would be sould to the Turkish government? It seems that the second episode was never published…

[@Northern_Farmer]

Can't buy it...no paperwork

[@samkangal8428]

Let's say you speak a european langauge anyways .You even celebrate indepandence day from the brits .There have been as many german pioneers ,as there have been british ones . Germans never fought on American soil in WW2 ,so what would be the diffrence if you would speak german today ?

[@aurelnegrea7617]

Hey young man you need to lose some weight bro. To young for that. Yeap

[@hermespsychopompos8267]

Airbus Planes the best in the world, objectively. Boeing in the middle with dubious record, BUT DCs the worst of all time. And that's why they disappeared.

[@whistlinvladimirec5367]

Read that once again cause it is ridiculous what you just wrote

[@n4gix]

There's not an Airbus *or* Boeing airplane that will still be in service after 80+ years!

[@harold3254]

A great send off for a one-of-a-kind pilot. Job well done!