@@alaingrenier9128 No way, Leave it to Beaver day viewed in 1957. The B-52 was ordered immediately after WW2 in 1946, first flight 1952. Radio was king when the B-52 was designed.
@@coryostrom2937 No superchargers are very useful. They significantly increase the power of an engine and are especially important at high altitudes to maintain the correct fuel to air ratios for power and efficiency. The increase in power is therefore far greater than the power required to drive the system and has benefits for speed and ceiling height. This has a flow-on effect that you can get more power from a lighter engine so it's worthwhile for that reason if nothing else. This technology was crucial in 1942 and to the end of the war to maintain air superiority over Axis aircraft which were also usually supercharged, and continues to be very important in piston aircraft engine design today as is the turbocharger for the same reasons. The supercharger is superior to the turbo charger in most high altitude applications because it gives more consistent benefits over a wider range of throttle and altitude situations.
A superb video: Straight to the point, visuals timed and framed as to support the voices, and most of all very real. The fact that we are drawn so completely into the narrative without thinking how hard it is to actually make a film like this, is a credit to the technical, communication and production skills of the pilot, his partner and whoever edits!
That was brilliant. I've never flown on a DC3. My aunt was a flight attendant on a DC2 in Melbourne Australia, which crashed into a mountain side in 1938. This was pre radar and any sort of navigational aids. I never met her as I was born in 1952 but there is a memorial to them at the site. That's eighty year old technology there.
80 year old technology has its perks. It's gotten 80 years of trials and tribulations. I much prefer operating and maintaining my cast iron 1964 Gibson Snowblower versus those new ones that have all plastic parts, thin aluminum frames and electronics to break down!
wow, CFIT issue or what happened? perhaps the DC2 had more issues. being a flight attendant on that airline must have been a blast, I bet she had some good stories.
Amazing. The takeoff sequence in a DC-3 is really something to wrap your mind around. The fact you have to lift the tail before V1 is reached and then completely reverse your inputs on the yoke looks like it takes some practice.
Really nice video, Matt! I must say, that that old timer instructor really brought back memories for me. Those old guys are the best. He reminds me of my first instructor, Art Frost, flying out of KFRG - Farmingdale NY, in 1983. Some of my most instructive lessons were with older instructors, and their teachings have served me well to this day. You did great with the DC-3! Congrats!
I flew one back in the nineties and will always remember it fondly. That first takeoff was one that I will always remember as I was dancing on the rudder waiting for the tail to start flying and then rotate. What a rush.
Can't believe all you UA-cam contributors actually took time off to spend the holiday with your families instead of posting new vids for us to watch. ENJOY! Looking forward to your next post!
Matt...I am in awe of what you have been able to accomplish at your young age. I am also challenging you to the fact that I got my Private at age 16 and picked up my first airplane at Sioux Fall, SD the following December. A limited production Lark 95 aircraft made by Helton Aircraft in Mesa, AZ (check it out), a 120 mph cruise at 4.5 gallons/hr (Drone). Better mileage than most cars back in the 60's. Flew it back to Ohio with a coffee grinder radio and needle ball orientation, dead reckoning guidance, as I didn't know if the VOR worked or not. Spent Christmas Eve snowed in at Mason City, IA and left the next severe clear day with an iced runway, 50 knot crosswind, no run-up available (cause you'd just skid off the ice if you did) and off we went. Wind was to our backs so made it to Ohio in record time even with the 3 times I hit my head on the canopy in slow-flight turbulence. Loved that plane! Had one of only two east of the Mississippi. All that said...I hope you, too, are in awe of the experience and tutelage you enjoyed under the watchful eyes of your mentor in the DC3. Keep on posting...I'll join your Patreon...just cause you're a kid doing great things for aviation...keep it up!
My grandfather had a small fleet of DC3 and war surplus C-47 Skytrains. He did aerial surveys, U.S. mail and general cargo all over the southwest, mostly farmers and rangers and later the oil and gas industry. I was trying to tell if this plane was indeed a DC3 as they were manufactured from 1936 through 1942 and again in 1950. There is still a lot of C-47s out there, very cable aircraft. A lot of the earlier models had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 engines and a lot of the later 3s and C-47s had the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp. After the war when they started showing up as surplus a lot of pre1942 DC3s swapped over to the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp. The Cyclone 9 loved to backfire would scare the crap out of me every time. The Twin Wasp would make this very low throb at cruise, then the engines would somehow sync and made this roaring sound, then they would fall out of sync they also would put a blue fire ring out the exhaust when you got the air-fuel mixture right at altitude. My grandfather would carry a barrel of oil on every plane as you mentioned in the video each engine is 25 gallons. And it was fun getting that dolly and barrel out the plane. Great Planes. You didn't really need airstrips just a somewhat level area to land and take off from. A lot of these planes were used as both passenger and cargo in Alaska. Good video.
