I loved it when Sky King got his 310. But I never knew how great they were until I was right seat passenger from central Bahamas to North Bahamas. The pilot was very friendly and professional. He was very proud of his aircraft and rightfully so. Thanks for doing this video. It brings back some very pleasant memories.
Fantastic, our son is active USAF stationed in Germany. Love those Airforce 310's. When I was growing up we had a 1955 C310 which we flew for over 10 years then several years later after a Baron and Bonanza got another C310, a P model. Thanks for the comments 🇺🇸😁👍
@@maxtanicfilms Way to go. Bet we could trade stories ! I am 70 just lost my dad. Like you i have been flying all my life. Almost every day. What set a 310 apart ? Everything of course. Only 1 can claim king of RAMP PRESENCE ! None like it. Thanks for your thoughts Pauley
@@paulvantries7013 Sorry about your Dad Paul. The ramp presence is special, it will stand with anything. We had a B55 Baron between 310's and it was fun to fly, a few knots faster but NOT a 310. Plus, get into a flat spin in a Baron and its non recoverable which didn't know until after we sold it (dummy us). Scared us to death thinking about because we had vortex generators installed when we owned it and were doing some serious power on stalls and all kinds a different stalls to get a feel for the airplane. Gee wiz, thank God we never got into a situation 😲
Thanks for the great video, 310s are my favorite airplanes. I've owned four of them, the first was a very new 75 Turbo R, then a 69 Turbo P, then a 60 D model (13 years), now a 59 C model (approaching 20 years ownership). I had some medical situations recently, but just got a new medical certificate, plan to start getting the old bird ready for annual soon, then back into the clear blue of the western sky! Guess you can tell I was influenced by Sky King when I was a kid. Anyway, I really enjoyed the video.
James Nelson Fantastic Jim!! You covered all the 310 bases. The 59C has always been the dream 310 for me because you have fuel injection ,aux , tuna tanks and the straight tail. I always thought if I had a Ram 340 and a 310C that would be something. I grew up on a private airstrip with a 1955 310 we had for over 10 years then went to a Baron in 1983 a Bonanza and then this 1969P in the early 2000s. Thanks so much for your comments Jim love hearing about your 310s ☺
@@RootBeerGMT Sorry for the late reply, only now found your post. All of my 310s were great birds. The Turbo R was brand new, and U had business operations in Phoenix and LA, flying back and forth several times a week. After I closed our California operations, it was a bit tio costly to justify with a rather high debt service and little offset from business use. The Turbo P was fun, but a bit short on fuel (for my taste), with 140 gallons at 30 _ 35 gph, and a fellow came "out of the blue" offering more than I paid for it not long after I purchased it. I later had my D, only sold it to help my Mom with some terrible medical bills after my Dad passed. A few years later. I found my C model. It is my favorite, the last of the straight tails, first with the 260HP injected engines, and the last model without a rudder-aileron interconnect spring. It is fast, clean and the controls are a delight. It us also quite efficient, burning 20 - 22 got at 180 - 185 knots. Not quite as fast as the turbo, but a much lower fuel burn. Alsi, alp of my 310s were extremely well built, especially the early ones and relatively easy to maintain.
Well Done Jeff... You've captured the essence of our Hearts, TS-IO Continental Engines hanging on Twin Cessna's! Hello to your Dad ';-) Thanks, Mike...
Paul Van Tries Isn't that the truth. Thanks Paul for the comments. Dad looked at and flew an Apache prior to purchasing our 1955 310 in 1970. He just fell in love with the 310 and the rest as they say ☺
Hy, I am looking for a Cessna 310 in very good shape and care, and with plenty hours forwards. I am from Port Madryn, Argentine Patagonia. Please let me know when ever you see or have one for sale. Thanks.
@@calvinnickel9995 You know better, Part of what you say is true. Dont go below Vmc, However take the apache, Go out on a hot day loaded. lose one anytime after gear up, better know what you are doing ! 310 not so much.
