Originally Posted by
A Squared
Who is going to go for a "Nostalgia Flight" in a Basler turbo? Not to say it's not a good airplane, but it lacks most of what attracts people to novelty nostalgia flights. People want to fly in a DC-3 to hear the sound of radials, to see the start-up with all the smoke, all that "the way flying used to be" stuff. Other than the fact that the floor slopes when you're on the ground, you might as well be in a Dash-8 as a Basler.
I think you would review your comparison Dash-8/Basler in a 25kts crosswind landing
But yes you are right, DC3T were built/rebuilt as workhorse, not to carry passengers around the patch on CAVOK days with 5kts winds top.