Matt - I've enjoyed ALL of your videos but this one is stunning! Your Cessna and Bonanza episodes are great but a Type Rating for a DC-3!!! :-) Always wanted to fly one but the expense is beyond me ... and for what? I am just happy with myPVT SEL and Instrument - and I'm current! OMG ... my first DC-3 trip was 70 years ago!! I was, 'um, 11.... DAYS old .... DEN>MDW>MKG 3/10-11/1949 .... I still have the ticket!
Glad to hear your story. 11 days old, I bet the gentle vibration of the DC-3 might have helped you burp and maybe helped with any colic you might have had... because that's the kind of good that airplane apparently does for people. Great story. If I can ever even touch the vulanized rubber tire of a DC-3, I will count myself blessed.
Absolutely great video. I was fascinated by the method of getting the tail wheel up on takeoff and down after landing. I just love the Dakota, my favoirite all time aircraft that will outlive us all. Thanks for sharing ✈❤👍👏👏😃
21:26 "looks like we're going to hit those polls but we're really not..." I still held my breath they looked so close! I'd love to be in that parking lot 😍
Golly good show Matt! Awesome you got to fly the DC 3.. Next time in Atlanta.. Have to buy you lunch at 57 th fighter group. Every Wednesday except holiday weeks. Got a 95 WW II Vet (b 24)Col. Harold Davidson who is a silver wings member that has about 4000 hour flying the ol dc 3 (Korea and Nam)! Cheers and Blue Skies
I am not sure who is the girl next to you but every time she flies with she always brings the goodies. You need to have her more on your flights. Loved the simulator lol thank you for sharing.
True piloting that! Brings back memories of flying Blantyre to Lilongwe in a Dak with Air Malawi.....late 60's. Formidable aircraft......good STOL performance on dirt runways.
That was fun and great job Matt! A good DC-3 primer and it brought back fond memories a few decades ago when I was about your age (and had B-55 Baron) a friend and I bought a few of hours of DC-3 Dual so one could watch while the other took dual.
Awesome Matt! Just recently been for the celebrations at US Air Force Base Wiesbaden for the DC-3 Drop&Flyover ...incredible sound and scenery! Thats hard work these Machines...
I found matt on the back of the oapa flight training magazine advertising weather training just got into aviation and i saw matt on UA-cam first its nice to see hes making it out there
Got you beat. We actually bought the Lockheed Corp DC-3 plane. in the 70's Chief pilot lit it off weekly for years/decades. Annuals all current. That was a beauty
So happy for you man haha!! That is my favorite airplane of all time, I just love her lines. I even had the floor standing ashtray with the DC-3 sitting proudly on the top with a lighted cabin and cockpit. The base even had a light in it... I sadly had to sell that ashtray last year because things got hard. Hope fully I'll find another one to restore.
Matt is it I believe ? Thank you for teaching those young guys how to drive a DC-3, machine is truly enigmatic and could last for the life of the world.
One of the millions of stories about that aircraft: it's said that a C-47 Skytrain variant of the DC-3, was attacked by a German fighter (wrong, see below), which failed to score any hits. Then the faster fighter accidentally clipped the C-47 as it overtook it. The C-47 was unscathed, but the German fighter (wrong, see below) went down. Even though it carried no armaments whatsoever, the C-47 was credited with the kill! [Edit: I was wrong, it was the Pacific Theater vs a Japanese Mitsubishi Zero. Still good performance in a purely passive and defensive mode from that C-47.]
What a trip! My dad started a 36-year career with United back in 1952 flying DC-3s up and down the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Thanks for sharing this amazing experience.
Hey Matt! That was fun! Say, the radio reception on your Bonanza sounds a bit "crunchy" compared to earlier vids. Are you noticing that? Is that concerning you at all? Sounds like maybe a connection somewhere is loose, perhaps. Anyway, smooth skies to ya! Thanks for brining us along onto the flight deck of that DC -3!