The miracle is that most of these under qualified twin pilots and their families lived, no? The twin is a very dangerous airplane in the hands of the weekend flier.
Steve C If properly trained and flown (most are) they are very safe and thus your own personal airliner. I have flown in twins for 48 years and the only crash we had was in a single engine. It had an engine failure and we had to make a crash landing.
@@wacobiplane1530 No I proudly flew a T310R and yes I did the occasional engine out practice at 5k AGL. Looking back on it I'm just thankful that I never lost that critical engine closer to the ground.
And you base that on what? Your own car and superior skill? You can tell their skill level just from watching them fly a few minutes in a UA-cam video? Or you just assume anyone flying a 310 is an under qualified pilot who can't afford a "real" twin and training? That is the the kind of assuming that will get you in trouble in other areas of life. Have fun with that.
The most beautiful aircraft ever built.
The sound of those motors is giving one goosebumps especially at takeoff
@glennbaard9305 We loved our 310's, standing tall & sounding sweet. The bang for the buck is unmatched IMO 😎👍
I loved it when Sky King got his 310. But I never knew how great they were until I was right seat passenger from central Bahamas to North Bahamas. The pilot was very friendly and professional. He was very proud of his aircraft and rightfully so.
Thanks for doing this video. It brings back some very pleasant memories.
Great video!! My dad flew the 310 aka USAF Blue Canoe when we were stationed at Ramey AB in PR.
Fantastic, our son is active USAF stationed in Germany. Love those Airforce 310's. When I was growing up we had a 1955 C310 which we flew for over 10 years then several years later after a Baron and Bonanza got another C310, a P model. Thanks for the comments 🇺🇸😁👍
The finest medium twin ever built. My first twin N6696B. What a hotrod. Many Thanks for the show !
Agree 100% Paul. Growing up flying with my Dad we were on a 2000 foot grass strip flying our 1955 310, awesome!
@@maxtanicfilms Way to go. Bet we could trade stories ! I am 70 just lost my dad. Like you i have been flying all my life. Almost every day. What set a 310 apart ? Everything of course. Only 1 can claim king of RAMP PRESENCE ! None like it. Thanks for your thoughts
Pauley
@@paulvantries7013 Sorry about your Dad Paul. The ramp presence is special, it will stand with anything. We had a B55 Baron between 310's and it was fun to fly, a few knots faster but NOT a 310. Plus, get into a flat spin in a Baron and its non recoverable which didn't know until after we sold it (dummy us). Scared us to death thinking about because we had vortex generators installed when we owned it and were doing some serious power on stalls and all kinds a different stalls to get a feel for the airplane. Gee wiz, thank God we never got into a situation 😲
Flying yourself worth a million dollars, flying a 310 PRICELESS! Thanks for the great video. Take care.
Great post😎, thanks John and we agree👍👍👍
Thanks for putting this together. I really enjoyed watching all of the 310 footage.
Kenbo Atlas Fantastic, I thank you very much for that 👍👍
Thanks for the great video, 310s are my favorite airplanes. I've owned four of them, the first was a very new 75 Turbo R, then a 69 Turbo P, then a 60 D model (13 years), now a 59 C model (approaching 20 years ownership). I had some medical situations recently, but just got a new medical certificate, plan to start getting the old bird ready for annual soon, then back into the clear blue of the western sky! Guess you can tell I was influenced by Sky King when I was a kid. Anyway, I really enjoyed the video.
James Nelson Fantastic Jim!! You covered all the 310 bases. The 59C has always been the dream 310 for me because you have fuel injection ,aux , tuna tanks and the straight tail. I always thought if I had a Ram 340 and a 310C that would be something. I grew up on a private airstrip with a 1955 310 we had for over 10 years then went to a Baron in 1983 a Bonanza and then this 1969P in the early 2000s. Thanks so much for your comments Jim love hearing about your 310s ☺
James Nelson So you worked your way back from the R? Tell us why?
