"I would sooner retire than get back in an S76"
Time has moved on
That's what happens with the passing of time, retired 2004 with 12,000 on the 76 and must say I enjoyed most of it, save for an engine failure at CDP on a rig take off. The airlines no longer fly DC-3 on domestic, or DC-7 and Constellations on international routes, something called progress I'm told. Having said that, would love to see how a 139 goes, did a feasibility study on the machine as a fleet replacement prior to retirement, years later that's what they purchased.