I love the fact that Kermit talks to his audience as if they were best friends. he shares his knowledge so effortlessly, and it's a real pleasure to listen to.
There's a DC3 that flys out of my local airport (I work across the street). Let me tell you, there's NOTHING sweeter than the sound of big round engines at full tilt!! And then you look and see this beautiful old bird take to the sky. Makes my day every time!
Living in Berlin/Germany we have a special relationship with this awesome plane aka "Rosinenbomber" (Raisin Bomber). It became famous as one type of airplanes which were used for the "Luftbrücke"/Airlift to deliver all kinds of supplies for the citizens of Berlin during the soviet blockade from June 1948 - October 1949. Thank you again for posting this video of this girl and - that sound!!! Great stuff.
My second flight at 10 yo was in a DC3 from Fort Worth to Memphis. I remember drinking a coke and the turbulence made me sick, but I refused to throw up ! Got my private license 22 years later. Great memories !
What a magnificent sound, it just takes me back! My DC 3 memories … Flying as a toddler through to a young boy from Heathrow to Africa on many, many occasions throughout the 50’s. My father worked for B.O.A.C. as an overseas engineer and was licenced on the DC 3 which is why he got singled out many years later to look after a DC 3 based in Khartoum which was carrying out government survey work. I well remember sitting in the right seat with him in the left, doing engine runs in 1966 what a lucky lad at 14 years old.
The DC-3, as everyone knows, is one of those airplanes that changed the world!!! The DC-3 and the J3 Cub went into the Hall of Fame on the same day!! Bravo Mr Don Douglas!
My Father T/SGT Clair L. Newell was a crew chief on a C-47 under Mc Arthur and was on a lot of dots on the map in the Pacific . He served in the 67 th . carrier squadron and if he were still living I am sure this would have brought back a lot of memories , good and bad . Three months after he shipped for home his plane which he had named Dixie went down . God bless you Dad , you truly were part of the Greatest generation ! Thank you for posting this video it was an honor to watch .
I remember an article years ago that listed the log time for one DC-3. It had gone thru 550 main gear tires, 63 pairs of engines, would have spent nine continuous years up in the blue. (That was probably back in the '70's...wish I could remember the rest of the stats!)
When I was a little boy I flew in a C47 of the Brazilian Air Force. This video and this song, which are the engines of the airplane, bring me many memories. Congratulations on the museum. I'm still going to visit one day. Greetings from the south of Brazil.
So gorgeous. A friend of mine flew DC-3's for a short hop airline service back in the 60's. Let me fly in the cockpit from Montreal to Sarnia one time. Great experience. Can't do that today. So good to see Kermit doing so much to keep these great old birds flying.
Really love the D Day markings on the plane! I can just picture in my minds' eye a stick of 82nd or 101st paratroop jumping into combat from her type. This aircraft is a great emblem of the Greatest Generation! Keep her flying... thanks Kermit.
Mr. Weeks, I would like to thank you for the amazing videos you provide on aviation! My Father was an army helicopter pilot in Vietnam and I got my love of aviation from him. He was a CFI and gave me flight training starting at age 18, I am now 46 and Dad has passed but he loved your videos and always wanted to see Fantasy of Flight but we never made it there together. We flew to Air Venture many times in Dads Cherokee and saw you fly but were never able to meet you. Keep you the amazing and informative videos!
I remember a story Gordon Baxter wrote for Flying where he said if he ever won the lottery, the plane he would buy was a DC3. Fly’s with whatever you can get in it and lands just about anywhere. Sure miss his writings. Kermit, the highlight of one of my trips to FoF was watching you fly the German “Storch”, what a cool plane. Love it. Thanks for keeping these awesome planes flying!
What always amazed me is how each and every single type plane has its own distinct sound when it fly's by. When I was younger, I could even tell whether it was a Pratt and Whitney, Wright, Continental, Lycoming, ect. Some people never notice that but I grew up with Planes as my Dad was a Pilot and we flew a lot. Fun Memories.
