Post by @Cliff538@thecanadian.social

2026-02-22 21:48 UTC

One airplane I always wanted to fly. Maybe in retirement, get checked out just for fun. I have thousands of hours in the DHC-6 (Twin Otter), which is still my favorite aircraft. We flew it off-airport, bringing Salmon scientists to their Summer research areas, rafters to launch points, and building materials to cabin sites. Such a remarkable plane. Here’s me at -40 keeping the otter warm while the mx folks were working on the Dew Line Station. #aviation @Canadian_Eh@mas.to https://mas.to/@Canadian_Eh/116115824250071607

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@WiredForFlight@squawk.mytransponder.com 2026-02-24 00:07

@Cliff538@thecanadian.social @Canadian_Eh@mas.to @ErrolNZ@mastodon.nz that looks so cold lol I def dont want to feel -40C again one week of that was enough lol

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@Cliff538@thecanadian.social 2026-02-22 21:55

Here's my favorite Twin Otter Art, made by a young Kenyan artist I met in Lokichogio, Kenya. I was flying the Twin Otter for Unicef into Southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Uganda, bringing in Doctors Without Borders, NGO’s, and lots of food and supplies. It was a life-changing experience, to say the least.

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@alexandra@social.lol 2026-02-22 22:04

@Cliff538 @Canadian_Eh By the way, I'm ex military and flew in a lot of military AC over the years.

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@miki_lou@mastodon.social 2026-02-23 00:11

@Cliff538 @Canadian_Eh Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife has been running them a lot this very long cold winter. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1815933132439445

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