Must say that Matt seems a very good pilot. Those that fly DC-3 describe as honest but not necessary easy (flight controls take some muscle) & landing without a bounce a bit tricky with such big tires (& Matt didn't). Think the CFI on this flight is named Dan Gryder saw him on Flight Chops (& on his shirt) and seems just the sort of guy I'd like to learn from.
Matt, watch you flying a dc-3 in jet and super technology era is a heresia hahaha, I'm joke, is awesome!! I love old planes and wanted have an opportunity like this. Great video and thanks for share with us!! Hugs from Brazil!!
That was a workout, Matt. Brings back memories of my flying round engines in the Navy; Wright R-1820's in T-28's and Grumman S-2's. The 1820 in the T-28 had a 2 stage blower (supercharger); the S-2 same engine but a single stage blower. Engine in the T-28 was rated at 1425 HP; the S-2 rated 1525 HP. The 100 HP difference was the loss driving the 2 stage blower in the T-28 engine. The DC-3 had the Pratt 1830's, correct? 1200 HP??
I flew 1,600 hours on DC-3's & most had the Pratt R-1830's but the ones I flew most had the R-1820 Cyclones. Not much difference in operation. BTW I went strait from single engine Cessna, Piper & Tiger Moth Bi-Planes, so for me this was the big time! I had never flown twins, retractable gear & had 10 hours instrument. Loved flying them but at night in with Thunder Storms around & your at the LSA (Lowest Safe Altitude) with Meto Power (Maximum Except Take Off) on & your going down hill it was NOT fun!!!
Do you mean 2 speed blower? Don't think they put 2 stage blowers on T-28 1820s, know they did not on 1820s in FMs. 2 speed, yes. 2 stage is something entirely different.
Yes Tom, 2 speed. The T-28 had a lot of power, but it was definitely not a top fuel dragster. If I remember correctly(it's been 40 yrs!!) we pulled the throttle back to 20 inches MAP, then the prop to 1600 RPM, and then shifted into high blower. The MAP would jump about an inch; and then we were good to go up into the teens (or higher). Our basic instrument hops were accomplished in the mid teens.
I have no clue about planes or being a pilot but when that guy offers you that DC3 for your corporate commuter, you bite his hand off. haha. Beautiful looking machine.
I'll try all this in my X-Plane version seeing I'll never do it in the real thing. The nearest I got to flying one was on the pan at a military base in the 70's when a New Zealand Air Force C47 was running up, I was sorely tempted
On the Aircraft your using 37hp I think you might have an antenna issue of some sort.. I would recommend finding some one that ether has an Antenna Analyzer or SWR meter and test your swr on the antenna.. My guess is its probably some sort of grounding issue with the antenna.. Another thought is that the cables could be deteriorating if you replace them I recommend higher grade cable preferably flooded cable this way no moisture can seep into the coax.. Just a thought.. Some one with an Antenna Analyzer and SWR tester could rule out issues very quickly..If it tests fine low swr and the aviation band looks good swr wise it's not your antenna system.. If it's not that its probably some thing interfering with your radio its self but that is typically rare in Aviation equipment.. If you end up replacing your antenna I recommend 1/2 wave for the band your working in.. Probably will have to use a Jpole calculator to get an idea of the length of the antenna for the frequency range your working with then purchase a similar design antenna from you provider. I don't know how things are done in aircraft but i am probably guessing you will probably have to have a certified mechanic to install it.. Just a guess..
Does this old bird have 1830’s or 1820’s? Had the opportunity to fly the ol Flabob Express 5 years ago.. brings back great memories and hopefully will be where you are soon. Looking forward to more of these videos. Clear skies!
The plane actually outlived every man who designed it.
Lol 😂 true
It was designed in the days of Leave it to Beaver
@@alaingrenier9128 No way, Leave it to Beaver day viewed in 1957. The B-52 was ordered immediately after WW2 in 1946, first flight 1952. Radio was king when the B-52 was designed.
@@label1877 the plane ✈️ looks pretty flimsy
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Dan is the man when it comes to the DC-3. He's a great teacher and instructor.
The engine driven blower you were describing around 8:07 is usually referred to as a supercharger.
Exactly what I was thinking. Blower driven by exhaust gases, turbo charger, blower driven directly off of the engine, super charger.
Was going to say the same thing.
stupid charger. rob power to make power, just jokes.