I've passengered in many DC-3s and C-47s. My father was USAF and we flew the Carribean very often. The aircraft we most often flew was USAF C-47 #4311. That airplane was the first one to look like is just had to get up in the air. To this day, most modern passenger jets have the same basic nose look. What a plane! And those radials, who could mistake them? Thanks, Kermit.
I moved to Islamorada in the Fl keys 1990 and they had several planes that looked like this, painted yellow that would fly about 100 feet above my house and spray for mosquitoes. All the tourists thought they were crashing because of the smoke. I loved it every time.
I remember one of these coming to the end of its commercial life at Gatwick (London) airport. About 1968 I think. It dates me, but how many airframes can still be said to be flying after such a hard working life. These aircraft were special!
A DC3 cannot be old!!! I can remember seeing them in regular service, both commercial and military. A friend of my fathers flew them commercially for a decade plus.
Kermit, I tell you. I love these old birds and I thought I appreciated them until I stumbled across your videos. After rideing with you, walking around these aircraft with you and going through the restorations, I still love them, but I truely apreciate the men and women that keep them up. Thank you.
Thank you for keeping our great flying history alive and taking the time to share with us. I will be visiting this summer and hopefully bringing back some NIJ rum with me!
Fantastic aircraft, so glad you have it flying rather than just a static display like most. I love the engine sound on the flyby. Thank you for the video.
During our wind storm yesterday in Buffalo,NY I was on Flight Aware website checking arrivals and departures along with the weather at the airport and scheduled for departure was a DC3 and flight to Goose Bay. I was a little surprised at first, it was like a trip back in time when these planes were regular flights to destinations around the country. Pretty cool...
+Oscar Mayer The D-Day anniversary in France is having a "Dakotas Over Normany" event. I think there are around 34 flying Dakotas confirmed to fly so far. That will be impressive. www.daksovernormandy.com/home/
Very appropiate at this particular time with DC-3's being restored worldwide to participate in the D-Day celebrations in 2019,you have a lovely example of a C-47 Kermit and love the authentic D-Day stripes and matt drab finish,the DC-3 never fails to attract its fair share of enthusiasts as Mikey on Plane Savers (Buffalo Airways) has proven recently. It hardly seems like yesterday since you brought her across the Atlantic to Fantasy of Flight,that must have been quite a journey,thank you for another fine upload for our enjoyment.
That Sound is Friggen Amazing. Proud to say I've been up in a DC-3 as a passenger on ZK-AMY twice and once on ZK-AMS here in Canterbury, South Is, New Zealand. I'd rather be in the front seat though.. Cheers Kermit.
I'm five minutes into the vid and I can't believe the good condition of that interior and exterior. I feel like i am in a time warp. I can't believe something that old can look and sound so good. Every other vid i see of DC3s shows chipping interior and exterior paint and choppy-sounding engines. Maybe its the limitations of the media i am listening to, but i think words fail to describe how perfect that ship looks and how those engines sound.
O.M.G. absolutely one of the best airplane videos EVER ! The sound.....the sights ! A Lockheed Connie on the ground AND A PBY ! Mr. Weeks.you are living MY dream sir. More power to you and keep these great videos coming when you can. One more thing sir...Did you forget to charge the Kermie Cam?
I witnessed a heartbreaking destruction of an Air Force C-47 flare dropper that used to loiter night bombing & strafing practice at Peason Bombing Range Louisiana back in the 1960’s & 70’s, Her end came when a landing strip was made there. She was flown in, landed & literally shot to pieces & buried there. She was intact before she died. Broke my heart!
Growing up in the 60's near the flight path of a busy airport, the unmistakable sound of DC-3 was a common, everyday thing. Not anymore. I miss it. I can only begin to imagine the thoughts and fear of those young, Wehrmacht conscripts when they heard the sounds of a whole sky full of C-47's flying over in Normandy 75 years ago. I feel sorry for them now. Surely, they knew they were in deep trouble. War is hell. Donald Douglas and his crew came up with a good plane. I'm glad Kermit's got one now.
