tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post3746044290194883529..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Time to get a new plane?Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-22936048551310482052013-04-25T23:58:41.654-05:002013-04-25T23:58:41.654-05:00Hi Lagniappe!!!,
Did you say,"DC-3??" Fr...Hi Lagniappe!!!,<br />Did you say,"DC-3??" From the mid 1970's thru the 80's the venerable "3" was the backbone of most major Dropzones (Skydiving Centers) in CONUS. With the interior gutted you could get 30 jumpers to 13K in about 30 minutes!! There are still a few around but not regular fliers. I think Skip Evans still has N26MA! Nothin' like being one of the last jumpers in the lineup (#29 or 30) of the human catterpillar from the front bulkhead to the door, hear the count, "READY, SET, GO!!!!" and by the time you get to the door you are in a full run, out the door, head down dive and head for the Base!!!!! Yup, DC-3's, anyone remember N157U??? Better known at Scare-Us-Valley as 57Ugly!! There's several "U-Toob" vids of the last flight of N157U!! 'Could've been worse!!! Crashing sux!<br />BSBD,<br />III%,<br />skybill-outskybillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801792487942711361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-35507551893665950492013-04-22T11:22:34.747-05:002013-04-22T11:22:34.747-05:00One of my fondest memories was walking up to the A...One of my fondest memories was walking up to the Aero Virgin Island Air terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 1980s for a hop to St Thomas V.I. on my honeymoon. Behind the counter was a picture captioned "DC-3, Fifty Years and Still Flying". Now if only the luggage had made the flight with us it would have been perfect. It did arive the next day. I still grin when I think of walking "UP" the aisle to our seats on that old tail dragger. Pleasant flight even in tropical afternoon air. .45ACP+Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387436051909656633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-22513708379933463352013-04-20T14:54:51.114-05:002013-04-20T14:54:51.114-05:00@ Greg: PLease don't refer to a 172M as "...@ Greg: PLease don't refer to a 172M as "old". Mine is a G.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-68210207908948462662013-04-20T12:20:53.006-05:002013-04-20T12:20:53.006-05:00Oh the memories. As a kid in the 1960's I use...Oh the memories. As a kid in the 1960's I used to ride my bike after school over to our small town airport to watch the once a day landing of the Hughes AirWest DC3. There is no sound quite like a big bore radial. But as an earlier comment has it, just try to fuel one. And remember, those leaky old radials drink more oil than fuel.<br /> I'll just have to be grateful that my old Cessna 172M is still airworthy. I can't really justify its ongoing cost, but flying is a passion.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183459827508486809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-87354528378285534482013-04-20T10:53:39.222-05:002013-04-20T10:53:39.222-05:00A DC-3 would be nice but I've always loved thi...A DC-3 would be nice but I've always loved this aircraft, don't know why, just do.<br /><br />http://fordtrimotor.org/Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286464602579225993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-59394457297751407882013-04-20T01:03:38.367-05:002013-04-20T01:03:38.367-05:00There's a DC-3 based at the Long Beach Airport...There's a DC-3 based at the Long Beach Airport (LGB) that still flies in revenue service.<br /><br />It's owned by Catalina Airways, and flies perishable stuff and FedEx/UPS items out to Catalina.<br /><br />And it was probably built on the other side of LGB where the Douglas palnt used to be.<br /><br />The Boeing building where a lot of the C-17 work is done still has the "Fly DC Jets" sign on it. They were going to take it down, and the local aviation community raised such a stink that Boeing actually paid to have it refurbished.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-23970389600160592692013-04-19T22:11:06.189-05:002013-04-19T22:11:06.189-05:00http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/aircraft/Multi...http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/aircraft/Multi+Engine+Piston/Douglas/A-26+Invader/1642630.htmlWell Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-53048806037648843862013-04-19T20:47:45.939-05:002013-04-19T20:47:45.939-05:00The most beautiful restoration I've seen is ri...The most beautiful restoration I've seen is right here locally at the C. R. Smith (American Airlines) Aviation Museum - from back when airline flight was a swanky affair - not like today's airborne Greyhound buses.<br /><br />My Dad almost bought a DC-3 back in the '70s. If memory serves, it was in the $20,000-30,000 range. I suspect, though, that had it happened, I would today be lacking a college education - the overhead and maintenance on that kind of craft would have been crushing and probably would've forced us to subsist on beans & franks.<br /><br />A Staggerwing, on the other hand...is better than a beautiful woman. I do wish he'd bought one of those.an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-20671177154483820722013-04-19T20:40:10.446-05:002013-04-19T20:40:10.446-05:00FUEL- ANNUAL- HULL INSURANCE... Do I need to go on...FUEL- ANNUAL- HULL INSURANCE... Do I need to go on???Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-71332526607601547932013-04-19T20:17:34.896-05:002013-04-19T20:17:34.896-05:00Thanks, Jon!Thanks, Jon!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-75065016774162739012013-04-19T19:11:41.928-05:002013-04-19T19:11:41.928-05:00Not a jeep, but might be better.
