I flew the DC6A on a freight run from Paine Field (KPAE) up to Ketchikan (PAKT). Very enjoyable, although I still need to work more on my descent planning. I guess flying a jet has made me lazy because I can just pull the power back at will with no need to worry about what it is doing to the engines.
Loading up at Paine Field. When you add weight to the cargo hold (using the tablet) you see cargo in the hold.
Behind the captain’s seat there is a useful space to store your bits and pieces… I always like to have a place to put my hat so that it doesn’t get dinged up too badly… the same goes for my David Clark headset too! (lol, I never owned a set of DC’s).
They don’t make them like this anymore. Sometimes I feel like I was born two generations too late… of course, there is the small detail about not having perfect eyesight (so no flying career for me back then)…
Turning back the other way with the airport at about 2 o’clock. Still a little high and fast. I relented and pulled back the power so that I could ‘dirty up’.
I just found this on YouTube…. Kinda sets the mood. It all looks so antiquated to us, and yet they were pretty pleased with themselves back in 1950! The highlight for me…the Captain nonchalantly raising one eyebrow just before the squeal of the tires as they land at Midway…. Not staged at all .
I guess some people think it adds some credibility to a review but apart from the basic fundamentals of flight, there isn’t a lot of commonality between a DC6 and an Airbus 320. If you are an A320 pilot reviewing an A320 module, I guess that could bring something to the table though?
One of the best reviews (or deep dives) we ever published was by our departed friend @Cygon_Parrot on the A320… That was really enjoyable to hear his take on his daily commuter…
Another short run from Medford OR up to Portland KPDX. After watching the tutorial videos my descent planning is better now, as is my speed control. It takes a long time to slow this thing down if you can’t just pull the power back. In case you all didn’t realize by now, I’m having a ball with this airplane.
Another great about this addon is that it simple proof that a good 4 prop vintage liner still sells!!! Not only cessnas, modern boeings/airbuses and trainers…
Hellooooooo? XP11 addon’s dev!!! are you listen?
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You know you want it