Fire on Engine Emergency Check List: 1. Throttle - Closed 2. Propeller - Feather 3. Mixture Control - Idle/Cutoff 4. Firewall Shutoff handle - Pull 5. Fire extinguisher - Discharge if fire exists 6. Hydraulic Pump Handle - Operative Engine Some thing to remember..... during those long flights over the Atlantic. Still fresh in my mind after 50 years.
I love the Gooney Bird. One of the most iconic and beautiful (in its own way) aircraft with great capability. Twin Wasps, what more could you ask for?! Great video, Kermie!
I have over 1,600 hours on DC3's with all on Cyclone engines except the last one I flew with Pratt's, 24 hours. I went strait from Cessna's & Tiger Moth biplanes to DC3's - 10 hours instrument & never flew twins, constant speed props, retractable gear or instrument approaches. For the first year I prayed the Captain wouldn't drop dead! (After that he was fair game) ☺
I would love to see one of these things flying out in Montana and Idaho, going into all the mountain strips they did with smoke jumpers back in the day!
These machines are amazing. We visited Valiant Air Command in ‘18 and donated to get their “Tico Belle” flying again. They were trying to finish it in time for the D Day reunion in France this year. Do you know if they will attend? Are you attending with this plane? This is the real deal sky train. One of the prettiest planes with the nicest sound ever.
C47, DC3 work horse of the ski's. My parents and my self and brothers flew to Caicos in 74. Long ting ago lol. We flew out of Zephyr hills Fl. To Fort Lauderdale then to Caicos, well started to. Here's the kicker. Some dude x B 52 pilot would fly the plane over for his fair. He made 2 take offs and landing's at Zephyr Hills air port. And said he was ready! The plane was a little over weight with people and gear. Took off and flew to Fort Lauderdale airport. The landing was should I say bounced 3 times, but we were down and safe. Fueled up and took off. I was on the starboard wing seat. He had the engine cowl flaps closed when he took off. When we were two miles out he got and over heat alarm on the engines and slammed the cowl flaps all the way open. When he did that the starboard engine lost two cylinders (broken) and blew the carburetor cowl off the engine cowl. Needless to say I got excited a little. My Dad said it would be OK. Luckily the owner of the plane had his main pilot on board and he took over. One engine over loaded flew back to Fort Lauderdale air port and the young guy greased the landing. Two days later after parts and engine rebuild we made to Caicos. Must best vacation I ever had. But that's just a testament to how great a DC3 is. And the Air Force B 52 pilot hauled ass when we got back to Zephyr Hill's LOL. Hope you find amusing Kermit Cheer's
Have always loved the DC-3/C-47. I believe the Navy had a different designation, at least in Iceland back in the '70s. Pre-engine start check list, about 3:56, I'm thinking the manifold pressure is reading local atmospheric...?
Curious, in the absence of Green & Purple gas...….are the radials detuned in any manner such as lower compression, etc? Is there an effect on any of the V-speeds? What a plane, a major leap in aviation advancement, I'd say it's easily ranks in the top five and....when you consider that it's served humanity in so many countless ways....in every place on Earth.
From what I've read while keeping tabs on the never ending hunt for a 100LL replacement, yes they've been detuned. May need to be again depending on which if any replacement comes along. Vspeeds should stay the same as the wings don't care what fuel is in the tank. The problem is acceleration. Might end up taking too much runway to get to Vr and Vmc may not be possible with a safe climb rate. I could be wrong about this so if anyone has a different take I'd like to hear it.
I love the fact that Kermit talks to his audience as if they were best friends. he shares his knowledge so effortlessly, and it's a real pleasure to listen to.
There's a DC3 that flys out of my local airport (I work across the street). Let me tell you, there's NOTHING sweeter than the sound of big round engines at full tilt!! And then you look and see this beautiful old bird take to the sky. Makes my day every time!
