Putting an 80 year old DC 3 back to work for hurricane Helene wait for the tight landing Elk River
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- We take vital supply’s to remote areas for Hurricane Helene humanitarian response. We flew in thousands of pounds of supplies to the effected Carolinas area from the major destruction caused by hurricane Helene. We made this 80 year old plane earn her keep and fly into small remote airports to drop off supplies. In all we made three drops by air and delivered thousands of pounds more by truck. If you would like to contribute to the relief effort go to Rockyhollowmetal.Com all proceeds go to fund hurricane relief. To help support the ongoing cost of maintaining the DC3 click on the link square.link/u/... you can also check out there Facebook page War Bird South Flying Museum they re a 501 e c non profit. Thank you to Hannah Meeks, Dustin Watkins 360 cam, Stephen Thomas leaving Elk River and, Andrew Richardson for allowing me to use some of there videos.
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Don't for get to check out the video on the abandoned Cessna 182 Sky Lane. Both airplanes where owned by the same owner and sat at the airport for 14 years. These planes where destined for the scrap yard. Thankfully I was able to purchase these planes and rescue them from the scrap yard (hopefully). I am a combination of Jimmy's World and Rebuild rescue. If you haven't seen their videos please check them out. This journey is just beginning.
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the most beautiful airplane ever build
The DC-3 is arguably the most important aircraft ever built, and the fact that it's still so incredibly useful after nearly 90 years proves that out. Good on you for your missions of mercy!
Still flying passengers and cargo out of Yellowknife, NWT, and Villavicencio, Colombia. Nothing can equal the DC-3 / C-47.
@@greyjay9202 Awsome aircraft. Love them..
My dad flew on the DC 3 often from the 40s to 70s - he often commented of how they were a safe plane to fly on -
There many of them still in service -
@@greyjay9202Buffalo Air unfortunately stopped their passenger service in Yellowknife
Yeah modern Airliners are pretty much all the DC3's grandchildren. So yeah it is the most Important plane ever build
My father helped design this plane at Douglas in the 1930s. He would have loved to see these great shots, and I think he would be proud that DC-3s are still out there getting the job done…going on 90 years later.
That’s awesome, he helped design a great irreplaceable air plane.
That's awesome - the senior metal allergist at the NASA Michoud assembly plant was a friend of my dad's when I was growing up -
He at times would comment that the DC was so over built that they might stay air worthy for generations to come -
Today every thing built after WW2 is built with a predetermined obsolescence mind set -
Up till the late 30s many Peace's of machinery were built for 300 yrs service life - from what I had heard mister Hughes with NASA say -
That's awesome - the senior metal allergist at the NASA Michoud assembly plant was a friend of my dad's when I was growing up -
He at times would comment that the DC was so over built that they might stay air worthy for generations to come -
Today every thing built after WW2 is built with a predetermined obsolescence mind set -
Up till the late 30s many Peace's of machinery were built for 300 yrs service life - from what I had heard mister Hughes with NASA say -
@@able880 I mean to be more specific now we know the physics and stresses on an airplane well enough to calculate for an expected service span. Then it was classic engineering, don't calculate over rate. Which is kind of a misnomer, but engineers of the time would do the rough calculations based on what was known then adding a factor to that calculation to account for the unknown values. Where any kind of safety was expected this resulted in some tremendously overbuilt craft.
@@brunsy1990those engineers also took in account for grass runways
I had worked in remote mountain oilfields and our supply's came in on c 47s and DC 3s those dirt patches they landed on were to rough for regular air craft but the tail draggers did ok -
The pilots often said that the newer aircraft frames could not handle those dirt run ways - all those pilots were exmilltary with thousands of hours of flight time -
They said the modern try landing gears were only suited for concrete or black top runways -
They said on the nose gear would collapse on try gear planes on rough surfaces and has caused forward air frame fatigue when landing on grass runways to often -
But it did not seem to bother the air frames of most tail draggers -
There were a lot of them in service when I worked the remote mountain oilfields -
C- 47 flew in and out daily & the DC 3 was used for crew changes every 14 days -
It’s so nice to see that 80 years later this old lady is still in active service
Fantastic film of the great work you are all doing there. Isn't her shadow on the ground absolutely perfect ❤✈️😁
This is incredible work, by the plane and the people. It's heartwarming to see these old girls still doing what they do best, getting in and out of tight landing strips and helping out where they are needed. Long live the Dakota, the greatest airplane ever ✈️❤️👏👏👏
Marvellous work by the team and the trusty Dakota, always ready to serve even after 80 years! ✈️❤😊
God Bless! Thank You for your helping those that lost it all. The DC-3 was my first air force A.C. electrician job. Great Bird! Good Luck!
