Absolute joy to fly and operate
Jeeze I must be close to one of the few current DC3 Guys (and probably the youngest
) around with the loss of the WA one.
Not hard to fly if you have respect for every moving part of a radial engine and a bit of Tailwheel time.
Anticipation is the key in my experience, as the ailerons are a looonnnggg way out on the wing so she is not going to roll in a hurry. Huge rudder so engine failure are easy to handle... just remember not to load her up too much!
We operate ours at 26900lbs Max AUW and we operate 17kts X on a dry runway.
Here are a few pics of our NZ one.. We do scenic rides in fact, I'll be out flying her on Sunday if the weather stays okay.
Cheers
Wombat
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