Air Resorts Convair 580 Departing BUR

[@3ofus135]

My parents rented a cabin for a week every summer in South Lake Tahoe in the late 70's& early 80's. The cabin was about 4 miles from the airport and in the direct line of approach/takeoffs. The C580's(Aspen Air) and Lockheed L-188's(Air California) would fly over regularly. Awesome sounds!

[@loaferguy73]

The Convair 580 is one great looking and sounding bird with those Allisons!

[@an-go7sm]

Beautiful engine sound.

[@Airforceproud95]

This is just pure classic aviation all the way.

[@tundralou]

Great video-takes me back to my Mechanic days at NCA and REP.

[@jimbrown1000]

I was a mechanic for Air Resorts 1988-1991....43U was my favorite one. I was onboard mech for several charter tours on this plane...including Baryshnkov dance tour in 1990.

[@philmontejano5971]

Beefy nose gear!!

[@philmontejano5971]

Nice climb rate

[@dpohunter]

Yes sir, that's my baby! The only CV-580 I've ever rode on, summer 1992. Love those muscular Allison 501's. Great sound. Thanks for posting!

[@derekobidowski5784]

these were the Convair CV 240 family made from 1947-1954 originally powered by P&W R-2800-CA3 18 cylinder double wasp radial engines. either using Hamilton Standard or Curtiss 3 bladed props the 580 is the turboprop conversion using two Allison 501 turboprops and 4 bladed Hamilton Standard props. the CV-600 and 640 has the Rolls Royce Dart turboprops.

[@kdennis188]

Derek Obidowski Those are the Aero Products props not Hamilton Standards.

[@philmontejano5971]

Engine looks Similar to Electra

[@rgiaco777]

That's a nifty little stairway that comes out of the door :)

[@747heavyboeing3]

Dreadnought, Sea Fury in the background. Very cool

[@albareis]

Allison engines! Great sound!

[@awnutz]

You can fly-la la-North Central Airlines-la la la❤❤

[@jeffleverence4554]

Classic, handsome, rugged looking aircraft all around. I can smell that fuel now. :)

[@3melendr]

The wind down of those Allison jet props!

[@mrblujet]

Good video. I flew on these a couple of times when we flew on Republic to visit my grandparents.

[@trainboy20072009]

sounds like a real plane to me, not like today where they sound like air compressors or vaccum cleaners or a blender. this is a true work horse. i flew in one back in 1982 (republic airlines) it was the best flight i ever had on one of these.

[@dennisbrown6885]

I flew in a Republic Convair in 1985, it was excellent!

[@finleyfendt3750]

Fantastic airplane. Flew one for Frontier Airlines so long ago.

[@AIRCRANE43]

Nice video Ryan, I also enjoyed seeing the Sea Fury and Planes of Fame B-25 Photo Fanny on the tarmac. Good stuff as always.

[@flyerbob124]

Aircrane43 not photo fanny. Never had Indian heads on the tail.

[@WC3POchannel10A]

Power! Power! 580 Power! I always thought Air Resorts had a pseudo Herman (North Central) logo.

[@awnutz]

Yesss. First thing I noticed

[@flyerbob124]

Did you see the old gueen air and the sea fury in the back ground?

[@mikeleventhal2093]

Was also my short have hop favorite

[@Aeroplanes11]

Nice!

[@warbirdkeith]

Dreadnaught Super Sea Fury parked there on the ramp- Any chance you have some footage of that departing?

[@patchescessna7348]

Air Resorts.... Seem to remember they were based out of Palomar as well, I think Ted Valles owned it, Always working on getting the Navy contract to the island, Sure collected some interesting airframes

[@Andrew11414]

What is that old warbird behind the Convair @ 1:14? I saw what appears to be an U-21 or U-8 Seminole which i have to say is amazing

[@ZantiMisfit198]

That's the old Martin Aviation terminal. I worked there for 4 years fueling planes.

[@WC3POchannel10A]

I see a B-25 and maybe a Lockheed 10A.

[@flyingtigerline]

Superb.

[@raymondhetes9783]

This aircraft type ,580 always had the strangest sound, engine wise ,like a GIANT MOSQUITO 🦟

[@kenclark9888]

What year was this ? Also nice views of Hawker Sea Fury Argonaut? A B-25 and what appears to be a Lockheed 12

[@ryankenyon5010]

Got to fly on one in August 1988.

[@martinishot]

The il fated Leonard Skynard plane. Same series.

[@raymondhetes9783]

inThe 80,s Aspen airways and Freedom airlines flew these birds.

[@Altenholz]

Which year was that?

[@chass5438]

Has to be in the 90's sometime. I saw a minivan in there. You don't see cellphones either. lol. They looked like cordless phones back then and cost high $$$ for the bill too. My friends was 300 a month in 1993.

[@28_gauge]

Looks like an old Zantop bird.

[@kyotokid4]

..crikey yet another ex North Central 580 still in the air.

[@jamesthompson3099]

Unfortunately scraped back in 1996, I think. Shame. I got a little cockpit time on a ferry flight on a 580 from OAK to LAX back in 1989. Great old bird.

[@bcshelby4926]

@@jamesthompson3099 ...so this video was actually shot before 2013?

[@jamesthompson3099]

@@bcshelby4926 Long before... 😁

[@bcshelby4926]

@@jamesthompson3099 ..thanks wish there would at least be mention i the description that's like a 17 year difference. Crikey, if it was still operating in 2013, it would be one hearty old bird. I may have even flown on it when it was still in North Central livery as I lived in MKE and travelled on them a lot..

[@skeptical2649]

....or maybe Summit?

[@onceANexile]

Surely a pretty nose on that girl....

[@vezaoPT]

lol she misses the red carpet

[@trf117]

But Still Pretty...

[@michaelo1929]

Broken up at CRQ 😢