@@RootBeerGMT Sorry for the late reply, only now found your post. All of my 310s were great birds. The Turbo R was brand new, and U had business operations in Phoenix and LA, flying back and forth several times a week. After I closed our California operations, it was a bit tio costly to justify with a rather high debt service and little offset from business use. The Turbo P was fun, but a bit short on fuel (for my taste), with 140 gallons at 30 _ 35 gph, and a fellow came "out of the blue" offering more than I paid for it not long after I purchased it. I later had my D, only sold it to help my Mom with some terrible medical bills after my Dad passed. A few years later. I found my C model. It is my favorite, the last of the straight tails, first with the 260HP injected engines, and the last model without a rudder-aileron interconnect spring. It is fast, clean and the controls are a delight. It us also quite efficient, burning 20 - 22 got at 180 - 185 knots. Not quite as fast as the turbo, but a much lower fuel burn. Alsi, alp of my 310s were extremely well built, especially the early ones and relatively easy to maintain.
Well Done Jeff... You've captured the essence of our Hearts, TS-IO Continental Engines hanging on Twin Cessna's! Hello to your Dad ';-) Thanks, Mike...
ConquestN98858 Appreciate that Mike and I will say hi to Pops for ya. So glad you enjoyed and thanks for the positive comments as always :)
Lots to love here.
One for Uncle Sky ! Nice video!
For sure, thanks Chris 👍👍😎
Well Done, Jeff Little boy is us 60 years ago ! J3s, tripacer, maybe a apache, Thanks for the memory !
Paul Van Tries Isn't that the truth. Thanks Paul for the comments. Dad looked at and flew an Apache prior to purchasing our 1955 310 in 1970. He just fell in love with the 310 and the rest as they say ☺
Boa tarde Donizete Braganca Brazil 🇧🇷
Great vid! Anybody know the last year Cessna did a straight tail?
1959, and ,that was the only straight tail with fuel injection 👍
Hy, I am looking for a Cessna 310 in very good shape and care, and with plenty hours forwards. I am from Port Madryn, Argentine Patagonia. Please let me know when ever you see or have one for sale. Thanks.
Will do sir, thanks for watching 😀
C130 forever!
Trevor also rides a 310 ;)
check out "Cessna 310 Flyers" in FB .. share the adventure
Did these thangs come with counter-rotating props?
They did not, nor does the Baron. The Piper Seneca does however.
DID not need them. Plenty of power. Just dont get behind the airplane !
It’s not about the plenty of power. It’s about Vmc. Lots of dead light twin pilots because of it regardless of how much power.
@@calvinnickel9995 You know better, Part of what you say is true. Dont go below Vmc, However take the apache, Go out on a hot day loaded. lose one anytime after gear up, better know what you are doing ! 310 not so much.
Donizete Braganca Paulista sp. Brasil
The miracle is that most of these under qualified twin pilots and their families lived, no? The twin is a very dangerous airplane in the hands of the weekend flier.
Steve C If properly trained and flown (most are) they are very safe and thus your own personal airliner. I have flown in twins for 48 years and the only crash we had was in a single engine. It had an engine failure and we had to make a crash landing.
Let me guess, you hate twins because you can’t afford one.
Keep renting that clapped out Skyhawk, it’s where you belong!
You cant make that statement with any authority. There are outstanding weekend pilots
@@wacobiplane1530 No I proudly flew a T310R and yes I did the occasional engine out practice at 5k AGL. Looking back on it I'm just thankful that I never lost that critical engine closer to the ground.
And you base that on what? Your own car and superior skill? You can tell their skill level just from watching them fly a few minutes in a UA-cam video? Or you just assume anyone flying a 310 is an under qualified pilot who can't afford a "real" twin and training? That is the the kind of assuming that will get you in trouble in other areas of life. Have fun with that.