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Thanks for watching and your kind comments and stories. Like you I have never fathomed the vast skills needed to fly a big propliner. So many things can go wrong FAST, while you are hurling 130,000 pounds through the air at 200 mph. Truly, a "Tiger on a Leash" as author Alvin Moscow titled his book on 1950s propliner crashes. J.A. Reed

Looks like you covered the spectrum. Thanks for watching and I'm sure you have heard it many times before--thank you for your service. My cousin did the same thing at Bien Hoa airbase those same years, 1969-70. J.A. Reed.

Thank you very much. Thanks and glad you enjoyed it.

Sadly all the Rosies are gone, but happily, their DC-3/C-47s are not. Thanks for checking us out! J.A. Reed

Thanks for that interesting bit of information--I didn't know that. Glad that plane lasted at least that long, and they should have built more of them! And thanks for watching, J.A. Reed

@@AeroDinosaur John use to tell me how sore the military was because they wanted that mission, but they didn't have an aircraft that could do what the tri 3 could do

Thank you--we've been aware of that problem for years but cannot fix it once published. Sorry for the inconvenience but glad you like the content. I was using a microphone that had one dead channel. Once I discovered that I got a new microphone with 2 working channels which we have been using since to correct the problem. J.A. Reed

Thanks for the nice comment and for checking us out! Much appreciated. J.A. Reed

Agreed! Thanks for checking us out! J.A. Reed

Thank you sir for your input--I agree wholeheartedly with everything you say! Tanks for watching!

Thank you sir! I love NZ--one of the biggest and best contributors to legacy aviation anywhere! J.A. Reed

@AeroDinosaur Talking about old aeroplanes ... my father used to tell us about the time that he flew across the Southern Alps from his native West Coast to Christchurch, ss a passenger in a Fox Moth. It was not until I watched one of Mikey McBryan's video interviews with his father that I realized exactly how scary that flight would have been😁. Story #2; My father was born in February, 1930 and when WW2 started, he persuaded his school to set up an ATC unit instead of an army affiliated unit as all the other Greymouth schools chose. This meant that whilst pupils in other schools were doing a fair amount of 'square bashing' and probably short route marches, etcetera; he and his mates were mostly attending aircraft recognition classes and also making visits to aerodromes! I told that story at his funeral and one of his nieces said that she would tell it to her son who was a pilot🙂!

@@michaelguerin56 Your father was brave. I'm not sure if I would get into a Fox Moth to fly 10 feet high over flat land! Otherwise, it looks like your dad was a persuader and forged his own destiny! Thanks for watching. J.A. Reed

I must agree with you for sure. Thanks for watching! J. A. Reed

If it is a DC-7 you are talking about, much of Africa ran out of 100LL avgas in the late 1990s, grounding the big props there, including DC-7C -9TA. I have a book on Jack Malloch that traces a lot of his Affretair and Air Trans Africa fleet, so I'll check that and get back to you. J.A. Reed

I'm an R-2800 fan too. Also, we learned our "intro lesson" two years ago and don't do long intros any more. Thanks for watching anyway. J.A. Reed

You are right--in the 1930s they did not make that calculation--they just over-built (service factored) the structures as an insurance policy. Thanks for watching! J.A. Reed

@@AeroDinosaur It's all based on condition. Some planes have had a hard life, others not. Provided the plane passes inspection or has been repaired correctly, it's good to go. And even if the plane is a bit dinged up, it's quite easy to fix.

You are correct, they did. SAAF just retired their last turbo DC-3s this year. Thanks for watching. J.A. Reed

Agreed! Thanks for watching. J.A. Reed

Agreed! Thanks for checking us out. J.A. Reed

Thanks for the complement! Sorry about the audio, at the time I didn't know that one channel of my microphone was out, making it annoying for stereo listeners. At this point I'm unable to change that, but our subsequent video productions utilize a new mic with both channels working. J.A. Reed

@@AeroDinosaur My first ride was in a DC3. Never forget it. But I grew up seeing Connie's taking off at Sky Harbor, F 86's and P80's every day as I lived in between Luke field and Williams Field. A friends father was a crop duster and he taught us in a Stearman, most of my hours were in it. Good times!