Living in Berlin/Germany we have a special relationship with this awesome plane aka "Rosinenbomber" (Raisin Bomber). It became famous as one type of airplanes which were used for the "Luftbrücke"/Airlift to deliver all kinds of supplies for the citizens of Berlin during the soviet blockade from June 1948 - October 1949.
Thank you again for posting this video of this girl and - that sound!!! Great stuff.
Errm the Douglas C-54 Skymaster war a larger aeroplane with four engines...
@@omepeet2006 my fault, thnx for the heads up... corrected
Seen video online of somebody fitting turbo props to a DC 3. JUST PURE TECHNOLOGICAL VANDALISM!! Beautiful old engines should never be changed.
My second flight at 10 yo was in a DC3 from Fort Worth to Memphis. I remember drinking a coke and the turbulence made me sick, but I refused to throw up ! Got my private license 22 years later. Great memories !
What a magnificent sound, it just takes me back!
My DC 3 memories … Flying as a toddler through to a young boy from Heathrow to Africa on many, many occasions throughout the 50’s.
My father worked for B.O.A.C. as an overseas engineer and was licenced on the DC 3 which is why he got singled out many years later to look after a DC 3 based in Khartoum which was carrying out government survey work. I well remember sitting in the right seat with him in the left, doing engine runs in 1966 what a lucky lad at 14 years old.
The DC-3, as everyone knows, is one of those airplanes that changed the world!!! The DC-3 and the J3 Cub went into the Hall of Fame on the same day!! Bravo Mr Don Douglas!
When that thing flies overhead,there's no mistaking that sound. Love it!
My Father T/SGT Clair L. Newell was a crew chief on a C-47 under Mc Arthur and was on a lot of dots on the map in the Pacific . He served in the 67 th . carrier squadron and if he were still living I am sure this would have brought back a lot of memories , good and bad . Three months after he shipped for home his plane which he had named Dixie went down . God bless you Dad , you truly were part of the Greatest generation ! Thank you for posting this video it was an honor to watch .
Thanks for sharing. And thanks to your dad for his service. God Bless!
I remember an article years ago that listed the log time for one DC-3. It had gone thru 550 main gear tires, 63 pairs of engines, would have spent nine continuous years up in the blue. (That was probably back in the '70's...wish I could remember the rest of the stats!)
When I was a little boy I flew in a C47 of the Brazilian Air Force. This video and this song, which are the engines of the airplane, bring me many memories. Congratulations on the museum. I'm still going to visit one day. Greetings from the south of Brazil.
So gorgeous. A friend of mine flew DC-3's for a short hop airline service back in the 60's. Let me fly in the cockpit from Montreal to Sarnia one time. Great experience. Can't do that today. So good to see Kermit doing so much to keep these great old birds flying.
Really love the D Day markings on the plane! I can just picture in my minds' eye a stick of 82nd or 101st paratroop jumping into combat from her type. This aircraft is a great emblem of the Greatest Generation! Keep her flying... thanks Kermit.
Mr. Weeks, I would like to thank you for the amazing videos you provide on aviation! My Father was an army helicopter pilot in Vietnam and I got my love of aviation from him. He was a CFI and gave me flight training starting at age 18, I am now 46 and Dad has passed but he loved your videos and always wanted to see Fantasy of Flight but we never made it there together. We flew to Air Venture many times in Dads Cherokee and saw you fly but were never able to meet you. Keep you the amazing and informative videos!
I remember a story Gordon Baxter wrote for Flying where he said if he ever won the lottery, the plane he would buy was a DC3. Fly’s with whatever you can get in it and lands just about anywhere. Sure miss his writings.
Kermit, the highlight of one of my trips to FoF was watching you fly the German “Storch”, what a cool plane. Love it.
Thanks for keeping these awesome planes flying!
What always amazed me is how each and every single type plane has its own distinct sound when it fly's by. When I was younger, I could even tell whether it was a Pratt and Whitney, Wright, Continental, Lycoming, ect. Some people never notice that but I grew up with Planes as my Dad was a Pilot and we flew a lot. Fun Memories.