At one point I was imagining a DC3 helping with delivering supplies. Little did I know someone was actually doing it for real.
To think not only supplies of the past but before that also men stood and jumped from these plans to save the lives of the many and what a joy it is to see the DC still providing aid to those in need!
That was awesome!!!
The Old Have Always something more to Give ! Awesome Opportunity & Heart warming story .
Outstanding landing at Banner Elk, Old bird is still delivering.
Trey did an awesome job landing super tight airport.
Thank you for your help to our fellow brothers and sisters in NC.
And thank you for keeping such an iconic aircraft up amongst the clouds where she belongs. 80 years old and still gettin the job done, goes to show that "if you take care of them they'll take care of you" is a very accurate statement.
I flew the DC3 as a passanger from the mid 1950s through the late 1980s here in Costa Rica. The best plane ever, in my eyes.
They are a true work horse for sure
Beautiful moment Solidarity and Great Help aircraft DC3 after Hurricane Helene'
God Bless All American-USA.!!!
Good to see the old war bird still working.
God Bless all of you that made this great aircraft available for these missions.
We have had some great volunteers on this project!
DC-3 just doing what it does. Thank you so much for your help
ABSOLUTELY the RIGHT tool for the Job! That is what the Doug does best....
It do a great job delivering thousands of pounds of supplies.
She is a beautiful workhorse, doing what she does best. You guys are amazing too.
The perfect aircraft. Still serving. DC3/C47. PUFF! The workhorse of the sky!
God bless you all for all you have done and will do for your fellow man in need. Angels in every sense of the word. Thank you from Texas, we have some folks up there as well. Thanks for letting us fly along with you. God bless you all.
ya'll are doing amazing work, thank you!!! And your DC-3, what a COOL plane!! Worked on planes as a mechanic and crew chief for almost 40 years but never was able to turn a wrench on one of these beauties!!! Dang, so cool!!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Great Job , I love seeing these old work horses still working and getting the job done .
The birds of D-Day..
Best aircraft ever built. But my highest respect to these people GETTING IT DONE when it's really needed. You don't look at what you don't have, you use what you do have, even while old Joe is at the beach.
And Old Don is at McDonalds.
I remember helping out on this plane when it was getting fixed up at Wings of Hope back in the early 2000’s. Glad to see it’s still out there doing good work.
It’s great to see her being put to such a great cause. Prayers for the victims of the storms and prayers to the relief workers.
The Mighty DC-3/C-47! My favorite of all. Thank you for the awesome work & sharing what you do!
She's a good old bird!!🦅🕊🐦
Absolutely fantastic work! Stellar flying as well! I wish my Champ were bigger, but am working on getting an AN-2 and would love to use it to help my country in disasters like this. Godspeed y'all, THIS is what America is all about, fly safely fellas, love your DC-3- still bringing the goods after all these years. Greetings from Nor-Cal. 💪🇺🇸
Beautiful video, amazing "great grandpa" and great pilots, great people helping, caring and helpful youth, I wish the best for all the good folks in need of help.
It is amazing to see communities and random people come together to help thousands in need.
So cool to see a nice old plane still getting it done. Thanks for doing it.
For the record the lady behind the camera has the cutest southern accent EVER. One reason this Yankee moved south 20 years ago and got a southern girl😍
Great work and Great video
Great coverage of the flying and sweaty lifting supplies, we have seen very little coverage of the relief work and locaTIONS on UK BBC tv news. Now I see clearly the terrain and damage. Thanks team from Scotland.
What a thrill. I used to fly DC-3's for Ontario Central Airlines out of Gimli Manitoba in the late 70's. Nothing can touch a DC-3 as far as cargo into a 3000ft strip. Except a Dash 7.