@@coryostrom2937 No superchargers are very useful. They significantly increase the power of an engine and are especially important at high altitudes to maintain the correct fuel to air ratios for power and efficiency. The increase in power is therefore far greater than the power required to drive the system and has benefits for speed and ceiling height. This has a flow-on effect that you can get more power from a lighter engine so it's worthwhile for that reason if nothing else.
This technology was crucial in 1942 and to the end of the war to maintain air superiority over Axis aircraft which were also usually supercharged, and continues to be very important in piston aircraft engine design today as is the turbocharger for the same reasons. The supercharger is superior to the turbo charger in most high altitude applications because it gives more consistent benefits over a wider range of throttle and altitude situations.
A blower is usually referring to the roots style superchargers, these must have a centrifugal type?
Really fantastic. Young man you just fulfilled an old mans dream.
My thanks to both of you.
A superb video: Straight to the point, visuals timed and framed as to support the voices, and most of all very real. The fact that we are drawn so completely into the narrative without thinking how hard it is to actually make a film like this, is a credit to the technical, communication and production skills of the pilot, his partner and whoever edits!
That was brilliant. I've never flown on a DC3. My aunt was a flight attendant on a DC2 in Melbourne Australia, which crashed into a mountain side in 1938. This was pre radar and any sort of navigational aids. I never met her as I was born in 1952 but there is a memorial to them at the site. That's eighty year old technology there.
80 year old technology has its perks. It's gotten 80 years of trials and tribulations. I much prefer operating and maintaining my cast iron 1964 Gibson Snowblower versus those new ones that have all plastic parts, thin aluminum frames and electronics to break down!
Sorry about your aunt.
wow, CFIT issue or what happened? perhaps the DC2 had more issues. being a flight attendant on that airline must have been a blast, I bet she had some good stories.
@@thekobaz U said it!
Amazing. The takeoff sequence in a DC-3 is really something to wrap your mind around. The fact you have to lift the tail before V1 is reached and then completely reverse your inputs on the yoke looks like it takes some practice.
Обычно это не требуются, хвост и сам неплохо поднимается. Наверное это связано с малой полосой.
Full motion simulator, talk about a guy who truly is passionate about teaching others
What a great instructor!
Need more people like that
My grandfather flew the DC3 for Eastern Airlines. What a great plane. Thanks for sharing.
Idk how this came up but I’m so stoked. DAN IS THE MAN!!! only some of us can only truly appreciate how incredible this opportunity really is, wow!
My absolute favourite and one of the most beautiful aircraft ever to fly... I love the Dak so much, nice one!!!
Really nice video, Matt! I must say, that that old timer instructor really brought back memories for me. Those old guys are the best. He reminds me of my first instructor, Art Frost, flying out of KFRG - Farmingdale NY, in 1983. Some of my most instructive lessons were with older instructors, and their teachings have served me well to this day. You did great with the DC-3! Congrats!
WOW! 10:50, sure sit high in that thing!! Another great show, thanks for taking us along, that was intense!
The graphics on that full motion sim is amazing!
Thats the ray-tracing with the help of the NVIDA chip
I flew one back in the nineties and will always remember it fondly. That first takeoff was one that I will always remember as I was dancing on the rudder waiting for the tail to start flying and then rotate. What a rush.
Can't believe all you UA-cam contributors actually took time off to spend the holiday with your families instead of posting new vids for us to watch. ENJOY! Looking forward to your next post!
Matt...I am in awe of what you have been able to accomplish at your young age. I am also challenging you to the fact that I got my Private at age 16 and picked up my first airplane at Sioux Fall, SD the following December. A limited production Lark 95 aircraft made by Helton Aircraft in Mesa, AZ (check it out), a 120 mph cruise at 4.5 gallons/hr (Drone). Better mileage than most cars back in the 60's. Flew it back to Ohio with a coffee grinder radio and needle ball orientation, dead reckoning guidance, as I didn't know if the VOR worked or not. Spent Christmas Eve snowed in at Mason City, IA and left the next severe clear day with an iced runway, 50 knot crosswind, no run-up available (cause you'd just skid off the ice if you did) and off we went. Wind was to our backs so made it to Ohio in record time even with the 3 times I hit my head on the canopy in slow-flight turbulence. Loved that plane! Had one of only two east of the Mississippi. All that said...I hope you, too, are in awe of the experience and tutelage you enjoyed under the watchful eyes of your mentor in the DC3. Keep on posting...I'll join your Patreon...just cause you're a kid doing great things for aviation...keep it up!