Your " Air Force " of veterans absolutely awesome. Keep E'm Flying. Thank you.
I've passengered in many DC-3s and C-47s. My father was USAF and we flew the Carribean very often. The aircraft we most often flew was USAF C-47 #4311. That airplane was the first one to look like is just had to get up in the air. To this day, most modern passenger jets have the same basic nose look. What a plane! And those radials, who could mistake them? Thanks, Kermit.
I hear people talking about bucket lists, well after watching this channel I now have a bucket to do.
DC-3/ C-47 have always been my favorite twin engined aircraft!
I moved to Islamorada in the Fl keys 1990 and they had several planes that looked like this, painted yellow that would fly about 100 feet above my house and spray for mosquitoes. All the tourists thought they were crashing because of the smoke. I loved it every time.
Love the music of those R 1830s . Thank-you.
I remember one of these coming to the end of its commercial life at Gatwick (London) airport. About 1968 I think. It dates me, but how many airframes can still be said to be flying after such a hard working life. These aircraft were special!
A DC3 cannot be old!!! I can remember seeing them in regular service, both commercial and military. A friend of my fathers flew them commercially for a decade plus.
Kermit, I tell you. I love these old birds and I thought I appreciated them until I stumbled across your videos. After rideing with you, walking around these aircraft with you and going through the restorations, I still love them, but I truely apreciate the men and women that keep them up. Thank you.
Every plane has its engines sound, i feel nostalgia from my granma village house where every day passed these planes
The sound of these never gets old !
nothing sounds as sweet as a radial engine! Thanks for another great video.
Douglas has built such beautiful planes through the decades.
Indeed!
Thank you for keeping our great flying history alive and taking the time to share with us. I will be visiting this summer and hopefully bringing back some NIJ rum with me!
As someone who's dream is to fly, your videos inspire me and interest me so much. Thank you Kermit!
Fantastic aircraft, so glad you have it flying rather than just a static display like most. I love the engine sound on the flyby. Thank you for the video.
What a healthy envy!! You fly the best airplanes of the history!
During our wind storm yesterday in Buffalo,NY I was on Flight Aware website checking arrivals and departures along with the weather at the airport and scheduled for departure was a DC3 and flight to Goose Bay. I was a little surprised at first, it was like a trip back in time when these planes were regular flights to destinations around the country. Pretty cool...
beautiful plane, get goosebumps from the sound of it roaring over
The Pratt & Whitney 1830 Overture, pure music. Nothing sounds as sweet.
what a treat as always thanks mr weeks
Can you imagine a sky full of those back in the day.. Amazing airplane.. Great video Kermit.. 👍
+Oscar Mayer The D-Day anniversary in France is having a "Dakotas Over Normany" event. I think there are around 34 flying Dakotas confirmed to fly so far. That will be impressive. www.daksovernormandy.com/home/
What a blessed life. Love the nostalgia. 30's/40's art deco hangars.
Mikey from Plane Savers will love this segment. Thanks Kermit....
Dennis Craig Stewart I do!
@@MikeyMcBryan Didn't you guys salvage a 47 recently??
Goose bumps watching the flybys!
Good to see you land the C-47 tail down Kermit. So many guys I see stick the mains on the runway at about 90 with the tail sticking way up in the air.
Very appropiate at this particular time with DC-3's being restored worldwide to participate in the D-Day celebrations in 2019,you have a lovely example of a C-47 Kermit and love the authentic D-Day stripes and matt drab finish,the DC-3 never fails to attract its fair share of enthusiasts as Mikey on Plane Savers (Buffalo Airways) has proven recently.
It hardly seems like yesterday since you brought her across the Atlantic to Fantasy of Flight,that must have been quite a journey,thank you for another fine upload for our enjoyment.
What a beautiful Aeroplane, and the sound of those engines under load! 😌
Wonderful bird. Thank you for keeping it up.