It was definitely built for heavy weight and small rough strips. Amazing machine.
What I really love about this video-cameras work. Also this is a great airplane presentation. My uncle use to fly this bird in USSR for 30 years long time ago. And for some reason 99% of soviet union people so believe this aircraft was designed in USSR, and they called this model Li-2(Ли-2) which is totally wrong. My sub for your awesome job.
Li-2 was a Soviet built licensed production DC-3, produced in Moscow until '41 and used Russian engines. Somewhere between 4k and 6k built. Was even used as an improvised bomber during WW2.
Honestly, I can see why it would be widely believed within Russia... It is definitely a design that fits with the Soviet design ethos. Utilitarian interior and so overbuilt it'd last generations if properly maintained. (was usally production quality not design quality in combination with poor maintenance practices that plagued the USSR and tbh still plagues the Russian military)
video of the last known flying Li-2
ruclips.net/video/lzyP7CbQP_A/видео.html
@@brunsy1990 Good to know, and I absolutely agree with your statement
On October 6, I was sitting on my porch in Flat Rock, NC (less than a mile from the Hendersonville airport) and had a DC-3 fly over at about 200 feet. I don't think it was you all as this bird had invasion stripes. Anyway - I wasn't in a good place at that time and seeing my favorite aircraft fly overhead (the first time I've ever seen one in the air) was a much needed morale boost. So, even though it wasn't your aircraft I want to let you know that y'all provided more than just much needed supplies - you brought hope. Thanks a bunch from all of us up here!
I didn’t think about the effect of seeing planes fly over would have. Thank you for sharing that. I’m glad to of been a small part.
that sound of the Huey is music to my ears
Thanks for sharing! Love the DC-3
My wife flew DC-3’s and BEECH 18’s while a senior at University of Vermont. She says the DC-3 was stable (big wings, lots of lift), but it had no hydraulic assist for flight controls. All you had to help you was trim.
God bless you guys
Gotta love old school
Beautiful! Gimme a DC-3 any day!
First plane I saw, can't remember Eastern, I watched my big sister board for college. Love every since. Thanks for all y'all do!
Thank you for taking your time to share your video with all of us
Great video, loved seeing the plane working. When I was in college at WVU in 1958 and in Air Force ROTC, we took a C-47 to Arnold Air Force base in Tennessee . Great trip!!
Thank you all for stepping up to help!
You know my wife and I are watching this we are from Florida and our dream is to fly on a dc3 to see this fly and being used for what you are doing is so American its unbelievable and a true part of history in our midst . I wish I could be apart of this team and fly with you ... Good job
Thank you ❤
I’ve been working directly with Sentinel out of Elk River airport. Been in and out on a 182 multiple times. Watching a DC3 go in and out is mind blowing.
Absolutely amazing approach and departure. If you know Joel from Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief I think you’re the DC3 he was talking about when he told me about DC3 running supplies.
To my knowledge that’s the biggest plane to ever fly into elk river. It was tight for sure.
Fantastic! Im sure every bit of supplies helps. I love the cameras under the plane!
Wheels up for a purposeful mission.. Well done, team!
Very enjoyable thank you.
My grandfather flew c47s in Korea. He got to go up in a CAF one a few years before he died. He also flew C119s.
He told lots of stories about those old tail draggers.
In South America in a few countries in remote areas close to Amazon river, several small airline companies are using a fleet of DC3’s flying daily, transporting people and goods.
Got to fly on W7 back in 2019. A C-47 used in the D-Day paradrop. She is a wonderful aircraft, and DC-3/C-47 are amazing airplanes.
Awesome. After all of these years and she’s still out there flying support missions. Douglas nailed it.
They absolutely nailed it.
thanks to the proffesionals and to the volunteers who are helping out, to the people who are flying this ship
Buffalo, North West territory, still fly the DC3. Limited! I watched US last services out of Hyannis to the Islands 1999.
There’s someone of the cape who owns a DC3 and I occasionally see them flying around
I saw this DC3 sitting at the airport in Hamilton Ohio for a few. I was hoping she was still working. Good to see.
She still going strong, we just flew some vets for Veterans Day yesterday.
