Jimmy Graham's Fully Restored Beaver

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I just like this guy's vibe. Has legit flying skills, is a pretty low-key/profile personality off the field, and just does his thing.

That classic '57 Beaver seaplane is sick! See those up in the San Juans all the time.

Jimmy seems to be living right. Hope he has a YUGE 2017 season.
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As the Seahawks prepare to begin their offseason program on Tuesday, Graham took to Instagram this morning and updated fans about his flight across the country from Miami to Seattle. Graham, a certified pilot, began preparing for his trip roughly a week ago.

In his post, Graham detailed how long the trip took, saying the following: “Miami-Seattle the 1957 Army Beaver flew like a warrior! 3.5 days, 27.7 hours of flying, 637 gal of fuel, 5.5 gal of burned oil, 9 diff airports,13 states averaging about 90 mph only a few thousand feet off the ground. Sometimes hundreds! We are both back where we belong ready to continue working.”

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http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/04/17 ... ss-america

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I've kinda wondered about Jimmy's beaver myself. Thank you for the update.
 

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Very cool! That is seriously quite a bird he's flying there. What a memorable trip to fly it all the way back here and the restoration was incredible.
 

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You stay safe Jimmy. I'm slightly nervous for him in these old planes. Never know what to expect with old Beaver.
 

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London12":tuz84kan said:
You stay safe Jimmy. I'm slightly nervous for him in these old planes. Never know what to expect with old Beaver.

It is fully restored. Might as well be brand new.

Still way safer than driving on any road... :D
 

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FlyingGreg":1ilm9pz8 said:
London12":1ilm9pz8 said:
You stay safe Jimmy. I'm slightly nervous for him in these old planes. Never know what to expect with old Beaver.

It is fully restored. Might as well be brand new.

Still way safer than driving on any road... :D

Plus, now he can commute to work in his new ride!
 

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Seymour":1039ycdg said:
FlyingGreg":1039ycdg said:
London12":1039ycdg said:
You stay safe Jimmy. I'm slightly nervous for him in these old planes. Never know what to expect with old Beaver.

It is fully restored. Might as well be brand new.

Still way safer than driving on any road... :D

Plus, now he can commute to work in his new ride!

Yep. He did it last season.
 

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DHC-2, such a beautiful airplane. Between that, the Turbine Beaver, Single Engine Otter, and the Twin Otter (Twotter), DeHavilland built some of the toughest, best performing remote aiport plans on the face of this plane, if not THE best.

I was fortunate enough to fly Turbine Beavers, and they felt so solid, smooth Pratt & Whitney PT6 and balanced ailerons. You could fly it with your fingertips.

He couldn't have picked a better airplane.
 

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Awesome! Seahawks and Airplanes? It just doesn't get any better for me.
 

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Aros":3bygguxu said:
Awesome! Seahawks and Airplanes? It just doesn't get any better for me.

You haven't looked at your avatar lately, have you? :D
 
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