That Sound is Friggen Amazing.
Proud to say I've been up in a DC-3 as a passenger on ZK-AMY twice and once on ZK-AMS here in Canterbury, South Is, New Zealand.
I'd rather be in the front seat though..
Cheers Kermit.
I'm five minutes into the vid and I can't believe the good condition of that interior and exterior. I feel like i am in a time warp. I can't believe something that old can look and sound so good. Every other vid i see of DC3s shows chipping interior and exterior paint and choppy-sounding engines. Maybe its the limitations of the media i am listening to, but i think words fail to describe how perfect that ship looks and how those engines sound.
There's no sound like a round! Great vid Kermie. Thank you.
Excellent film footage and sound. Great commentary.
Lots of memories brought back on this video thanks for taking me along.
O.M.G. absolutely one of the best airplane videos EVER ! The sound.....the sights ! A Lockheed Connie on the ground AND A PBY ! Mr. Weeks.you are living MY dream sir. More power to you and keep these great videos coming when you can. One more thing sir...Did you forget to charge the Kermie Cam?
It was a review . . . Had too much to concentrate on to do a Kermie Cam. Will do one at some point though.
I flew a dc3 from the Bahamas to Miami when i was younger it was great
amazing aircraft that change the world aviation history.
Tks Kermit. I've always loved the DC 3.
I witnessed a heartbreaking destruction of an Air Force C-47 flare dropper that used to loiter night bombing & strafing practice at Peason Bombing Range Louisiana back in the 1960’s & 70’s, Her end came when a landing strip was made there. She was flown in, landed & literally shot to pieces & buried there. She was intact before she died. Broke my heart!
OmG what a beautiful Airplane, the sound the shape of the wings. The engines sound so healthy. Thank you for the video.
That was nice. I saved this video to my watch later list and I will be watching again. Thanks.
One good looking airplane. Looks right flies right.
Even though it was a cargo/transport it deserves it's place along other Warbirds ! 👐
Found papers for my dads distinguished flying cross flying transport in S Pacific WWII.
Kermit ya gotta take her to Normandy for the 75th Anniversary and drop paratroopers. Thanks for sharing what an awesome machine.
Beautiful plane. I need to come visit one day soon. Wow!
Growing up in the 60's near the flight path of a busy airport, the unmistakable sound of DC-3 was a common, everyday thing. Not anymore. I miss it. I can only begin to imagine the thoughts and fear of those young, Wehrmacht conscripts when they heard the sounds of a whole sky full of C-47's flying over in Normandy 75 years ago. I feel sorry for them now. Surely, they knew they were in deep trouble. War is hell. Donald Douglas and his crew came up with a good plane. I'm glad Kermit's got one now.
I should've said, "I'm glad Kermit's got a flying one now". He's had one out by I-4 as a billboard for years.
Such grace those engines are an orchestra amazing encore
Fire on Engine Emergency Check List:
1. Throttle - Closed
2. Propeller - Feather
3. Mixture Control - Idle/Cutoff
4. Firewall Shutoff handle - Pull
5. Fire extinguisher - Discharge if fire exists
6. Hydraulic Pump Handle - Operative Engine
Some thing to remember..... during those long flights over the Atlantic. Still fresh in my mind after 50 years.
Those engines sound pretty nice.
Love these old workhorses, used to see a lot around and love the sound as they go by, however, there are fewer and fewer around these days.
I love the Gooney Bird. One of the most iconic and beautiful (in its own way) aircraft with great capability. Twin Wasps, what more could you ask for?! Great video, Kermie!
Superb! Thanks for the ride Kermit!
Lovely looking and sounding aircraft.
Fantastic!...another great video!
Oh man, Kermit! This was great!
Two Thumbs up 👍 👍
Three Thumbs up 👍 👍👍
Loved it!
Your narration style is pleasing.
