Aviation in Ontario

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While that DC8 fire was well before my time at the airport, I was certainly aware of it and was rather nervous anytime I was loading certain types of freight in the belly, particularly on the Fokker 100s which did not have aluminum cargo floors until later. God I hated that thing! Utterly useless aircraft.

Steer clear of Saskatoon then! https://www.google.com/maps/@52.1702198,-106.6801108,71a,35y,231h,57.98t/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

 

[Tim MacDonald]

Steer clear of Saskatoon then! https://www.google.com/maps/@52.1702198,-106.6801108,71a,35y,231h,57.98t/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

Those things are still there? Never did work on the F28 but used to see those things buzzing around T3 back in the day, and of course the two that Air Ontario had for a while before the Dryden crash in March of 88.

 

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Alex has a video about them from last year:

 

[lenaitch]

I flew on them a number of times in and out of Dryden. If I recall, Nordair flew into there too but I don't remember what they flew.

 

[TwinHuey]

Alex has a video about them from last year:

WOW! What an incredible history! Love the clip of TAV's cockpit with all those 'steam' gauges.
Thanks for sharing that video.
UT needs an aviation thread (@Paclo).

 

[Tim MacDonald]

I had forgotten some of those things made it into the Air Canada colours, just like some of the old 737s. Those were heady times around and just after the takeover.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

I flew on them a number of times in and out of Dryden. If I recall, Nordair flew into there too but I don't remember what they flew.

It may have been the F27. I'm not sure if you could get a 737-200 out of there or not.

 

[lenaitch]

It may have been the F27. I'm not sure if you could get a 737-200 out of there or not.

What ever it was, it was a ride both ways. On takeoff, the pilot turned so close to the threshold that if you were in a rearward seat you looked down on gravel, then spooled up with the brakes on until I swear the tires started to skid. On landing, the thrust reversers were deployed for a looong time, probably only because they couldn't get an anchor and chain out the door in time.

I was always surprised something that large landed there, since it was a pretty basic airport. One time, I was coming east for Christmas and the plane was delayed for maintenance in Winnipeg. My ride had already gone and the airport is several miles out of Dryden. The best they could do was rig the vending machines (I think all three of them) so you didn't need to use coins. Once we were airborne, the drinks were free (oh, those were the days). I poured myself off the plane about 2am - good thing my brother was there to pick me up.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

What ever it was, it was a ride both ways. On takeoff, the pilot turned so close to the threshold that if you were in a rearward seat you looked down on gravel, then spooled up with the brakes on until I swear the tires started to skid. On landing, the thrust reversers were deployed for a looong time, probably only because they couldn't get an anchor and chain out the door in time.

I was always surprised something that large landed there, since it was a pretty basic airport. One time, I was coming east for Christmas and the plane was delayed for maintenance in Winnipeg. My ride had already gone and the airport is several miles out of Dryden. The best they could do was rig the vending machines (I think all three of them) so you didn't need to use coins. Once we were airborne, the drinks were free (oh, those were the days). I poured myself off the plane about 2am - good thing my brother was there to pick me up.

Now that's flying! I miss a good brake stand!

 

[lenaitch]

Now that's flying! I miss a good brake stand!

Life in the north.

 

[interchange42]

WOW! To quote Austin Powers "Fook me!".

Maybe we need an Urban Toronto Aviation / Drone thread too (@interchange42)

Sorry it took me so long @TwinHuey, but I am playing catchup with many threads. So, 25 related posts from the Buttonville thread have now become the seed of this general Ontario Aviation thread. Cheers!

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[TwinHuey]

Aviation in Toronto has a rich history.

Dini Petty with CKEY's pink helicopter from the '70's.

She logged 5,000 hours flying over the city in this Hughes 300.

 

[lenaitch]

My how times have changed, in so many ways.

 

[Tim MacDonald]

That's right, Rob. I totally forgot about Dini Petty and the pink chopper!

Something else I forgot was what it was like to take photos in sunny weather! I captured EK242 passing through 5600 feet over Erin Mills today about two minutes after a YYZ runway 23 takeoff this afternoon.

 

[lenaitch]

That's right, Rob. I totally forgot about Dini Petty and the pink chopper!

Something else I forgot was what it was like to take photos in sunny weather! I captured EK242 passing through 5600 feet over Erin Mills today about two minutes after a YYZ runway 23 takeoff this afternoon.
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The sky appears to be a strange colour. I think they call it blue.