Twin Otter Study Guide?

SquatThrust

SquatThrust

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Anyone have any concise study guides/info on the -300 Twin Otter? I start training in a couple weeks (first flying job!) and have in my hands an enormous tome of a flight manual, which I intend to make my own study guide from, but I thought I'd ask if anyone has anything they can share as far as study aides go. Thanks.
 
SquatThrust said:
Anyone have any concise study guides/info on the -300 Twin Otter? I start training in a couple weeks (first flying job!) and have in my hands an enormous tome of a flight manual, which I intend to make my own study guide from, but I thought I'd ask if anyone has anything they can share as far as study aides go. Thanks.
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Congrats! From what I have seen, get it on the ground as fast as possilbe and land long is the principal qualification :)

What are you doing? Dropping meat missiles?
 
Congrats, it will be funny when approach tells you to maintain maximum forward speed because a Cessna 152 is behind you...............;)
 
drunkenbeagle said:
Have fun. I share the pattern with a pair of twotter's most days. Keep your head on a swivel, but it is a cool gig. Where are you going to be flying?
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Yeah, it gets pretty busy with local and transient traffic. Flying out of Eloy, AZ.
jafra98 said:
Congrats, it will be funny when approach tells you to maintain maximum forward speed because a Cessna 152 is behind you...............;)
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No kidding! All that power and nothing to show for it!
 
Enjoy her! I did during my 2500 hrs dropping skydivers. It's a simple airplane and a blast to fly. Great for jumpers. Weaknesses would be the nose wheel steering, and it can be a handful in a stiff crosswind with its narrow wheelbase and large tail.

Send me a pm if you have more questions! I'll try my best to answer.
 
A co worker perished cause he had a screwdriver for yokelock, got distracted and launched, please have a proper yokelock which I understand blocks power controls.
 
vheissu said:
Enjoy her! I did during my 2500 hrs dropping skydivers. It's a simple airplane and a blast to fly. Great for jumpers. Weaknesses would be the nose wheel steering, and it can be a handful in a stiff crosswind with its narrow wheelbase and large tail.

Send me a pm if you have more questions! I'll try my best to answer.
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Sounds like a CASA. Whats the wheelbase on a Twin Otter?
 
I am dying to get a DHC-6 Twin Otter rating!

Is there any school in the States conducts DHC-6 rating?
 
Eloy is a well run skydiving operation, maybe the best in the world. Susie can probably answer more of your questions than you can think of, don't be afraid to ask.

Also, if I'm on your airplane feel free to give out extra altitude.
 
cadbury said:
I am dying to get a DHC-6 Twin Otter rating!

Is there any school in the States conducts DHC-6 rating?
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There is not a rating in the U.S. for the -6, but there is a sim school in Canada for it. FSI in Toronto.
 
hammerhat said:
It's under 12500 mtow with props, why a rating?
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America is actually one of the few places that let you fly any light airplane without getting a "rating" on it. The rules vary, but in many countries you have to get a type added to your certificate for every new make and model.
 
texas_pilot said:
... a proper yokelock which I understand blocks power controls.
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Not true. The power quadrant is located overhead. Do not get complacent with the gust locks on the -6, it will bite you in a big way. The two hardest things to do in a -6 is start the motors, and land in a stiff cross wind from the right. For the first just make sure that the Ng gets to 18% and stabilizes before you add fuel, and for the second... well, you'll miss having nose wheel steering interconnected with the rudder peddles. Flying the Otter is easy, and fun, dropping skydivers is fun challenging work. Eloy runs a good outfit, I've routinely worked with their pilots in big-way formations. Just remember, no one gets free altitude, and their flight ticket only covers the way up, the ride down is always free, either by themselves or in the plane. Have fun!
 
Interesting. I've found that cross wind landings in the Otter tend to be quite easily controlled compared to other airplanes I've flown. The controls are nice and responsive, just don't want to be a hamfist and use those feet and everything works out just fine. Greased em' in all day long today.

Funny to see this thread resurrected. I've got about 400hrs each in the Skyvan and Twin Otter since I started this thread.
 
Well if you're comparing x-winds in the otter to the box then that's another story. Fortunately the box's wing stops flying about the same time you need the tiller.
 
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