De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk1 Beaver (N62LC)

Just a THANK YOU for a GREAT shot! *******

Very nice shot. I would guess it was taken in late September or early October judging by the trees and no snow yet on the mountains.

My first flight in a Beaver was in Canada overloaded with fishermen, camping gear, and supplies headed to some lake unknown. There were more holes in the instrument panel than instruments and no radios. After a forever takeoff run and being in the air for 15 minutes or so at maybe 100’ I yelled to the pilot that the flaps were still down. He yelled back louder “DON’T TOUCH THE FLAPS.” I guess they were required to remain airborne. Way before GPS, he must have navigated by smell and TLAR but we made it. My second flight was the return flight which was much the same except with several coolers of fish that made up for several cases of empty beer cans.

I flew on several flight in a DCH2 out of the water airport beside CYVR. Even got a bit of stick time. When I asked one pilot about the Beaver's load limit, he said that as long as the float spreader bars were above water, the plane would take off.

This shot is outstanding. It has a certain quality to it makes it really special. Good job.