That was awesome! I was imagining that's what it was like taking off in a C-47 in WWII.
My grandfather had a small fleet of DC3 and war surplus C-47 Skytrains. He did aerial surveys, U.S. mail and general cargo all over the southwest, mostly farmers and rangers and later the oil and gas industry. I was trying to tell if this plane was indeed a DC3 as they were manufactured from 1936 through 1942 and again in 1950. There is still a lot of C-47s out there, very cable aircraft. A lot of the earlier models had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 engines and a lot of the later 3s and C-47s had the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp. After the war when they started showing up as surplus a lot of pre1942 DC3s swapped over to the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp. The Cyclone 9 loved to backfire would scare the crap out of me every time. The Twin Wasp would make this very low throb at cruise, then the engines would somehow sync and made this roaring sound, then they would fall out of sync they also would put a blue fire ring out the exhaust when you got the air-fuel mixture right at altitude. My grandfather would carry a barrel of oil on every plane as you mentioned in the video each engine is 25 gallons. And it was fun getting that dolly and barrel out the plane. Great Planes. You didn't really need airstrips just a somewhat level area to land and take off from. A lot of these planes were used as both passenger and cargo in Alaska. Good video.
Matt - I've enjoyed ALL of your videos but this one is stunning! Your Cessna and Bonanza episodes are great but a Type Rating for a DC-3!!! :-) Always wanted to fly one but the expense is beyond me ... and for what? I am just happy with myPVT SEL and Instrument - and I'm current! OMG ... my first DC-3 trip was 70 years ago!! I was, 'um, 11.... DAYS old .... DEN>MDW>MKG 3/10-11/1949 .... I still have the ticket!
Glad to hear your story. 11 days old, I bet the gentle vibration of the DC-3 might have helped you burp and maybe helped with any colic you might have had... because that's the kind of good that airplane apparently does for people. Great story. If I can ever even touch the vulanized rubber tire of a DC-3, I will count myself blessed.
Absolutely great video. I was fascinated by the method of getting the tail wheel up on takeoff and down after landing. I just love the Dakota, my favoirite all time aircraft that will outlive us all. Thanks for sharing ✈❤👍👏👏😃
Such a beautiful plane Douglas made.
21:48 the gear goes from green to unsafe for a moment... Great video!
Young man becoming a real pilot learning how to fly a Bird like that. NICE! Greetings from Brazil.
21:26 "looks like we're going to hit those polls but we're really not..." I still held my breath they looked so close! I'd love to be in that parking lot 😍
One of your best videos. Great camera work, drone footage, and background music.
Can do that at a municipal airport aka small airport like john c tune and maury regional both in middle tn though
There's a disconcerting flicker of the gear status indicators just after 21:45 after he says "Close it all the way."
Golly good show Matt! Awesome you got to fly the DC 3.. Next time in Atlanta.. Have to buy you lunch at 57 th fighter group. Every Wednesday except holiday weeks.
Got a 95 WW II Vet (b 24)Col. Harold Davidson who is a silver wings member that has about 4000 hour flying the ol dc 3 (Korea and Nam)! Cheers and Blue Skies
I am not sure who is the girl next to you but every time she flies with she always brings the goodies. You need to have her more on your flights. Loved the simulator lol thank you for sharing.
Ya! More girl less Matt! lol
True piloting that! Brings back memories of flying Blantyre to Lilongwe in a Dak with Air Malawi.....late 60's. Formidable aircraft......good STOL performance on dirt runways.
That was fun and great job Matt! A good DC-3 primer and it brought back fond memories a few decades ago when I was about your age (and had B-55 Baron) a friend and I bought a few of hours of DC-3 Dual so one could watch while the other took dual.
Awesome Matt! Just recently been for the celebrations at US Air Force Base Wiesbaden for the DC-3 Drop&Flyover ...incredible sound and scenery! Thats hard work these Machines...
This is old I know that! This guy makes some of the best videos!!
