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Old 16th February 2008 | 08:56
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Metro man
 
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I can understand the regulations being applied to a type in regular passenger use, a GPWS would have prevented a Metro 3 from flying into mountains near Lockard River in Australia and killing all its occupants.

Surely a DC3 wouldn't be used in scheduled pax service again anywhere in the world, even darkest Africa has relatively modern turboprops.

A bunch of aviation enthusiasts having a weekend jolly to experience a bit of history could be warned at the time of booking that the aircraft doesn't meet modern safety standards and they fly at their own risk.

Next we'll have E Type Jaguars being pulled off the road to have airbags fitted.

I still have DC3 on my licence, but I don't expect to get a job flying one again.
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