@@myfavoritemartian1 Looks like you had a "full immersion" early life. I've been up in Stearmans a few times, nothing like it. However, never checked out in it, unfortunately. Thanks for watching! J.A. Reed

That would be interesting for a low-wing tail dragger--I don't think the turbofans would fit under there!, and there is a reason jet power does not go well with tail draggers. Thanks for watching!

My bad! The British were the first to convert the DC-3 to turboprops. I don't recall whether I mentioned that or not. There was one Mamba conversion for testing starting in 1949, and BEA had two converted with Darts for cargo-proving flights starting in the early 1950s. The cargo-flying test pilots loved them. These tests did not last long--all three were soon converted back to their original piston R-1830s. Thanks for watching anyway! J.A. Reed

Yes--New Century NAS Olathe has quite a history. I know several Naval aviators who were based there and flew out of there up until the 1970s or '80s. Still a very active civilian airport where you can find anything at any time! J.A. Reed

@@AeroDinosaur Your video was very informative, both succinct & complete, regarding the BT-67 and variants. Very surprised to hear that the Basler price is $9M, when a flyable Gooney Bird is closer to $300K. Would be fun to have one to fly about in, but then you're still sick with an unpressurized aircraft limited to lower flight levels and only turboprop airspeeds at best. I flew with the US Navy in the Lockheed S-3A Viking, so when we weren't fluttering about over a field of sonobuoys at somewhere below 10,000 ft, we were flying airways at up to FL 400 & 400 knots. I've always wanted to get my own rig to fly cross-countries in, but I'd be disappointed if it couldn't achieve the same or similar parameters.

@@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 Thanks for the complement and comments. And thanks for your service in the S-3A! I remember when they went into the fleet when I was in college in the mid-1970s. Before that I saw their predecessor, the S2 Tracker operating out of North Island San Diego. J.A. Reed

Agreed! J.A. Reed

Yes, Fairchild license-built the F-27 and built their own stretched version, the F-227. J.A. Reed

In the mid-1980s I visited the Monroe County Mosquito Control District on Marathon Key, Florida. They too flew about 5 DC-3 sprayers, and the manager let me walk around to take photos of them inside and out. They got rid of them at some point and I do not know what they use now. I know a guy in California who bought one of their DC-3s and had it meticulously re-configured inside and out for passengers. His name is Tom Hanks, but not the one you are thinking of. J.A. Reed

Thanks! I like using them as "props" so to speak. Thanks for watching too!

I know, but nobody makes a kit of the Mars that I know of, and I am not good enough to build one from scratch! J.A. Reed

There was a resin kit done some years ago but I can’t remember by who.

@@Dbodell8000 I missed that one! J.A. Reed

I'm pretty sure GM flew a Convair 580 turboprop within that timeframe. It was a conversion of the piston Convair 340s and 440s, with Allison 501 turboprops of about 3,250 shaft horsepower. each. Thanks for watching. J.A. Reed

I didn't mention that someone told me at that time that GM's planes were upgraded with turboprop engines. So, that tracks with your reply. Thank you!

Sorry about that! Thanks for watching anyway! J.A. Reed

I bet that was rough duty sometimes--I can only dream about experiences like that flying a DC-3. We're always glad to reach real pilots of these machines! J.A. Reed

You bet, thanks for watching our channel and your complements! We have fun doing it. J.A. Reed.

Yes I know there were many good turbo conversions and operators such as SAAF, but our focus was Basler as our "example" because that is where we had the most photos, video, and data, at our disposal. If you or anyone you know can secure enough material and permission to use it we would be happy to do a RUclips on the South African Air Force turbo-3s with credits to you. Thanks for watching! J.A. Reed

@@AeroDinosaur Mmmm...good challenge I'll be in touch.

Agreed! Thanks for watching. J.A. Reed

I'm just thinking that the economics weren't there with the prevalence of larger twin turboprops--Convair 580s, Fairchild F-227s etc. Also, the 4-engine Douglas's weren't good at short-field ops despite their higher capacities. These are only my wild guesses. J.A. Reed

I bet the Tri-Turbo was pretty noisy too! J.A. Reed.

Thanks for the info. Sad that it was ultimately busted up! I wonder if it was ever restored back. J.A. Reed

I guess you were pointing out to him that things were "normal"! Thanks for checking us out! J.A. Reed