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    Weight in a beaver

    Cant recall how much weight is allowed for a flight in a beaver? 1400 lbs or so?

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    Yep. Bulk is usually more problem than payload

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    depends on the beaver. Some of them are uprated. I remember it being like 2200 lbs gross payload or so.

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    Best answered by the air taxi you plan to fly with. They will have the ultimate say when you are loading up.

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    Last trip i did we had a medium moose, deboned, an inflatable boat(80lbs or so), two large guys and a light camp for our flight out, and the pilot said we had room for a little more. It would be nice to leave the quarters whole, deboned meat is a pain in the butt.

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    "Best answered by the air taxi you plan to fly with. They will have the ultimate say when you are loading up."
    <- This.

    Loading an airplane has so many factors that go into it. Aircraft base weight varies from model and how it is setup, how heavy is the pilot, the required amount of fuel for the trip plus contingencies, temperature, departure elevation, air density, lake or strip length and pilot experience all come into play. Once you know where you are going and what you want to bring back the company can recommend an aircraft size. Maybe one trip in a beaver vs 2 trips with a C185, and plan to be under the weight recommended. Better to bring less stuff as you might be leaving it at the dock or paying for an extra flight to haul it out $$$.

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    Elevation of the lake you plan to fly to also plays a big part in payload. The higher the lake, the lower the payload.

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    I thought a Beaver load was 1200 lbs ..An Otter 1800 lbs..Distance determines fuel load ..Safety is #1...Overloads cause problems ...Dennis...PS ..Flew with BC Yukon Air ...Ray and Ernie Sandie ..He weighed everything!!!!!!!....They were safe reliable pilots.....

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    Re: Weight in a beaver

    Agree with above. Good rule of thumb is 1200 pounds for a beaver. External load like a canoe reduces that.

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