I like how you said, "We got some snacks" with the camera turned around facing her 🙂 00:11
I found matt on the back of the oapa flight training magazine advertising weather training just got into aviation and i saw matt on UA-cam first its nice to see hes making it out there
Absolutely great video Matt! Love these old birds
Got you beat. We actually bought the Lockheed Corp DC-3 plane. in the 70's Chief pilot lit it off weekly for years/decades. Annuals all current. That was a beauty
So happy for you man haha!! That is my favorite airplane of all time, I just love her lines. I even had the floor standing ashtray with the DC-3 sitting proudly on the top with a lighted cabin and cockpit. The base even had a light in it... I sadly had to sell that ashtray last year because things got hard. Hope fully I'll find another one to restore.
Wow that airplane keeps you on your toes, no pun intended. Another great video from Matt.
I’ve always had a a soft spot for DC-3s! I can’t wait to see you fly transatlantic in one!
Came over here from another channel to see how you learned to fly the tail during takeoff. Great instructions!
Matt is it I believe ?
Thank you for teaching those young guys how to drive a DC-3, machine is truly enigmatic and could last for the life of the world.
One of the millions of stories about that aircraft: it's said that a C-47 Skytrain variant of the DC-3, was attacked by a German fighter (wrong, see below), which failed to score any hits. Then the faster fighter accidentally clipped the C-47 as it overtook it. The C-47 was unscathed, but the German fighter (wrong, see below) went down. Even though it carried no armaments whatsoever, the C-47 was credited with the kill! [Edit: I was wrong, it was the Pacific Theater vs a Japanese Mitsubishi Zero. Still good performance in a purely passive and defensive mode from that C-47.]
nice! awesome flying and really love that camera work in the cockpit :)
Congratulations! Love this! Hope to see great adventures in the DC3!
Nice flying and situational awareness.
What a trip! My dad started a 36-year career with United back in 1952 flying DC-3s up and down the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Thanks for sharing this amazing experience.
Very nice , thanks for share
Great Job Matt! cant wait for the Transatlantic flight.
17:18 Why say "engine failure" when raising the landing gear?
I guess that since it is a simulated engine failure you still continue with the normal procedure of rising the gear.
Are they simulating engine failure even though the engine is not failing?
Brad Taylor yes. It is a normal thing to practice
This particular instructor tends to emphasize engine-failure-on-takeoff readiness. PLEASE watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/m_tKShlf_gU/v-deo.html
I like so much to watch your Videos
“Keep what ya got” great style Dan ❤️🙏
Happy 100k subs matt love your vids
Thanks for mentioning the DVT risk. It is a real issue and many pilots don’t realize it. I would suggest wearing compression socks as well.
Matt, Dan Gryder is the master instructor. Hope you enjoyed your type rate training.
i flew in the right seat one time in Alaska I hired one in Yakutat to haul stuff to our fish camp down to the east river It was great
Well done, Matt.
THANK YOU I love the DC-3
Ermahgerd that takeoff over the road If I were underneath I would soil myself. Looks tense, but this is amazing!
1st time viewer... you sir, are living the dream.
you are the "snack man" wow, i love the instructor...
look at you how cool it that, you nailed the landing. well done you.
Beautiful aircraft !
Hey Matt! That was fun! Say, the radio reception on your Bonanza sounds a bit "crunchy" compared to earlier vids. Are you noticing that? Is that concerning you at all? Sounds like maybe a connection somewhere is loose, perhaps. Anyway, smooth skies to ya! Thanks for brining us along onto the flight deck of that DC -3!
Cant wait to see your Europe trip.footage !. Makes sense with your experience to scoot over !. Saw you briefly in one of The Plane Savers vids too
I learn so much watching your vids.
Killer! Love the UA-cam channel keep it up. This kind of stuff keeps my dreams fresh
Matt, awesome video. Fun to see your progression as a pilot.
Wow, cool vid. That instructor is godlike.
Must say that Matt seems a very good pilot. Those that fly DC-3 describe as honest but not necessary easy (flight controls take some muscle) & landing without a bounce a bit tricky with such big tires (& Matt didn't). Think the CFI on this flight is named Dan Gryder saw him on Flight Chops (& on his shirt) and seems just the sort of guy I'd like to learn from.
Matt, watch you flying a dc-3 in jet and super technology era is a heresia hahaha, I'm joke, is awesome!! I love old planes and wanted have an opportunity like this.
Great video and thanks for share with us!! Hugs from Brazil!!
