Last landing of our DC-3 Transcon

fly4fun Says:

Mar 27, 2011 - There's a nice write up on him on AvWeb. bit ly/merrillwien

samacem Says:

Apr 29, 2011 - parece que tem atualizações no painel, assim fica fácil...

ushouldntjudgeme Says:

May 8, 2011 - Impressive! You guys did a fine job.

AlaskaMike72 Says:

Jun 30, 2011 - I believe my dad probably flew many times as a passenger with that "old war veteran" many times during the 1980s if he piloted 737s and 727s throughout Alaska.Kent, do you have a link that shows these DC-3 segments in sequence? I've shown my dad the awesome B29 and B25 clips, but it's tough to figure out the sequence of these DC-3 ferry segments. Thanks for posting these!

euplot Says:

Jun 30, 2011 - So hard to land. 

scotplane Says:

Jul 8, 2011 - I've never seen a yoke like that on a DC-3.

bennyworldwide Says:

Jul 10, 2011 - The C-46 is much harder to land.

helmut1307 Says:

Jul 22, 2011 - NIce Video - very interesting to see how the OM has to work with his Arms to land this Plan - Many greetings from Germany.

skipde Says:

Aug 5, 2011 - His feet were working for sure as well...........nice wheelie!

imflyer777 Says:

Aug 20, 2011 - Does the DC-3 has an auto pilot?? If it does, how to use it? thanks before :D

watchamaculey Says:

Sep 8, 2011 - I love 737 and the A320 but nothing could replace my experience on a DC3

legomovies64 Says:

Oct 17, 2011 - The DC-3's are a WW2 era aeroplane, i don't think they'd invented auto-pilots back then..

SoCalDualSport Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - Pilot..."What did we forget? Anything?".......Co-pilot.."I don't think so." Me..."YOU DON"T THINK SO?"

Cadet0149 Says:

Oct 23, 2011 - the tittle of this video is the last landing does that mean that you sold the aircraft or what? because i work at a museum at paine field and we just purchased a DC-3 whats the status of this aircraft?

TalksWithDirt Says:

Oct 28, 2011 - The tower did not know it was a DC-3. Get the rope ....

bboucharde Says:

Oct 30, 2011 - Good comment.....The most iconic aircraft in aviation history has just landed in daylight.....and, "What type of aircraft is that?"......uh.....Think real hard!

TalksWithDirt Says:

Oct 30, 2011 - Every time I see a DC-3 on approach or a 737-400+ they two aircraft remind me of the other. If I had a few tens of millions to throw around I'd develop a DC-3 sized aircraft, in tail dragger config, with a pressurized cabin but powered by turbofans. A jet version of the DC-3 made to do the same missions these old birds are still doing. In the 90's I was impressed that there were so many DC-3's still flying, and I even more amazed they still are. Wonderful.

bboucharde Says:

Oct 30, 2011 - Thanks for your thoughts. I agree 100%. Some aircraft reached a peak of near perfection decades ago, and the DC-3 is one of them. I would include the Boeing 747 in that category, in a different scale, of course. The Boeing B-29 comes to mind, too---once the engine cooling problems were generally resolved.

MrEchoimage Says:

Nov 17, 2011 - How I wish I was on that flight, love the sound of the DC-3 engine. It's part of History.

devrajvarma Says:

Nov 24, 2011 - lol! Seal belt put on is a must. :) Aviation safety.*

somethinextra Says:

Jan 3, 2012 - Nice Job Guy's...Wish i was with You... Best regards from the UK..

canals22 Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - Seems that on the approach you're bouth "outside", shoudn't Dad be outside and you inside...?

RoninTXBR549 Says:

Jan 20, 2012 - This is such a good video. Really shows how much input is coming from pilot. Great video!

TheClynn55 Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - Dad: Did we forget anything?Son:I don't think soDad: Landing check completeLOVE IT!

P8NTBALL60 Says:

May 10, 2012 - how do you record the intercom conversation?