Joe Takes A Huge Risk On A New Fire-Fighting Plane | Ice Pilots NWT | Wonder

Joe takes a huge gamble on the ultimate fire-fighting plane. The Buffalo crew take on the air force and Mikey joins the Canadian rangers, and faces the ultimate arctic cold, freezing to the bone.
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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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[@smeralda4431]

It was great to see how Mikey took in everything with real interest, really came alive and then reported enthusiastically about it afterwards ..

[@trespire]

Knowing that indigenous Inuit serve in a unit of Canadian Rangers in the high arctic just gives me the fizz. I doubt if any one else could rough it out at -50 Centigrade on the frozen ocean, or operate as effectivly is such an extreme ( and scary cold ) environment. Massive respect to those guys, from balmy Israel !

[@mikesanders6351]

No, any human from anywhere on earth could learn to "rough it out" under the same conditions - otherwise you're claiming that some cultures are superior to others, and we all know what that leads to.

[@aliken6240]

Freedom for Palestine

[@dxg3193]

@@mikesanders6351they have gone through hundreds of years of adaptations. They will fair better in the far north than your average Joe from NYC or vancouver

[@Agwings1960]

Spent 13 years maintaining aircraft in Alaska and theres a huge difference in an operating aircraft at 40 below zero temperatures and cold soaking that same aircraft overnight in those temps. When referring to cold soaking "Everything breaks in 40 below" and when it comes to the Electra/P3 aircraft, Chuck is the man.

[@collinreesejones5525]

God bless you.. it hit 113 here in west Texas a while back...Cold I can handle not heat!!! 😁😂😎

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Me too, can only take off so many clothes without being arrested or everybody laughs.

[@jamesstephenpeyton3305]

Hence my Dilute switch on my beloved Otter in Ungava.

[@rjaquaponics9266]

ice is cleaner than snow! They know what's good! mmm ice Tea LOL!

[@Mcleodp]

💯 respect for the northern rangers, tough as nails.

[@virgillasher5656]

this show is the best show in the world it should be on 24 7

[@johnmoss8230]

Love the Buffalo guys when it comes to getting things done there slicker than snot in a chickens lip especially that guy chuck he's the best

[@TAM-gz5tc]

I spent time in alaska. Once you have it always has a special meaning to you. The frozen north is just like a desert ,with the same feelings you have.

[@justinfutros]

“Listen to the rangers” is the best advice I have heard all day

[@CanadianMapleleaf]

Joe rocks man! Love hearing Arnie's voice at the start of the episode class act Buffulo class act!

[@bubba3667]

Mikey goes beyond the wall haha

[@daku911]

It's always number three engine. Doesn't matter if it's a buffalo plane or the RCAF. Some strange lockheed voodoo

[@brianigfddg472]

"New airplanes are like sex.. yeah you really want it but do you really need it?"😂

[@trespire]

Great episode, thanks for sharing..

[@Arc59]

I went to Cambridge bay to do some teaching to medical staff it is a different world for sure my flight in must have been below minimums I could not see a thing out of the window . Flying out was delayed because the weather closed in. What an experience loved every minute of it

[@bobbates7343]

I think the Ranger program should be expanded big time. It would provide jobs and help protect Canada and North America .

[@bonanzaguy1]

Protect from who or what?

[@ssn608]

@mikeymcbryan, I remember my comment when I first saw this episode: "Not only no, but *HELL NO!* " My opinion has not changed. I'm more than happy to leave patrolling the surface north of the Arctic Circle to the Canadian Rangers. Closest I ever came to this was having to put an extra blanket on my bunk when my submarine was far north.

[@billblair3941]

Love those Rangers. Best soldiers in the whole world!

[@skiqsr]

Awesome segment

[@joecambodia1326]

All those machines are grounded again. Good thing he missed out on buying one of those pos.

[@Redgolf2]

Imagine a whole airforce full of Chuck’s? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaapbruijn1300]

🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈🙈

[@watsisbuttndo829]

Dishonourable discharge for insubordination within the week!!

[@leejohnson6173]

Might actually get stuff done in a timely manner and save the tax payers alot of money

[@plane-nerd61]

Lol

[@mikehilbert9349]

It would sound like the navy😂😂😂😂

[@ChrisZwolinski]

LLoyd has the rifle, Mikey has nothing. I don't want to be Lloyd.🤣😅😂🤣😅😂

[@nonooutdoor]

Thanks for the great content ❤

[@trespire]

Love Buffalo Airways, keeping it real.