Do a search on th...Not a jeep, but might be better.<br />Do a search on the GSA auction site for a GMC705<br />This is the sale / lot number 51QSCI13152011<br /><br />They had a up to date inspected turbo DC-3 awhile back too, but I think it went into 7 figures.jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-74179085583998390962013-04-19T17:18:15.190-05:002013-04-19T17:18:15.190-05:00Albatross is too big. Get a Goose.Albatross is too big. Get a Goose.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-28181574300469829562013-04-19T15:03:52.538-05:002013-04-19T15:03:52.538-05:00Mmmmmm...Albatross!
And if the cockpit is too tig...Mmmmmm...Albatross!<br /><br />And if the cockpit is too tight, one leg does come off!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-19195578417916953062013-04-19T15:00:42.454-05:002013-04-19T15:00:42.454-05:00How tall are you? Saddest day of my Flying Buddy&#...How tall are you? Saddest day of my Flying Buddy's life (to hear him tell it) was the day I introduced him to an acquaintance with two DC-3's. The owner shook his hand, looked him up and down, and said, "You can fit in that cockpit, and finish your commercial, you can fly 'er." <br /><br />Flying Buddy's 6'8", and he couldn't get his knees out of the way enough to get the yoke even halfway back. I swear the poor man was thinking of double-amputation, as he struggled and struggled to find some possible way. <br /><br />Now, let me talk to you about a grumman albatross... On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-64341446105801759922013-04-19T14:39:23.172-05:002013-04-19T14:39:23.172-05:00No different than somebody selling their house to ...No different than somebody selling their house to buy an RV. Your whole house would be one big bug-out bag!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-13269275751206753342013-04-19T14:26:24.230-05:002013-04-19T14:26:24.230-05:00@ WSF: Yeah, that 90-100 gallons per hour fuel bur...@ WSF: Yeah, that 90-100 gallons per hour fuel burn is a bit of a turn-off, but compared to the 180 GPH fuel burn of the Douglas A-26 that I really love, it's downright thrifty!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-3507203371294871612013-04-19T14:22:48.222-05:002013-04-19T14:22:48.222-05:00Don't know if we SHOULD talk you out of it, si...Don't know if we SHOULD talk you out of it, sir. My single round-trip in a DC-3 was in '73, from Great Lakes Naval Station, IL to a parade in Ohio (the city escapes me).<br /><br />The left engine caught fire upon landing, and the crew rushed out with extinguishers to fight it. Then they told us, "It always does that." Sure enough, it did it again when we got back to Great Lakes. <br /><br />Noisy & unpressurized, but ... dang, it was fun!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-2941663729633342812013-04-19T14:14:19.623-05:002013-04-19T14:14:19.623-05:00Quickest cure? Whip out your credit card and pay t...Quickest cure? Whip out your credit card and pay to refuel one.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-82322554759517153332013-04-19T13:43:53.517-05:002013-04-19T13:43:53.517-05:00I say buy it for Murph's sake. He'd have ...I say buy it for Murph's sake. He'd have his own airborn "doggie run" for those long trips!! Add a bit of astro turf over a litter box of some type . . . . you're travlin' in style sir!!!!eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.com