Any Electra Pilots Out There?

[Pax-man]

Flying out of Liverpool last week, I noticed a Lockheed Electra parked on the apron. What a fantastic sight! The last time I saw one was in a book when I was a kid, and it was a pleasure to behold.

Surely there can't be many of these left flying - any pilots out there care to tell us all a little about the pleasures (or otherwise!) of these fine aircraft? I'm sure there'll be plently of interested readers. Let's hope the operators look after the remaining examples.

[silverknapper]

The one you saw would have been air atlantique. They are a cargo operation based in coventry with a knack for keeping fantastic old birds in the sky. Think they have 7-9 electras with two more on the way. Also have DC-6 and the DC-3 Dakota. Electra and -6 are the workhorse of the fleet, quite often seen at LPL. Dak is mainly on pollution control standby, Loaded with fairy liquid to disperse any oil disasters. Think it does a bit of cargo too. Few mates used to fly for them, seat of the pants stuff but awesome.