
Episode 8: The Explorer: Arctic flying and the CC-138 Twin Otter - Ryan
The Pilot Project Podcast
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The Twin Otter's Ski Qualification and Ski Check Out
The Twin Otter has wheel skis, which allow us to run a hydraulic system that brings basically a boot sitting in front of our wheel down and under. And then you can retract that. That's really cool. I can't imagine there's too many pilots in Canada that do that sort of thing to test a landing surface. One of the easiest starting locations is actually just a lake.
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