A Special Visitor To CYRO Rockcliffe

**flyboy208** · 09-30-2009, 10:16 PM

The rarely seen De Havilland Dash-7 operated by Air Tindi, a Canadian operater based at Yellowknife in the Northern Territories.

Some pics of my short-field attempt here. Turned out well, especially with the huge flaps and spoilers as well as the very powerful BETA / thrust-reverse capabilities of this aircraft.

A very big aircraft with amazing STOL capabilities. Get it here at Flightsim for FS9...

http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=139351

The livery should be available here as well.

Saludos Amigos! Miguel

**ytzpilot** · 09-30-2009, 10:24 PM

Excellent pics. I love those northern workhorses. That aircraft was built in the same factory as the Otter and the Beaver before it. They have an excellent museum there now.

Great post

**flyboy208** · 09-30-2009, 10:25 PM

Cheers YTZ! There is also a RCAF repaint on the horizon as well! Mike

**bigpilot4u** · 09-30-2009, 10:35 PM

Wow talk about short field landing

**flyboy208** · 09-30-2009, 10:37 PM

And this is just what this big De Havilland was designed for, Thanks Man! Mike

**Chairborne** · 09-30-2009, 11:17 PM

A few months ago, a friend of mine got into FS2004 and asked if I would redo KBGR for him....Bangor, Maine. So I set off, AFCAD and Google Earth open. When I got to the SW side of the the airport where the fighters were once staged, there was a sight that made my heart sag: several Dash-7s, sans engines, sitting on a ramp...God knows what fate had in store for them next. A heartbreaker, indeed.

**flyboy208** · 10-01-2009, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Chairborne

A few months ago, a friend of mine got into FS2004 and asked if I would redo KBGR for him....Bangor, Maine. So I set off, AFCAD and Google Earth open. When I got to the SW side of the the airport where the fighters were once staged, there was a sight that made my heart sag: several Dash-7s, sans engines, sitting on a ramp...God knows what fate had in store for them next. A heartbreaker, indeed.

Yes, it is a shame to see these aircraft go to waste ... If I am correct only 113 airframes were ever made. Such a capable aircraft.

Thanks for your comment CB! Mike

**adamb** · 10-02-2009, 12:18 AM

Great shots of the Dash-7.personally i enjoy all the De havilland aircraft,they are great planes to fly

Like Ytzpilot said they are great workhorses.

Adam

**Asad Khawer** · 10-02-2009, 04:10 AM

I love these aircraft

Big brother of my favourite "small" aircraft, the Twotter. Fantastic post my friend.

**darrenvox** · 10-02-2009, 09:28 AM

nice ones flyboy i have cyro rockliffe scenery and barely fly there but i do once and a while...they have canadas best aviation museum there. Ive never been to it....