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danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on April 26, 2010, 01:48:30 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on April 25, 2010, 08:47:18 pm ---That's a pretty good price for a pretty rare experience. You gotta do it! DC3's are a good restorer. There were so many built, there are still crates of NOS spares kicking around.
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I remember reading somewhere that one couldn't use NOS parts on restores that were expected to fly. They had to have NEW (ie reproduction parts) within a particular time frame in order to fly. Or am I remembering that wrong and it was scavenged parts that couldn't be used? I think I read about it in an article about restoring P-38's. Or maybe it was a discussion about the graveyard in Texas(?). I'll see if I can find it.

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I'm pretty sure (but wouldn't bet on it) that the parts just need to be thoroughly inspected by a licenced aeronautical engineer. Some of the parts we are talking about are windscreens, instruments etc

Level42:
I think all parts need certification. I'm not an expert though.

If you watched the video, you can see that they replaced the (about) the complete instruments set with modern day stuff. I guess it's probably a regulation to get a license to operate the plane again.

Here's an old pic of a DC3 cockpit:


and here's the cockpit of the "Doornroosje" (=sleeping beauty) that I saw:


Apart from safety, could it also be that the relatively young pilots of today are simply not capable of flying an original DC3 set-up anymore ? Think about it: would a train driver of today with all the electric and electronic stuff still be able to run a steam-train ? I doubt it. Maybe the difference is a bit bigger but not really THAT much bigger....

The conny had to be flown to Holland by a (quite aged) American pilot who had flown connies back in the day.

It's almost like in our hobby with the CRT technology: people who can work on them will become old and finally non existing anymore....it will become an ancient art ! :D

saint:
I don't like flying small prop planes. One day we were going to fly into a small airport, and so transferred from our nice big jet into a small (12-16 seater?) prop plane for the last leg.

When we got on the plane into our assigned seats, the flight attendant came on board, looked at those of us on the plane, laughed and asked us to move to the back of the plane. I started to ask why, then realized "it's so we don't crash, isn't it?"

I want to fly planes where my weight doesn't make a significant difference :)

Since I knew we were going to be flying a small prop plane, I had a few libations before hand for medicinal purposes. Small prop planes don't have bathrooms....

Vanguard:
I try to avoid it but sometimes flight schedules force me to fly into L.A. to get a connection to San Diego.   It's always a commuter flight on little puddle jumpers.   I swear those planes feel like they aren't going to make it off the runway.   Every little gust of wind throws them around.   Once in the air, it isn't much better.

Level42:
I've actually never flown anything smaller than a Fokker F50. But I do want to :)

You guys seem to fly like I use my car ;)

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