Fly in NE BC

[Nimrod]

early 90's we flew 65 miles north of Dease with a single engine Otter, total cost was $1200
today Urs would charge $7800

[Sitkaspruce]

early 90's we flew 65 miles north of Dease with a single engine Otter, total cost was $1200
today Urs would charge $7800

Was that Alpine Lakes? We did the same with them around 98 and flew to a no name lake just north of the Kawdi. We also flew with a guy names John out of Telegraph for a few trips and he was great. Had a few boats stashed on a few moose lakes that we used.

Cheers

SS

[high horse Hal]

'Had a few boats stashed on a few moose lakes that we used.'

thats worth paying extra for right there

Does Urs have boats stashed? @ Frog maybe

[Muledeercrazy2]

Don't think for a second that calling another charter company will drastically save you cash. These guys run a business and they run margins that keep them profitable but they aren't gouging you. If they were there business would tank and they would be done. Its just the facts of life right now, it will never get cheaper, its inflation and reality. Still cheaper than what the US guys pay to come hunt here, be happy about that and figure it out or find a different means of transport.

Thats not true. If you need to fly out of Muncho to get where you want then you may be stuck paying around the same amount of $. If you fly out of Dease or Whitehorse you pay half the $/m

[Downtown]

To compare Oranges with Oranges:
For example ask the Charter Outfitt with a deHaviland Beaver (DH-2) on Floats. How much they charge per Nautical Mile, not Statute Mile but including one takeoff and one Landing.

As you know a Nautical Mile is 1852 Metres. A Statute Mile is only 1609 Metres long. 1 Kilometer is 1000 Meters but what the Heck, we Canadians love our Miles, inches, fractions, pounds and Ounces becouse they are so nicely confusing and very much an advantage for those Folks which like to confuse and Gouge us becous it is almost impossible to compare Oranges to Apples.

Each addidional Landing/Takeoff is extra. Why becouse there is extra wear & Tear not to mention more Fuel needet for takeoff.

For Load limmit, you will have to provide the Distance to the Lake/River you wish to land/takeoff from.

For the Plane and Pilot that usually means 4 trips (4 times the distance) with 2 Takeoffs and 2 Landings.

Cheers

[elker]

For the Plane and Pilot that usually means 4 trips (4 times the distance) with 2 Takeoffs and 2 Landings.

Cheers

By my counting, it 4 takeoffs and 4 landings. To drop off the hunters, takeoff from city, landing on lake, takeoff on lake, landing at city. Two weeks later to pick up the hunters, takeoff from city, landing on lake, takeoff on lake, land in city.