I spent my whole young life around D.C.-3s I had about 200 hours in one by the time I was 14
Joe Jernigan fl keys mosquito planes?
love that sound. my first time in a plane was a dc3
Same here! Been on three different DC-3s so far
@@omepeet2006 I got the same one twice, does that count....
Just beautiful! Thanks Kermit!
What a great aircraft. I remember seeing it sitting at Oshkosh. I didn't know that was yours. Too cool.
I have over 1,600 hours on DC3's with all on Cyclone engines except the last one I flew with Pratt's, 24 hours.
I went strait from Cessna's & Tiger Moth biplanes to DC3's - 10 hours instrument & never flew twins, constant speed props, retractable gear or instrument approaches.
For the first year I prayed the Captain wouldn't drop dead! (After that he was fair game) ☺
Love these planes! Thanks Kermit!
Sweet aircraft...... Thanks for the show....
Awesome airplane! Always wanted to get rated in a DC-3. Great job Kermit.
Love these old birds, flew many times with PBA.
What’s PBA?
That sound!
I would love to see one of these things flying out in Montana and Idaho, going into all the mountain strips they did with smoke jumpers back in the day!
Excellent vid Kermit, beautiful Aircraft.
Thanks Kermit
Awesome 😎
Still an amazing Airplane!
These machines are amazing. We visited Valiant Air Command in ‘18 and donated to get their “Tico Belle” flying again. They were trying to finish it in time for the D Day reunion in France this year. Do you know if they will attend? Are you attending with this plane? This is the real deal sky train. One of the prettiest planes with the nicest sound ever.
C47, DC3 work horse of the ski's. My parents and my self and brothers flew to Caicos in 74. Long ting ago lol. We flew out of Zephyr hills Fl. To Fort Lauderdale then to Caicos, well started to. Here's the kicker. Some dude x B 52 pilot would fly the plane over for his fair. He made 2 take offs and landing's at Zephyr Hills air port. And said he was ready! The plane was a little over weight with people and gear. Took off and flew to Fort Lauderdale airport. The landing was should I say bounced 3 times, but we were down and safe. Fueled up and took off. I was on the starboard wing seat. He had the engine cowl flaps closed when he took off. When we were two miles out he got and over heat alarm on the engines and slammed the cowl flaps all the way open. When he did that the starboard engine lost two cylinders (broken) and blew the carburetor cowl off the engine cowl. Needless to say I got excited a little. My Dad said it would be OK. Luckily the owner of the plane had his main pilot on board and he took over. One engine over loaded flew back to Fort Lauderdale air port and the young guy greased the landing. Two days later after parts and engine rebuild we made to Caicos. Must best vacation I ever had. But that's just a testament to how great a DC3 is. And the Air Force B 52 pilot hauled ass when we got back to Zephyr Hill's LOL. Hope you find amusing Kermit Cheer's
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff KW !
Have always loved the DC-3/C-47. I believe the Navy had a different designation, at least in Iceland back in the '70s. Pre-engine start check list, about 3:56, I'm thinking the manifold pressure is reading local atmospheric...?
Thanks Kermit!
My favorite plane to jump out of!!!
Thank you so much Kermit for the walk through and the fly by. This is my favorite bird BTW. :)
Cool C-47
Curious, in the absence of Green & Purple gas...….are the radials detuned in any manner such as lower compression, etc? Is there an effect on any of the V-speeds? What a plane, a major leap in aviation advancement, I'd say it's easily ranks in the top five and....when you consider that it's served humanity in so many countless ways....in every place on Earth.
From what I've read while keeping tabs on the never ending hunt for a 100LL replacement, yes they've been detuned. May need to be again depending on which if any replacement comes along.
Vspeeds should stay the same as the wings don't care what fuel is in the tank. The problem is acceleration. Might end up taking too much runway to get to Vr and Vmc may not be possible with a safe climb rate.
I could be wrong about this so if anyone has a different take I'd like to hear it.
Nice airplane.
I just got a 1/87 DC3/C47 model for my HO train layout.