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Old 12th Mar 2019, 22:43
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atakacs
 
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Originally Posted by ehwatezedoing
All DC3/C-47 left flying in Colombia are working aircrafts.
Being cargo, pax or combi (mainly combi)
Basler (turbine Dak) are either with their Police or Air Force.


Interesting. Is there an economic sense to do so when speaking TCO ? It must be quite expensive to maintain those airframes in fly worthy conditions - I'm pretty sure a more modern design could deliver the same services with both lower costs and increased security...
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