[@jamesharris184]

Very tough people able to survive in that climate probably among the toughest

[@SnowingNapalm]

Year round we keep our freezers well below freezing,only takes a walk from 1 end to the other to freeze my wet uniform and exiting the doors on other side the frost just evaporates off you... a real chilli check but someones gotta maintain freezer lights and else for the forklift drivers that seem to love smashing my handywork repairing racking by not stopping full load into the 1 inch bolts in the cement floor to hold it... made a necklace of a sheered 🔩 bolt thats kinda pretty just so cold it snapped when many thousand pound hit it at whatever slow under 25mph speed they careened into it gliding on frost that they were supposed to sweep away dry glad we got exits every 100 ft to the outside plant or emergency ones to outside outside which i must regularly check for operation of door heaters opening closing properly door seals etc I'm not the saftey engineer or nothing but i gotta keep coworkers safe by making sure especially certain things are maintained emaculately including the co2 vents they clog with moisture often on humid days restricting flow so i check em twice on my 8hr shift though not required to till the alarm goes off saying co2 level too high or the other redundancy saftey equipment the other maintenance guys check it too always making sure refrigeration in tip top shape and else also changing air filters often now weekly in fact for exess protections uh where was i kinda hit a tangent there.. oh yeah cold ❄ can make stuff stronger, or just plain brittle

[@calebgonzalez275]

Love the planes keep it up! commenting from Colorado USA

[@Hugo_Overthere]

Check your salinity. The Arctic Ocean lacks salinity compared to other oceans. It freezes over at higher temperatures.

[@Twobeers1]

Mikey, you should have packed your electrically heated socks, gloves & coat. With plenty of spare batteries. Mikey looks like the Michelin mascot except for the colour in that winter wear. For cryin out loud, pull the engine off of the Aurora for frackin sake, then pull that thing out of the hanger till the new engine is ready to put on.

[@husha6372]

Chuck is a Genius person and mechanic

[@husha6372]

Chuck reminds me of my late dad who was a vehicle’s. Mechanic and never gave up on anything

[@ADVENTURE10_access]

Nice Video from Mumbai India

[@RAUFBEDAR]

I hope they don’t come back no they welcome to come back with a different airplane that made me laugh😂😊😅❤

[@bc-guy852]

After all that was done for them / provided for them I thought they would take off with a wing-wave.

[@johnnytyrrell7060]

Here in Ireland if the Temperature is below freezing in the daytime we don't work outside I pour concrete and all the water line's will freeze up because we are not set up for temperatures below freezing 0,c but we only get 1or 2 days a year that the temperature is so low in the daytime that we can't work.

[@tgmccoy1556]

Been around the Orion's back when I was a Copilot for Butler Good tanker, but watch the spars

[@Time-Traveller-2025]

Cool… wasn’t expecting igloo build.

[@jacobg2296]

Chuck is the goat

[@collinreesejones5525]

CHUCK ABSOLUTELY IS MY GUY! 😎

[@mikehilbert9349]

I swear, every village in Alaska and Canada looks exactly the same

[@rodgersrcaviation2785]

Love this content. Keep it coming

[@rangerider51]

What a bummer, Joe doesn’t get one of the planes he wanted.

[@steveholden7297]

Well done Joe

[@zimbabweflightcentreacadem7237]

first one to comment from Africa Zimbabwe

[@Rekuzan]

Meanwhile, at the a$$ end of nowhere, Mikey continues to freeze his tail off...

[@gokhangokturk7162]

thank you again Mıcey hello again TÜRKİYE

[@murrayhelmer8941]

Watching the military do anything is frustrating. I watched 25 people try and change an engine on a CF5. After 3 days they gave up and loaded it on a Herc!!

[@80AFT]

The Orion just a spiced up Electra

[@canadajointops]

And the aurora is a spiced up orion lol

[@Chris_at_Home]

88” was removed forward of the wings on the P-3. I worked on the avionics on the As and Bs 50 years ago.

[@dennisharrington6055]

Thanks. Ey.

[@johnnunn8688]

You think we’re stupid. This CAF aircraft has circuit breakers, so this sensitive equipment doesn’t have to be selected!

[@white-wolf85]

I did quite a bit of work on tanker 17. Good bird. Last overhaul that went to Aero Union. The rest went to Brazil. I really like the show. Glad to see them go back to work. Hey R. Harrison, hope all is well.

