Downwind66 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 With this aircraft, no words needed! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 When I worked at Manchester EGCC, I was a workhorse in aviation and I served them well too lol. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Well, alrighty then! :rolleyes: Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzaro Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 You said a mouthful brudder! :) -- Bob [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i7-7700 3.6GHz / GTX1660 6GB / 32GB RAM / 49" Samsung CHG90 / WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Makes me happy!!!!! :cool::cool::cool::cool: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 A real beauty! Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macroburst Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 No intro necessary. Standing tall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Thanks Colin, Bob, Jan, David and Macroburst! Many older aircraft seem to find their way to the boneyards for scrap. The DC-3 family seems to have survived not ending up there. After the scrapping of many Boeing 747's, the aviation freight industry has surprisingly realized that there is still a need for these great aircraft, given their size and their extended flight capabilities. So sad to see the videos of all those who have met their demise! So easy to get rid of the great aircraft that have been so meticulously maintained by the airline industry over the years. Once they're gone, they're gone, no getting them back! It's a better option for all parties, to keep 'em flying, where the condition of the aircraft is such, they can continue fulfilling their service life in another aviation venue! Thank goodness we all have the flight sims that allows us to stay in touch with the older aircraft regardless of their flying/non flying status in the aviation world! To me, when I watch some of the YouTube videos of the annual airshows such as Dayton, Oshkosh, Lakeland Sun 'n Fun and some of the European airshows, you sometimes see them announce an aircraft as being the only 1 or 1 of few such aircraft left flying! That to me shows you just how special those aircraft are, aircraft that someone has paid close attention in restoring and/or maintaining the aircraft , in a condition that we all can enjoy! I guess that is why I have become so attached to the older warbird downloads. These aircraft have done their job, but now it's time to let them "Strut their Stuff" and show off their capabilities! I often comment, "I love them all!" They are all uniquely different and yet special in their own way! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Yes. On the other hand, I think that a question is, why the skills and engineers who allowed for those great planes now have disappeared, just allowing mediocrity and unreliability :(:( Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Yes. On the other hand, I think that a question is, why the skills and engineers who allowed for those great planes now have disappeared, just allowing mediocrity and unreliability :(:( Good point, Gerard, and that makes the aircraft of old, that much more special! Yes, it's pretty said to watch what has happened to Boeing and their MAX 8/9 aircraft that has taken so many lives! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefalcon Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Firefalcon [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Desktop: Cybertron AMD cpu, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5 , MS Windows 10 DirectX 12, ASUS 24" 1920x1080. Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas 4 (a since 10:43 PM 7/24/2018). New 2019 "PATRIOT" Memory VIPER DDR3 8GB x2 XMP2.0 FSX SE "FOR FSIM USE ONLY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankees Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Woohoo, Dakota! Nice! Don't get me started on those.....ohoh, too late, here's a workhorse jk5983 Slapping paint on flightsim models you'll find all my FSX/P3D repaints here and all my MSFS repaints here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 The DC-3 is one of my favorites. I have 108 in my collection. :) Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Thanks Firefalcon, jankees and Larry! Larry, 108? Wow, you are the man! yes, I have the DC3 default and 3- C-47's! I don't think I'll be trying to catch up to your collection count! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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