Turbine Grumman Mallard Engine Start on Mooring

Watch as we start the Turbine Grumman Mallard on a mooring, plus go back to shutdown the aircraft on the mooring. Included in the video is some footage of a Lake Buccaneer taxiing on the water with the Mallard.

[SimonButler]

The AT Mallard has such nice lines! And the Lake is a dream plane for me.

[checkyoursix]

Terrific. Used to fly a HU-16D. A different life on a different planet.

[garypugh]

Such a perfect looking plane. I thought it was just a model as video came on. 😊

[dieselyeti]

There's a guy at my home field with a Mallard with the original 1340 Pratts. I got to fly in the plane about 20 years ago and it was memorable. Got some stick time too.

[finleyfendt]

Amazing, what a beautiful airplane. Thanks for posting. 👍👍👍. 5-16-2023

[billtev]

Boy, what a beauty, I am speechless. Definitely love at first sight.

[steveh]

Back in the early 70s I worked part time (being a student at the adjacent college) at Parrot Field, the airport at Angwin, CA, where Frakes did some of their early Turbo Mallard conversions. I have to say that I remember the Mallard as being somewhat larger. Lovely aircraft.

[aquahoodjd]

I'd love one if these! A dive plane / boat :-) I'm a Dive Instructor and a Technical Diver. You could sleep in there and bring a O2 generator, a air compressor, and some helium and be good to go.

[clutchpedalreturnsprg]

Hello, that's a cool plane. It's the first one that I've ever seen. Similar to a Goose butt turbo engines.

[fjb]

". . . emergency lights are armed . . ."
Have Never been fired, not even in anger !

[muffsmercury]

Is this an ex-Chalks aircraft? Don't especially care for them being retrofitted with turboprops though. I did see a pic somewhere of a few ex Chalks in a desert storage yard still with their piston engines. Would love to see on of them fly.
Too bad Chalks cut corners on maintenance and their remaining fleet went to pot and then the 2005 crash happened.

[paxaeterna]

Are those Garrett engines? The props were flat before starting, unlike a P&W.

[soundknight]

Whilst on the water Steering is done by the captain using thrust control of the engines.

[iansellers]

Lovely old girl, seaplanes so pretty to sea😊

[NavyMech]

What engine/prop is that? From the video, it sounds very similar to the T-56/Hamilton Standard combo.

[michaelbooher]

Why are these props not in feather when stopped? Does Hartzell have a new prop for this installation? I know torque coming out of feather is high.

[solitaregames]

where is this footage taking place from?

[scootar]

I don't even have a paper airplane.

[toasterhavingabath]

those things are bigger than i thought

[MattMorris]

I wonder why they don’t feather the props?