[@robertlafnear7034]

-40 below.........I'd rather be sport fishing in CABO ! ( a bit warmer)🤔........😁.

[@davidsquire2107]

Tail number 00 was at PHX for several years.

[@johnnunn8688]

I don’t see how an engine compressor, causes no oil pressure!

[@detlefschnepel2237]

Always wondered. How do these poop out there at -40 ?

[@airborne63]

Quickly.😄

[@johnschroeder7528]

As quickly as possible.....

[@witekmichno6974]

I just wonder. I would use the fur inside not outside, in gloves or other covers. I would keep the skin out. Or they are double? Inside and outside?

[@DiabloOutdoors]

no, just outside

[@wally7856]

How do the animals that live in the arctic wear their fur? Inside or out? lol.

[@wally7856]

I'll add that I'm Canadian and the fur goes on the outside. The fur on your hood is to keep the falling snow from going in your eyes, it also traps some warm rising air from your face to make a little heat dome around your face (only works on calm days, winds will destroy that heat dome but the fur will help block the wind and blowing snow while still allowing you to see a little bit through the fur so it still works that way). The fur on your gloves are not just there for your hands, it is there to warm up your cheeks/nose when your get a chance to bring your hands up to your face and also helps keep snow from going in your gloves and up your sleeves which can really ruin your day in those temps. Once your hands get really cold, there is really no way to get them to warm back up as your body will constrict the blood vessels to preserve the heat for the organs so your hands will never really recover out in the field after they freeze, feet same way.

[@billdurham8477]

What ever happened to the crashed Electra????

[@BigBlueJake]

If these episodes are in order, it got fixed and is delivering fuel to points further north. About three episodes back on the Wonder playlist - one episode was partially about that.

[@n4gix]

@@BigBlueJake - It would have been helpful to put the Season and Episode numbers in the title, such as S2 E10

[@paulbellingham3948]

Imagine a so called bunch of engineers not using wood as a lever to move a plane 🤦

[@jameskim62]

WHAT HAPPEN TO JOE"S BID ????????

[@showusyaguppysaustralia1515]

Small fry .. would have been told to wait like everybody else then have been outbid by the bigger players 😆

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

bro how am i first

[@thomasm1964]

Why do people live so far north? What do they DO up there?

[@allananonimozeta9345]

Waste money...no one would do it on their own dime

[@richarda996]

Survive

[@thesunsetreptiles]

Hope the stay in the states

[@LS-zj7kv]

Could be a lot of interest in the fire planes to be drug mules...lot's of money...Did you say interest from Turkey???

[@lawrencejlittle]

I love the show but not the owner

[@dennisss3974]

He kind of reminds me of Robert Mitchum, the actor

[@richarda996]

The man makes decisions and stands by them, I would rather trust him then someone who does not care. Been there done that.

[@johnnunn8688]

That’s not the military I knew, we had a can do, get the eff on with it attitude 🤦‍♂️.

[@died4us590]

I get tired of watching mikey go do stuff, it's boring, and has nothing to do with the normal operations of the business. You never see mikey in the hanger, or near anything but a chair. I would rather watch more of the poor guy's stuck outside in the cold working. I hate military of any kind, because it's a lie, and everyone wants to be thanked. My two grandpa's served 4 year's in wwll, and wanted no recognition, and nothing on their headstone, because they know what hell was like. Going over to steal other countries oil, that's what war in the middle east was. Everyone with a brain knows the tower's were imploded by our own people. The world is a stage, but the KING will return, and rule with a rod of iron for 1,000 year's.

[@richarda996]

I saw the towers being attacked on television, there was nothing fake about people that died .

[@skyblazer9137]

I would be afraid to to have a B M or Pee. Wonder Y. 🤪⛄🚽

[@ABOE-2024]

I feel sorry for any enemy that tries to come from the arctic the Canadian Northern Rangers are the toughest group of people i have met.

[@gingergann3934]

I'll turn off every time I hear Chuck.

[@hounddog946]

Those indigenous people like the Rangers are the type of force that make the super powers look foolish. Classic example the Afghans against the Soviets, the Ukrainians against Russia etc…

[@charlesjay8818]

I would love to know how much the RCAF paid the buffalo guys for the maintainance of that plane

[@hounddog946]

Are Canadians allowed to protect themselves against bears?

[@markcheyne3737]

Cool to see buffalo air still using good old common sense to get things done. The old Canadian way that I hope to see agian soon.

[@manzoorahmed712]

Is going and get crash