I would've done the trade. The odds of finding a bonanza is way higher than a DC3 for sale
That was a workout, Matt. Brings back memories of my flying round engines in the Navy; Wright R-1820's in T-28's and Grumman S-2's. The 1820 in the T-28 had a 2 stage blower (supercharger); the S-2 same engine but a single stage blower. Engine in the T-28 was rated at 1425 HP; the S-2 rated 1525 HP. The 100 HP difference was the loss driving the 2 stage blower in the T-28 engine. The DC-3 had the Pratt 1830's, correct? 1200 HP??
I flew 1,600 hours on DC-3's & most had the Pratt R-1830's but the ones I flew most had the R-1820 Cyclones.
Not much difference in operation.
BTW I went strait from single engine Cessna, Piper & Tiger Moth Bi-Planes, so for me this was the big time! I had never flown twins, retractable gear & had 10 hours instrument.
Loved flying them but at night in with Thunder Storms around & your at the LSA (Lowest Safe Altitude) with Meto Power (Maximum Except Take Off) on & your going down hill it was NOT fun!!!
Do you mean 2 speed blower? Don't think they put 2 stage blowers on T-28 1820s, know they did not on 1820s in FMs. 2 speed, yes. 2 stage is something entirely different.
Yes Tom, 2 speed. The T-28 had a lot of power, but it was definitely not a top fuel dragster. If I remember correctly(it's been 40 yrs!!) we pulled the throttle back to 20 inches MAP, then the prop to 1600 RPM, and then shifted into high blower. The MAP would jump about an inch; and then we were good to go up into the teens (or higher). Our basic instrument hops were accomplished in the mid teens.
@@oltimer5544 Chop, prop, 110, drop!
You are such a great aviator! We just moved to CT and are at Chester airport if you ever get a chance to come by.
Man I loved the takeoff in the DC felt like I was there!
I have no clue about planes or being a pilot but when that guy offers you that DC3 for your corporate commuter, you bite his hand off. haha. Beautiful looking machine.
Great vid! That yellow old timer needs a serious clean-up! ;-)
very instructional
eu gosto muito de aviães
I see you're a fan of those Sabra hummus packs! me too! They're great for a quick lunch, and I can always find them at my local Kwik Trip.
Ohh cool.. have fun greetings from Germany
That was so awesome. So jealous 👍
The senior pilot is outstanding!
Thank you very much for this video!
Nice flying.
Phenomenal, truly. Thanks Matt !
I hope some day I get the opportunity to fly a Douglas dc-3! I love flying the old style prop driven planes!
I'll try all this in my X-Plane version seeing I'll never do it in the real thing. The nearest I got to flying one was on the pan at a military base in the 70's when a New Zealand Air Force C47 was running up, I was sorely tempted
“Fly the tail down” are some words to live by...
I’ve watched too many videos of dan walking people through dc3 landings
Like it best with out the strong back ground musack,, a little too loud... A great video!
2:35, All Birds spotted! Good choice my friend!
On the Aircraft your using 37hp I think you might have an antenna issue of some sort.. I would recommend finding some one that ether has an Antenna Analyzer or SWR meter and test your swr on the antenna.. My guess is its probably some sort of grounding issue with the antenna.. Another thought is that the cables could be deteriorating if you replace them I recommend higher grade cable preferably flooded cable this way no moisture can seep into the coax.. Just a thought.. Some one with an Antenna Analyzer and SWR tester could rule out issues very quickly..If it tests fine low swr and the aviation band looks good swr wise it's not your antenna system.. If it's not that its probably some thing interfering with your radio its self but that is typically rare in Aviation equipment.. If you end up replacing your antenna I recommend 1/2 wave for the band your working in.. Probably will have to use a Jpole calculator to get an idea of the length of the antenna for the frequency range your working with then purchase a similar design antenna from you provider. I don't know how things are done in aircraft but i am probably guessing you will probably have to have a certified mechanic to install it.. Just a guess..
Thanks Matt
Nice video. Thanks. Looks like a handful.
That was bad ass!
Does this old bird have 1830’s or 1820’s? Had the opportunity to fly the ol Flabob Express 5 years ago.. brings back great memories and hopefully will be where you are soon. Looking forward to more of these videos. Clear skies!
Congrats on 100k subs
I was an expert on landing a DC3 in strong crosswind.
Throttle back the down wind engine, assisting the rudder, touchdown on upwind wheel first
Nicely done!
White knuckle take off, pretty impressive. Good job, great plane.