MSP > YWG Spotting from Hotel - Image Heavy

On my way up to a recent fishing trip in Northern Manitoba I had an overnight at the YWG airport Sheraton. Shot many of these right from my hotel window, but unfortunately the glass was dirty. Awesome view though for an avgeek. Some of these were shot out on the ramp and you'll know which ones by the quality.


MSP - Airbus over an Airbus
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YWG
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Purolator Convair (no light. sorry for low quality)

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Air Canada VISCOUNT in the YWG Aviation Museum

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A Vickers Viscount! Mmm mmm good. I loved flying those in Flight Simulator 98, it actually modeled the Dart engine noise really well

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Originally Posted by megatop412

A Vickers Viscount! Mmm mmm good. I loved flying those in Flight Simulator 98, it actually modeled the Dart engine noise really well

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Yeah, the sound of those engines was incredible! Never heard one in person but seen some good footage.

Sweet collection of planes, Don... thanks for sharing

Thanks Manny. Check out the video I shot there after I lost light for stills. Just posted it under videos.

Simply awesome stuff Don! Looks like a nice museum too.

Thanks Mark!

Really like that first shot Don, great angle!

Thanks Capt-

Great catches Don !

when i was a wee kid both Air Canada,and United used to fly them into JFK, a very unique noise,also used to see them in British colors at LHR in '80.

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when i was a wee kid both Air Canada,and United used to fly them into JFK, a very unique noise,also used to see them in British colors at LHR in '80.

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Yup. And when I was a wee kid, I remember walking my dad across the tarmac at JFK right up to an AC Viscount to send him off on a fishing trip. Ironically, I had never seen another Viscount until my chance meeting with the one pictured above. Another irony, is that I saw this one while on my way to a fishing trip in Canada with my dad. He's 78 now and I finally got to go with him to Canada.

On our return from Northern Manitoba to YWG I shot this pic of our aborted landing for RWY 36. We lost hydraulics and didn't get any green when we went to drop the gear. Here we are in a Chieftain passing over the threshold at about 400 ft. We cranked down the gear by hand and went around.

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