Lord willing she will fly without issue for yall out there
I know I will probably never get the opportunity but my dream has always been to fly in one of these. The dc3/c47 has to be one of the best aircraft ever made.
Awesome video! Thank you so much!
Thank you
Landed behind this beast while delivering supplies at NC06 !!! I got a great picture of her. Durn nice crew too!! It was both of our first time in there and being a tricky approach we all worked together to navigate the valley and get on the ground. Thanks for all you did to assist !!
I’ll see if I have a video of you.
What’s your tail number?
A true american workhorse. Even after 80 plus years the DC3 is proving her keep.
They don’t build them like this anymore.
Still serving its original purpose all these years later!
@23:17 love those FAA approved seats. Looks like those new high tech lightweight ones with crumble zones.
Here in Lee county Florida, mosquito control still uses multiple dc3’s regularly to spray.
Flew into Elk River a couple times for the relief effort. Was a blast of an approach, but not one to mess up!
Enjoyed your video. So much damage. Thx for the generous work everyone does. Nice guitar, you?
Aloha; well done!
Did some time with the Confederate Air Force back in the eighties. Nice to see old tired iron still able to earn their keep, and in such a badly needed manner.
I remember once a passenger worried about getting in such an old aircraft, the pilot said , well how did it get to be so old?
When a plane is right for the job, and gets that job done, then age doesn't matter.
Airframe hours allowing, the DC3 will go on for many, many years to come.
if a DC 3 was a person he would be that unassuming 80 year old guy. when you see him you think it just some old guy but when crap hits the fan he is the first guy in the thick of it and yelling at you why in the hell are you standing there come and give us a hand.
and he will out work all the young guys there because it aint even the worst day he has had.
That aircraft is old as I am, to me it's one of the most popular aircraft built.
The old girl still delivers the goods like no other airplane can. This is the kind of flying I would love to be involved with.
Boeing should dust off the old Douglas blueprints and start producing them again.
Round motors rule!
I turned 72 today. My Uncle Art flew the B17 which is my favorite war bird. The next plane favorite… the C47 ! (DC3) both planes tough, rugged workhorses.
Seeing those vortices coming of the props was epic, love the DC-3, flew in one in Christchurch New Zealand a few times, amazing workhorse, great work
If you can get it in the door, the DC-3 will get it into the air. - ancient proverb.
I love the Gooney Bird. Often forgotten or overlooked are its accomplishments during WWII and subsequent Airlift.
Seemed the fighters grabbed most of the news.
That 3 has disk brakes on one wheel and the original expander tube brakes on the other side. I've never seen that setup before.
This gave me Berlin Airlift vibes.
Absolutely, what an amazing show of humanity.
Dude's dropping that DC-3 on the paint like a carrier pilot? Guessing this isn't his first time.
Go to Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife DC3 are still working.
i know my home airport when i see it!
KGAD??
was this DC3 based in Knoxville a ways back? I think I remember seeing it there.
I've heard it said that the only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3.
BRAVO ZULU!!!
Weight & balance must be a challenge, and critical for a relatively under-powered craft. Lord’s work y’all are doing. Thank you.
We definitely had to do some math to keep everything in check.
Since when is the dc3 underpowered?
@@raptor31ableAgreed! Check with the crew who, during the Berlin Airlift, flew a C47 mistakenly loaded with a C54's cargo.
God bless you and God bless the DC-3.
👎👎👎👎👎 There is no god.
There definitely is a God, I know it is hard to see in times like this but he is there.
I used to fly one of those a C-47 (N74589), out of Donaldson Center in Greenville SC for a few years flying freight all over North and Central America. It was a fun job but paid NOTHING. jim in Chile
They are Such a fun airplane to fly. Wish I could do it full time.
These plans flew the Hump flying supplies into the CBI , once again delivering needed supplies to those who need them most
I don’t know why some company can’t make new ones of them. With today’s CNC machining, and computer imaging, one could make all the parts. And new turbo prop engines.
Ah, so we’re dusting off the “Operation Vittles” plan book now?
Wait, was this the DC3 that was up at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport?
Yes, that’s home base
A bit flash,, bitumen air strips. These are designed to work on dirt!