I've only watched the opening episode so far but there were several shots of a NL Catalina (I think it's a Catalina). What would that be doing in Yellowknife?
shareIt wouldn't. They probably towed it in from the local air museum.
A DC-3 is one thing, but a Catalina? Morons.
And there's nothing anal retentive about being an actual bush pilot (albeit one the flies in Alaska, not Alaska-lite Yellow Knife) and knowing what equipment is used and what is an obvious lame prop.
As I explained to the OP it was probably a Canadair CL-215 water bomber used by Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife where the hangar scenes are shot.
So if an actual, real-life airline feels the need to have a CL-215 in their hangar in Yellowknife then I guess they're the "morons" for having an "obvious lame prop"
I don't remember the scene specifically but what you probably saw was a Canadair CL-215 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL-215), a Canadian built water bomber based on a variant of the PBY Catalina.
And it's in Yellowknife because Arctic Air is filmed in the Buffalo Airways hangars and Buffalo currently has a number of CL-215's. So if you don't think it makes sense to have CL-215's in Yellowknife then I suggest you contact Buffalo Airways and explain it to them. Here's the link:
http://www.buffaloairways.com/index.php?page=contact-us